Teamleader Thomas Ronge and deputy chief scientist Lester Lembke-Jene talk about the daily work on board of RV SONNE as a part of the research expedition to the Emperor seamount chain. (filmed and edited by Steffen Niemann)
In a previous blog “Looking into the past to learn about the future” (Read this one first if you haven’t!), you learned why it is important for scientists to study climates of the past, and the significance of our coring locations in the North Pacific Ocean. In other blog entries, you read about the instruments […]
The Sonne cruise 264 focuses on geological topics, but there is still room for other scientific endeavours like Hydrography. Hydrography in this case is used to explore the seafloor’s surface below the deep sea. The ocean floor has a certain landscape or topography like dry land, which is, however, hidden under vast masses of water. […]
…from the depth of the ocean. Thousands of microscopic organisms are swimming around, either to catch some food or just hanging out in the currents and enjoying the silence. Planktonic organisms are an important part of the ocean’s ecosystem and during our expedition we want to learn as much as possible about them. Since we […]
Chief scientist Dirk Nürberg speaks about the goals of the research expedition to the Emperor seamount chain and introduces the different scientist and their different disciplines. (filmed and edited by Steffen Niemann)
Halftime! We have been on the deep-sea research ship Sonne for a month now and even though the initial excitement of the expedition has slowly eased, it has not yet become boring for me in any way. I am the youngest participant on board and this is not only my first scientific voyage, but also […]
Why do we send a ship with 70 people aboard to the middle of the North Pacific? The main aim of cruise SO264 is to learn about the paleoceanography (oceanic properties and circulation of the past) and the paleoclimatology (climatic parameters and patterns of the past) of the Northwest Pacific. While learning about the climate […]
Captain Oliver Meyer speaks about the particularities of the research expedition to the Emperor seamount chain and introduces the crew of the research vessel SONNE. (filmed and edited by Steffen Niemann)
Approximately one week ago, we started with the first geological station of our cruise through the Pacific Ocean. However, for the non-earth scientists out there, let me set the scene for what this actually entails. You already know from our previous blog posts that during a water station, we sample the water column with a […]
Have you ever boarded a research vessel? Have you ever been far away from land and explored the Pacific Ocean? Have you ever experienced a wonderful side of nature that you never get to see? Well, here we are. We’ve boarded RV SONNE and started sailing north, leaving the land behind us, and begun our […]