4 August 2002

This image shows the L.M. Gould docked at Palmer Station while we off-loaded supplies.

 

 

View of an iceberg that was taken as we departed Palmer Station.

 

 

Marine Technician Jenny White and Nutrient Technician Jeff Morin deploying our first CTD cast (Conductivity, Temperature and Depth) on our way south from Palmer Station. The CTD measures salinity and temperature profiles as a function of water depth and is an important  indicator of the physical properties of the water column.