Brian Huber (Co-Chief Scientist, Smithsonian Institution, USA) stands on the JOIDES Resolution top deck, also known as The Steel Beach, to watch the departure from Hobart. (Credit: William Crawford, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp369_001]
David Watkins (Paleontologist, University of Nebraska, USA) braces for the chilly ride out of Hobart. (Credit: William Crawford, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp369_002]
Rodrigo do Monte Guerra (Nannofossil Paleontologist, University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Brazil) and Vincent Percuoco (Marine Technician, IODP JRSO) secure one of the best places from which to see the sights as the ship leaves Hobart. (Credit: William Crawford, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp369_003]
Lloyd White (Physical Properties/Downhole Measurements Specialist, University of Wollongong, Australia), Carmine Wainman (Sedimentologist/Observer, University of Adelaide, Australia), and Alessandro Maritati (Sedimentologist, University of Tasmania, Australia), represent the Expedition 369 ANZIC contingent. (Credit: William Crawford, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp369_004]
Tasmania has been called “Australia’s Best Kept Secret.” Here is a lovely view of Hobart and the surrounding hills as the JOIDES Resolution departs for Expedition 369. (Credit: William Crawford, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp369_005]
Vivien Cumming (Education Officer, United Kingdom) captures the sights and sounds as Expedition 369 begins. (Credit: William Crawford, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp369_006]
Shannon Haynes (Sedimentologist, University of Missouri, USA) at the first weekly shipboard boat drill. (Credit: William Crawford, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp369_007]
The first core on deck arrives. The first core “tags the mudline,” collecting a bit of seabed surface to determine the depth of the water. (Credit: William Crawford, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp369_009]
Catherine Smith (Temporary Marine Technician, IODP JRSO), Edwin Garrett (Marine Technician, IODP JRSO), and Rachael Gray (Marine Technician, IODP JRSO) line up to shoulder the core in the liner, which is 9.6 meters long before being curated and cut into 150 cm sections. (Credit: William Crawford, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp369_010]
The Science Party excitedly awaits the first core on deck, with Hans-Jürgen Brumsack (Inorganic Geochemist, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Germany) in the foreground followed by Cristiane Delfina (Education Officer, Brazil). (Credit: William Crawford, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp369_011]
Trine Edvardsen (Paleontologist, University of Copenhagen, Denmark) and Lauren O’Connor (Organic Geochemist, Oxford University, United Kingdom), two scientists with totally different goals, wait to see if what they need is in the samples brought on board. (Credit: William Crawford, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp369_012]
Scientist wait in the background as the JRSO technicians bring the core to the core receiving platform. (Credit: William Crawford, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp369_013]
Laurent Riquier (Sedimentologist, University Pierre et Marie Curie, France) and Mathieu Martinez (Physical Properties Specialist, University of Bremen, Germany). (Credit: Mathiew Martinez and IODP) [Photo ID: exp369_014]
The JOIDES Resolution at night. (Credit: Hans-Jürgen Brumsack and IODP) [Photo ID: exp369_015]
A great image of the setting sun and rain evaporating before it reaches the ground. The weather term for this is ”Virga.” (Credit: Hans-Jürgen Brumsack and IODP) [Photo ID: exp369_016]
The Expedition 369 Science Party waits to board the bus for the short trip from the hotel to the JOIDES Resolution. (Credit: Carl Richter and IODP) [Photo ID: exp369_017]
In the JOIDES Resolution conference room, Richard Hobbs (Co-Chief Scientist, University of Durham, United Kingdom) explains some of the scientific goals of the expedition. (Credit: Carl Richter and IODP) [Photo ID: exp369_018]
View of the ocean and streaks of clouds from the JOIDES Resolution. (Credit: Carl Richter and IODP) [Photo ID: exp369_019]
A dramatic photo with silhouetted birds in flight as seen from the JOIDES Resolution. (Credit: Carl Richter and IODP) [Photo ID: exp369_020]
Maria Luisa Garcia Tejada (Petrologist, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Japan) and other scientists take in the sights as the JOIDES Resolution sails past the mountains and hills on course for the open ocean. (Credit: Carl Richter and IODP) [Photo ID: exp369_021]
The JOIDES Resolution at the dock with cranes busy loading provisions for Expedition 369. (Credit: Junichiro Kuroda and IODP) [Photo ID: exp369_022]
During a guided tour of the ship, Kerry Swain (Logging Engineer, Schlumberger Offshore Services) introduces and explains some of the logging tools used to record down-hole measurements. (Credit: Eun Young Lee and IODP) [Photo ID: exp369_023]
Tugboats do their dance to usher the JOIDES Resolution toward the open ocean. Harbors can be tricky, so a Harbor Pilot familiar with the local waters is on the bridge and guides the tugs to help the ship make a safe passage. (Credit: Kirsty Edgar and IODP) [Photo ID: exp369_024]
Beautiful sunset on the open ocean. (Credit: Kirsty Edgar and IODP) [Photo ID: exp369_025]
Fleeting view of a rainbow as seen from the JOIDES Resolution. (Credit: Kirsty Edgar and IODP) [Photo ID: exp369_026]
What does an egg, a slice of wood from a very large tree, and a Tasmanian Devil have to do with two gifted scientists? Brian Huber (Co-Chief Scientist, Smithsonian Institution, USA) and Sietske Batenburg (Stratigraphic Correlator, University of Oxford, United Kingdom). (Credit: Kenneth MacLeod and IODP) [Photo ID: exp369_027]
The JOIDES Resolution returns from Expedition 371 for the Expedition 369 port call. (Credit: Brian Huber and IODP) [Photo ID: exp369_028]
A great panorama photograph of the JOIDES Resolution docked in Hobart, Tasmania. (Credit: Mathieu Martinez and IODP) [Photo ID: exp369_029]
The JOIDES Resolution at night, taken from the Hobart Port Authority observation tower. (Credit: William Crawford, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp369_030]