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View from the Bridge

I remember arriving at summer rental houses and during the initial excitement of running around exploring, I would “save” a room in the house to look at later on in the vacation.  True to my past behaviors, I decided to … Continue reading

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Winkler Titrations – Measuring Dissolved Oxygen

We have been asked for another example of a chemical analysis being performed on the ship.   One of the most famous measurements is the determination of dissolved oxygen in seawater.   The CTD has an electrochemical sensor that measures oxygen continuously … Continue reading

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Whale Sighting

Is it a whale of a tale or was it the tail of a whale?  This morning we did indeed see two whales, and their tails!  I was woken from my sleep at 0830 (first unsuccessfully by a phone call, … Continue reading

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