Pressure effects
Although the team on the Irminger Sea 9 cruise is working hard every day – including weekends and holidays – they do try to throw in a little fun from time to time. A favorite past time on oceanographic cruises is decorating styrofoam cups and “shrinking” them by sending them into the deep ocean. On the Irminger Sea 9 cruise, that was accomplished by attaching them to the CTD rosette for a deep “cast” to almost 3000 m depth.
The mesh bag of decorated cups is securely strapped to the CTD rosette frame. Credit: Sheri N. White © WHOI.
The CTD rosette returning from its trip to the bottom of the ocean with the bag of cups. Credit: Sheri N. White © WHOI.
Before and after shots of some cups decorated for OOI and Pride month. Credit: Sheri N. White © WHOI.
Some cups were appropriately decorated by Jennifer Batryn with marine species – some of which Pete Duley, our marine mammal observer, has seen during our cruise! Credit: Sheri N. White © WHOI.
And here’s what pressure does to fine artwork. Credit: Sheri N. White © WHOI.