Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Sailing toward the Antarctic Sound

Our first oceanographic transect is over but the weather is now very windy. The wind blows at about 30 knots and threfore it is impossible to work on the Drake sector and in the Bransfield Strait. We are sailing toward the Antarctic Sound in order to sample true ice melting oceanographic conditions. We expect to find bloom conditions. Below, some more pictures of the fauna of this boat and, of course, some more ice.
The Antarctic continent

Juan Bellas coming from outside and desperate to send an e-mail

From left to right: María Pérez, Cristina Sobrino and Eva Teira

Two members of the physical oceanography team: Mónica Hernández and Ángeles Marrero

The Antarctic continent

and more ice

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