Month-long Expedition to Refresh Irminger Sea Array
On June 2, 2024, a team of 15 scientists and engineers boarded the R/V Neil Armstrong in Woods Hole, Massachusetts to begin an eight-day transit to the Irminger Sea Array. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's Sheri White is serving as Chief Scientist. Once onsite, the team will recover and deploy four moorings, deploy two gliders, recover a third, and conduct water sampling throughout the voyage. Water and biogeochemical sampling will also be conducted in support of ongoing research efforts of the Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Project (OSNAP) and Boston College. A marine mammal observer from NOAA will also be onboard. On July 2, the team will offload the ship in Reykjavik, Iceland, then fly back to Woods Hole. (Cruise duration June 2-July 2, 2024). Check back here regularly for updates. Video courtesy of James Kuo ©WHOI.
Location
The Global Irminger Sea Array is located in the North Atlantic in a region with high wind and large surface waves.
Ship
The R/V Neil Armstrong is a state-of-the-art oceangoing research vessel.
Updates
Regular posts about life aboard the ship, work accomplished, and encounters with marine life.
