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Cruise - 2007 Dispatches
Dispatch 1 - July 26, 2007
Here it is!
The trip to Kugluktuk and to the Louis St-Laurent. More 
Dispatch 2 - July 27, 2007
Underway
Setting up the labs and getting acclimated with the ship. Today was also the first fire and boat drill. More
Dispatch 3 - July 28, 2007
Where is my room?
It's easy to get lost on the Louis! More
Dispatch 4 - July 29, 2007
Who is in charge here?
Introducing the Captain and the chief scientists for our expedition in the Beaufort Sea. More
Dispatch 5 - July 30, 2007
Polar bear on the starboard side
Today we saw the first polar bear of this cruise. More
Dispatch 6 - July 31, 2007
CTD team
One of the most important tool in Oceanography is the CTD rosette. More
Dispatch 7 - August 1, 2007
Small boat operations
Today a few of us left the ship for a little while, to go take a few measurements from a small boat. More
Dispatch 8 - August 3, 2007
Barrow, Alaska
We stopped just off Barrow, Alaska, for a transfer and to get supplies. More
Dispatch 9 - August 4, 2007
Filtering, filtering
Looking at the turbidity of the water and what kind of particles are suspended. More
Dispatch 10 - August 5, 2007
Looking for ITP-1
In 2005, an ice-tethered profiler was deployed on a big ice floe that we called "Camp Smiley". Today we located it. More
Dispatch 11 - August 6, 2007
Recovery of mooring A
The first mooring has been recovered. It was a smooth recovery. Unfortunately we could not find again ITP-1 to bring it home. More
Dispatch 12 - August 7, 2007
Beautiful day
The zodiac went in the water to deploy an Expendable Current Profiler, collect ice samples, and do a series of upper ocean CTD profiles. More
Dispatch 13 - August 8, 2007
Recovery of ITP-1
Busy day for the WHOI group. This was the first recovery of an ice-tethered profiler, immediately followed by the deployment of Mooring A. More
Dispatch 14 - August 9, 2007
Drifting
How far can a bottle tossed in the Arctic Ocean can go? This summer, students for all over Canada are contributing to drift bottle projects. More
Dispatch 15 - August 10, 2007
From A to B
In the Arctic you quickly learn that shortest way is not always the straight line. More
Dispatch 16 - August 11, 2007
The base of the food chain
It would seem that there is not much life in the Arctic. However, there are tons of living organisms in the water column. The smallest ones, the phytoplankton, are the base of the food chain. More
Dispatch 17 - August 13, 2007
Camp Zebra
The deployment of an Ice Based Observatory, three buoys measuring ice, ice-ocean interface, and upper ocean. More
Dispatch 18 - August 14, 2007
Icy work
Jennifer Hutchings and Alice Orlich, of University of Alaska, Fairbanks, spend a lot of time staring at the ice. More
Dispatch 19 - August 16, 2007
Floats - second IBO
The deployment of the second Ice Based Observatory, and recovery of ITP-4. More
Dispatch 20 - August 17, 2007
Pirate Party!
Sometimes it's important to take a little break, especially with the heavy schedule we're been keeping. More
Dispatch 21 - August 18-19, 2007
Prince Patrick Line
We are completing a CTD line towards Prince Patrick, which had never been sampled before. These are essential to better understand the impacts of shelf processes in the Arctic. More
Dispatch 22 - August 21, 2007
Broader Impacts
I am not the only one trying to report on our activities... We also have a media crew from Japan on board. More
Dispatch 23 - August 22, 2007
Last mooring recovery!
today we recovered the last of the four WHOI moorinds. More
Dispatch 24 - August 23, 2007
Deep Canada Basin
For many of us, the deepest waters are the most interesting ones! More
Dispatch 25 - August 24, 2007
CsI: Arctic
A description of the measurements of radioactive isotopes we are doing during this expedition. More
Dispatch 26 - August 25, 2007
Can't stop!
Having the ability to measure the water properties without stopping the ship is a great advantage. More
Dispatch 27 - August 26, 2007
Monsters of the Arctic Seas
Some of the zoolankton we capture in the nets are voracious creatures. More
Dispatch 28 - August 27, 2007
CABOS mooring
The end of the 2007 mooring operations. More
Dispatch 29 - August 28, 2007
Phytoplankton Productivity
A description of the studies on phytoplankton productivity that have been carried on during this cruise. More
Dispatch 30 - August 29, 2007
Cruise summary
The 2007 Expedition in the Beaufort Gyre is now over! The cruise was a complete success. More
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