Work is still going well, though we have slowed down due to continuing winch problems. Hopefully our capable mechanics will get us up and running again without too much delay.
There was an important point I had forgotten to include in the last post about the importance of O2 sampling. There is a certain ratio of Carbon to other essential chemicals such as Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Oxygen that occurs naturally. By taking measurements of O2, and nutrients (will be discussed in a future post) as well as other chemicals, a total Carbon budget can be estimated. This Carbon budget can then be subtracted from the level of Carbon sampled to see how much excess CO2 is being absorbed by the oceans.
Each day is progressing rapidly and even with the delays there is more than enough work to go around. We are on Station 46 at this point, only 78 more to go.
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Thanks for reading!
-Elizabeth
Our current location is:
29 59.96' S and 5 57.51' W
Below are a couple pictures of: a) Sunrise pre-storm, b) Choppy water and blue skies after the storm
any more storms ahead?
ReplyDeleteMore than likely we will see more stormy weather. As we get closer to Brazil we will see more weather systems that out here get pushed out of the way by pressure systems.
ReplyDeleteCheck out: http://www.stormsurfing.com/cgi/display.cgi?a=satla_slp , or search online for other providers for a weather track of what we will be sailing through. Remember that we are on the 30 degree S line.
God you are killing me with these sunrises. That's a whole lot of water by day, though. A whole lot.
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