Very far! All over the Southern Ocean, past Casey station, and near the Shackleton Ice shelf and Denman Glacier.
I am currently 16,769 km (10,420 miles) from my home in Fort Collins, CO!
As mentioned before, we are on the RSV Nuyina, which is an icebreaking research and supply vessel intended to support Australian scientific activities and research bases in Antarctica.
Probably the transect we’re currently in! We're on our way to a glacier with many large icebergs, whales, petrels, and also a lot of phytoplankton! You can even see the phytoplankton in the wet lab!
After lunch, we also have an afternoon “science talk” where a different member of the science team gets to talk about their research and goals on the ship. The Denman Marine voyage is very interdisciplinary – we have geologists, marine biologists, oceanographers, and of course, atmospheric scientists! I love the science talks because I get to learn something new every day from experts in different fields.
