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Daily Update

Dispatch 01 - September 10, 2003
Three Seasons in One Day
The science party has assembled in Barrow, Alaska, 340 miles north of the Arctic Circle. More


Dispatch 02 - September 11, 2003
Mass Transit
Healy's talented aviation detachment successfully transferred 25 people and 12,000 pounds of cargo to the waiting icebreaker today. More


Dispatch 03 - September 12, 2003
Send in the Cavalry
The first mooring was recovered today in Barrow Canyon, while the rest of the science crew continued to explore the ship and prepare their instruments. More


Dispatch 04 - September 13, 2003
Deja Vu
A minor setback during the first CTD cast reminded science party members of a similar event that happened last year. More


Dispatch 05 - September 14, 2003
First Impressions
Today the science party shared some thoughts about the Healy, our floating lab and home. More


Dispatch 06 - September 15, 2003
Catch of the Day
We met the ice edge, watched polar bears, and completed a difficult mooring recovery all in one day. More


Dispatch 07 - September 16, 2003
Iceblink
CTD operations continued through the day as we passed through fields of broken bits of pack ice. More


Dispatch 08 - September 17, 2003
Farthest North
Today was a great success for the mooring group - one retrieval and two redeployments with no hitches. More


Dispatch 09 - September 18, 2003
24/7
We have left the pack ice behind as we continue CTD sampling southward across the Chukchi Sea. More


Dispatch 10 - September 19, 2003
Arrrrrrr!
Ahoy me hearty! Shiver me timbers, today was International Talk Like a Pirate Day, and what better way to celebrate than to be on a ship on the wide open sea. More


Dispatch 11 - September 20, 2003
Sea Canaries
Last night Lisa Munger recorded sounds from beluga whales and we were treated to a brief glimpse of the northern lights. More


Dispatch 12 - September 21, 2003
International Relations
A short-eared owl visited us as we completed two mooring recoveries, one as a favor for Chinese oceanographers. More


Dispatch 13 - September 22, 2003
Moving Day
The fantail was a blur of activity today as the WHOI mooring technicians brought their instruments out of the cargo hold. More


Dispatch 14 - September 23, 2003
Lights and Lobsters
A fantastic display of the northern lights and a test net tow were today's highlights. More


Dispatch 15 - September 24, 2003
1,427 Meters of Wire
The WHOI mooring team recovered the two deepest moorings, their instruments brimming with data. More


Dispatch 16 - September 25, 2003
Mooring Marathon
The mooring marathon continued as the WHOI team recovered four more moorings. More


Dispatch 17 - September 26, 2003
Weather Day
Our science plans were unexpectedly put on hold due to high winds and seas. More


Dispatch 18 - September 27, 2003
Clean Sweep
We recovered the remaining two WHOI moorings and the Acoustic Recording Package today. More


Dispatch 19 - September 28, 2003
Cruising in the Clouds
We passed in and out of thick fog banks sampling with the CTD today. More


Dispatch 20 - September 29, 2003
Edge of the Arctic Shelf
Today we continued our CTD, ADCP, and Seabeam sampling of the Beaufort shelfbreak. More


Dispatch 21 - September 30, 2003
An Unexpected Visitor
A playful young walrus escorted us on our CTD survey. More


Dispatch 22 - October 1, 2003
Mother Nature
A fierce arctic gale kept us from deploying the moorings today. More


Dispatch 23 - October 2, 2003
Two Down...
Calm seas allowed us to deploy the two deepest WHOI moorings and an Acoustic Recording Package. More


Dispatch 24 - October 3, 2003
Anchors Away!
Our mooring deployments continued without a hitch - two more WHOI moorings and another ARP in the water. More


Dispatch 25 - October 4, 2003
High Rollers
Crew and science party blew off some steam (and fake $$) at casino night! More


Dispatch 26 - October 5, 2003
Mission Accomplished
With the deployment of the last three WHOI moorings, we can say "mission accomplished!" More


Dispatch 27 - October 6, 2003
Nick of Time
All science was on hold today as we weathered another strong arctic storm. More


Dispatch 28 - October 7, 2003
Back to Work
After 42 hours of riding out the storm, we have resumed our CTD and VPR section across the Beaufort shelfbreak. More


Dispatch 29 - October 8, 2003
All about Bugs
We continued to collect CTD and VPR data today. Carin Ashjian describes the Video Plankton Recorder and answers questions about arctic bugs. More


Dispatch 30 - October 9, 2003
Thoughts of Home
We finished a CTD section on one of the calmest days of the cruise. Science party members shared thoughts of what they miss from home. More


Dispatch 31 - October 10, 2003
Dawn Patrol
John, Carin, Marshall, and Ryan flew off to Barrow this morning. A curious swimming polar bear also paid us a visit. More


Dispatch 32 - October 11, 2003
Pizza pizza
A damaged CTD connection interrupted our science, but we had a fun afternoon making pizzas for dinner. More


Dispatch 33 - October 12, 2003
Slow News Sunday
We continued our steady progress northward today, CTD casting all the way. More


Dispatch 34 - October 13, 2003
Fruits of our Labor
Lively discussions have sprung up in the main lab as we begin to examine the data we have collected on the cruise. More


Dispatch 35 - October 14, 2003
Eddy Hunting
We have turned east, chasing after some eddies along the shelf edge. More


Dispatch 36 - October 15, 2003
Countdown
After a successful eddy hunt, our thoughts have turned to the long journey home. More


Dispatch 37 - October 16, 2003
Three Hundred and Twenty One
We're done! With 321 CTD casts logged, we have happily turned south for Nome. More


Dispatch 38 - October 17, 2003
Nome-ward Bound
While some of the science party finished their data analysis, the rest of us packed and cleaned. More


Dispatch 39 - October 18-19, 2003
Home at Last
After four flights and many hours, I write this dispatch from dry land. Thank you to everyone who supported us during the cruise! More