NOAA Teacher at Sea
Jillian Worssam
Onboard U.S. Coast Guard Vessel Healy
July 1 – 30, 2008
Mission: Bering Sea Ecosystem Survey
Geographic Region: Bering Sea, Alaska
Date: July 2, 2008
Science Log
I am not sure if today is the first day, or yesterday, or was it last March when I had my PolarTREC training, but either way a new component of my Bering Sea Research started today. I have met the boat; she is a grad old dame, with an amazing crew, and now 49 new scientists completing about seven different Bering Sea experiments.
We have not had our briefing, tomorrow 10:00, and all the parties will meet and greet. For today though I explored the ship over 400 feet of floating science, and assisted those scientists who could use my untrained skills.
Chris Moser is one of those scientists, and gratefully put me to work on the multi-corer a sediment sampler. I was fascinated and for over an hour plagued him with question after question. I know a lot more now, and can’t wait to work with the \team in collecting not only the sediment samples but then seeing what information they collect and how this information is used.
Quote of the Day: If you understand, things are just as they are: if you do not nderstand, things are just as they are. {Zen Verse}
FOR MY STUDENTS: How much do you think it costs to operate the Healy for one minute of use?