Bow Splash
February 12, 2011 
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Waves wash over the bow of the Palmer during a storm.
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Wave cam
February 7, 2011 4 Comments
Large waves wash along the starboard (right) side of the ship during a storm.
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Changing Weather Time-lapse Video
January 28, 2011 4 Comments
Clouds form and dissipate, snow falls, and the sun emerges in this time lapse video shot during the transit from the central Ross Sea to the entrance of the McMurdo ice channel. At the end of the video, Beaufort Island, Cape Bird, and Mount Erebus come into view in that order. It represents 13.5 hours of real time.
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Glidercam Video
January 27, 2011 4 Comments
See exactly what the glider sees during this video montage from a glider test dive. In the first part of the video, the glider is launched from the zodiac, then it travels to a depth of three meters, and finally surfaces. As the glider prepares to surface you can hear the sound of the pump changing the buoyancy.
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Mooring Deployment Time-lapse Video
January 27, 2011 2 Comments
This time lapse video shows the mooring being deployed from the back deck. It represents two hours of real time.
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Water Sampling Timelapse
January 26, 2011 Comments Off on Water Sampling Timelapse
The science team samples Ross Sea water from the Niskin bottles.
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Dr. Kohut’s Welcome
January 19, 2011 1 Comment
Watch chief scientist Josh Kohut welcome you to our Ross Sea Connection cruise, speaking from above the ice pier at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Jan 19, 2011.
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Setting up the Main Lab (time-lapse)
January 18, 2011 3 Comments
Scientists set up their equipment in the main lab of the Palmer before getting underway. This time lapse video shows a 360 degree view of the main lab over 37 minutes.
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Robots under ice
December 10, 2010 Comments Off on Robots under ice
Josh Kohut talks about nutrients, deep currents, and how robots will be used to scout water masses in the Ross Sea.
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