April 14, 2007...Let's Try This Again
With 10 foot waves, the 2nd run of Lake Erie didn't happen. But, we did get the chance to hit the Lake Huron stations that we had to skip originally. Here's the recap:
April 12, 2007...Day 13
We finished sampling Lake Ontario today around noon. ONFO was 85 meters deep and had a surface temperature of 2.70C.
Now, we're docked in Rochester, NY for the night. Some of us are going to get off the boat for a while to grab some dinner. We plan to be back underway at 8:00am tomorrow.
Now, we're docked in Rochester, NY for the night. Some of us are going to get off the boat for a while to grab some dinner. We plan to be back underway at 8:00am tomorrow.
April 11, 2007...Day 12
We've almost finished with Lake Ontario. Here's our station recap for the day.
April 10, 2007...Day 11
Again, I must apologize for the delay in updating the post. One of the risks we take when we come out on the ship for a month is lack of communication with the shorebound world. In other words, the internet has been down for a few days. I'm hoping it'll stay up long enough for me to get you updated on our progress so far. For now, I'm only going to input the text version. If the connection stays up long enough, I have some other great pictures to post as well.
What a busy day. We finished sampling Lake Erie, went through the Welland Canal (pictures to come later), picked up some new science crew member, and started sampling Lake Ontario.
We finished sampling Lake Erie very early today, ending with station ER10, which had a surface temperature of 0.49c and a total depth of 33 meters.
The average turbidity (particles in the water causing cloudiness) of the Central Basin was greater than 4 NTU, which calls for us to resample the lake. We plan to do this after we sample Lake Ontario, weather permitting, of course. Right now, the weather seems to be picking up here, so hopefully on the way back, it'll be a little calmer.
After finishing up with Lake Erie, we headed for the Welland Canal, which only took 6.5 hours to get through.
After the Welland, we picked up 3 new science crew members at Fort Niagara, NY. I also got the chance to tour the old fort there (some more pics).
We set sail again around 5pm, heading for our first station on Lake Ontario, ON12, which was reached at 7:23 pm. This station had a total depth of 104.5 meters and a surface temperature of 2.75C.
We finished our day at ON25 at 9:40 pm. The total depth was 136.0 meters and the surface temperature was 2.65C.
Told you it was a long day. Can't wait for tomorrow!!
What a busy day. We finished sampling Lake Erie, went through the Welland Canal (pictures to come later), picked up some new science crew member, and started sampling Lake Ontario.
We finished sampling Lake Erie very early today, ending with station ER10, which had a surface temperature of 0.49c and a total depth of 33 meters.
The average turbidity (particles in the water causing cloudiness) of the Central Basin was greater than 4 NTU, which calls for us to resample the lake. We plan to do this after we sample Lake Ontario, weather permitting, of course. Right now, the weather seems to be picking up here, so hopefully on the way back, it'll be a little calmer.
After finishing up with Lake Erie, we headed for the Welland Canal, which only took 6.5 hours to get through.
After the Welland, we picked up 3 new science crew members at Fort Niagara, NY. I also got the chance to tour the old fort there (some more pics).
We set sail again around 5pm, heading for our first station on Lake Ontario, ON12, which was reached at 7:23 pm. This station had a total depth of 104.5 meters and a surface temperature of 2.75C.
We finished our day at ON25 at 9:40 pm. The total depth was 136.0 meters and the surface temperature was 2.65C.
Told you it was a long day. Can't wait for tomorrow!!
Coast Guard Station at Fort Niagara
Main building inside the Old Fort Niagara
Draw Bridge Entrance to Fort Niagara
Musket firing
Sampling Equipment
Here are pictures of some of the sampling equipment we use out here on the R/V Lake Guardian.
Board Chemistry Instruments
(Upper Left = Alkalinity pH probe, Upper Middle = pH meter, Upper Right = Conductivity meter, Lower Left = Turbidity meter)
Hood area where we preserve water for nutrient analysis and prepare water for Dissolved Oxygen analysis.
Rosette bottles - Bottle used for collecting water
Casting the Rosette
Retrieving the Rosette
The instrument on the bottom of the rosette takes readings such as Dissolved Oxygen, Temperature, Depth, and Chlorophyll.
Collecting water samples from the rosette
April 9, 2007...Lake Erie and Snow
Hi All,
We finished all but one station on Lake Erie today. The last one should be finished around midnight tonight and then we'll be on our way to the Welland Canal and Lake Ontario. Here's a summary of the stations...
Snowfall on Lake Erie
We finished all but one station on Lake Erie today. The last one should be finished around midnight tonight and then we'll be on our way to the Welland Canal and Lake Ontario. Here's a summary of the stations...
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Snowfall on Lake Erie April 8, 2007...Lake Erie Egg Day!!
We made it to our first station in Lake Erie early this morning. Because there are so many stations in this lake that come close together, I'm just going to list them in a chart format so it'll be easier for you to follow.
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While sometimes, it seems like it's all work on the boat, we do manage to make some time for fun also. Below, you'll see some pictures of our egg decorating party. Enjoy!!
Jeff, Amy, and myself decorating eggs
Decorated eggs
More decorated eggs
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