We were at 2o W and 79o 55' N yesterday and we are back to 5o W, 79o 50' N
today. We went east to do CTD measurements (Conductivity, Temperature,
Pressure (from which you can calculate salinity which is that saltiness of
the water)), and to buy time for the mooring technician to get the mooring
ready for deployment today.
We have had a lot of fog this trip, which is limiting both our flying and
when we can fly, how far we can go from the boat. The fog moves in very
quickly here and the pilots, justifiably do not want to get caught in the
fog.
Yesterday during the CTD, one of the oceanographers sent down a styrofoam
cup with the CTD system to 2400m depth. Because there is air in the
structure of the styrofoam, and because of the high pressure at 2400m, the
stryfoam cups come back out shrunk. One was given to the pilot and a few
more are for a charity she is working with, kinda cool. If I'd have thought
of this, I would have brouth styrofoam cups along.
We will be in the ice for a couple more days at least and hopefully we can
get some more flights in. It is quite beautiful when the sun does come out
for a little bit. There is new ice forming now as it is cool during the
nights and not that warm during the days. There are so many different types
of ice in the water that they form some nice patterns. For example, sea ice
sometimes forms in finger ice, which looks like interlocked fingers, there
is also nilas, which is very thin sheets of ice which only form when the
water is very still.
Otherwise, I miss Nicole and Jax, but the trip is almost over. I haven't
been taking many pictures because, well, I'm not sure. My camera isn't
great, time for a DSLR.
I hope you are all doing well
Justin
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