Our Arctic Spring Amanda Kowalski October 2, 2014 Multimedia, Video Video shot and produced by Amanda Kowalski with music by David...
Transiting Home Amanda Kowalski June 30, 2014 Photography Though leaving the Arctic Circle was bittersweet, it was stunning to see sunset over open water. It will be hard to say goodbye to...
CTD Amanda Kowalski June 19, 2014 Photography 2 Comments The CTD (standing for Conductivity-Temperature-Depth) is a vital tool for oceanographers. It measures the temperature and salinity of the water as it is lowered from the surface to the sea floor. By repeating...
The Bongo Net Amanda Kowalski June 17, 2014 Photography WHOI scientist Carin Ashjian is hard at work studying zooplankton populations as an indicator of water currents and plant distribution in the Chukchi Sea. Carin uses an instrument called a bongo paired...
Van Veen Grab Amanda Kowalski June 16, 2014 Photography The Van Veen Grab is an instrument used to collect sediment from the ocean floor. It's a clamshell bucket made of stainless steel that's lowered from the Healy's fantail using a winch. Biologist, Tanja...
Coast Guard Ice Rescuer Training Amanda Kowalski June 14, 2014 Photography 4 Comments Though several coast guard members have undergone ice rescuer training in the lower forty-eight, this was the first time any of them had experienced ice training in the Arctic. The air temperature hovered...
Promotion Ceremony Amanda Kowalski June 6, 2014 Photography 2 Comments A few days ago the Healy's coast guard members conducted a promotion ceremony on the ice. One of the coast guard personnel to advance was Mr. Yancy Plascencia. On June first Mr. Plascencia was promoted from...
Ice Day Amanda Kowalski May 30, 2014 Photography 1 Comment Science on Ice: Some people are drilling holes in the ice to learn what's going on beneath it, others taking ice core samples to learn what's in it, still others netting plankton from the seawater. This is...
Purple Winter Twilight. Amanda Kowalski May 28, 2014 Photography 3 Comments After a late night editing session I headed outside to discover the sun low in the sky. It was a cloudless evening with warm light reflecting off blue ice and white snow, a photographer's...