Journals 2006/2007

Cyndy Martin
Portland High School, Portland, Maine

"STAR Project NOAA R/V McArthur II" July 28 - August 26, 2006

Journal Index: September 28 - 29 - 30 - 31 August 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9            10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 16            17 - 18 - 19 - 20 - 21 - 22 - 23            24 - 25 - 26

August 5, 2006
The shudders

Lat: 15° 46.3' N
Long: 120° 53.8' W
Skies: CL
Wind: 16 kts, 080 deg T
Seas: waves = 3-4', swells = 3-4'
Course: 215 deg T
Speed: 10 kts
Distance in 24 hrs: 207 nm
Sea temp: 28.1 deg C
Distance from land: 345 nm SW of Isla Clarion

Global warming is alive and well at Lat 17 deg N.
Sea surface temps a bit alarming this far north of the equator. Some are thinking an El Nino year?

Weather has been mostly overcast, though the sun does bless us with its presence for a few hrs each afternoon. No sunrises or sunsets in a while.

Oh: the shudders. That's what the ship does as it takes somewhat bigger seas on the bow. A strange feeling.

Liz hard at work listening to the sounds of the deep