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R/V Wecoma - Missy Holzer
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Missy Holzer and the R/V Wecoma.
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Land Ho!
It's Day 17 and the NeMO CTD Cruise is coming to an end after completing
42 casts and 14 tow-yo's, and recovering 5 and deploying 4 moorings in
the search of hydrothermal activity at the Juan deFuca Ridge. After today,
life on board the R/V Wecoma will be a memory, or in my case a vivid memory
of a wonderful experience as the NOAA Teacher at Sea for this cruise.
It was dream come true to be able to come out to sea and be above an area
where the Earth's plates are diverging, as well as to be a part of the
science team investigating this area rich in hydrothermal activity. The
experience would not have been so impressionable if it wasn't for the
patience and delightfulness of the science staff and crew who were there
to answer all kinds of questions, and to show me the procedures for many
of the operations in the science lab and around the ship. More...
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Our
fourth NeMO expedition has been very productive, with a record number of
dives, experiments, and samples resulting in the most efficient cruise to
date. The vents continue to evolve and change three years after the eruption
in January, 1998, but at an apparently lesser rate than in the past
years. During these expeditions, we have collected more than 1000 samples
and experiments for chemical, biologic and geologic studies. Now the task
is to analyze these data and publish the results. More...
