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Biological Oceanography
in a Changing Ocean
CHASING EDDIES

"Why upon your first voyage as a passenger, did you yourself feel such a mystical vibration, when first told that you and your ship were now out of sight of land?" Herman Melville, Moby Dick


Diazotrophs: The ocean’s natural fertilizers
Similar to the human body that contains trillions of microbial cells that help us with our metabolic functions and health, marine...
Dec 8, 20222 min read
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Everything works out
This blog post is meant to be an acknowledgment of everyone’s work. It is when you have the best team of people that responsibility...
Dec 8, 20222 min read
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Organic matter: does size matter?
The Bentayga is an eddy that rotates clockwise, which affects how the organic matter produced and used by organisms that inhabit the...
Dec 7, 20222 min read
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KUN-YU
Hay un término japonés que me gusta mucho tener presente y que aprendà en mis años de práctica del karate que se llama KUN-YU, y viene a...
Dec 6, 20224 min read
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Deciphering Eddy Bentayga
At the base of Roque Bentayga, in Gran Canaria, rock art impressions are preserved in the libyco-berber alphabet, indicating the origin...
Dec 5, 20222 min read
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Vitamins in Eddies
B-vitamins you may find in your vitamin supplements (cobalamin B12, biotin B7, pyridoxin B6, riboflavin B2, thiamin B1) are important for...
Dec 2, 20222 min read
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Big tiny plankton: sailing through diversity
Mr. Lawrence showing an example of a microscope image taken onboard the e-IMPACT cruise (Image font: Sheldon J. Plankton character from...
Nov 28, 20222 min read
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Proxies to elucidate an eddie's life history
An essential part of studying eddies is their biogeochemical characterization. Thanks to the high resolution of this study, we’re able to...
Nov 27, 20222 min read
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The first sampling
On November 16, we began the first sampling of the cruise, beginning with a time series to study the center of the eddy for 24 hours. We...
Nov 25, 20223 min read
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Understanding the eddies
We are south of the Canary Islands to study eddies, which are a phenomenon that consists of circular currents of water propagating...
Nov 22, 20222 min read
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Comprendiendo los remolinos
Nos encontramos al sur de las Islas Canarias para estudiar los remolinos, que son un fenómeno que consiste en cuerpos de agua que giran...
Nov 22, 20222 min read
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The Effort Before Science
Planning a scientific cruise, we scientists have high expectations of how the month ahead should be. Little time margin is included for...
Nov 20, 20222 min read
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CHASING EDDIES

"Why upon your first voyage as a passenger, did you yourself feel such a mystical vibration, when first told that you and your ship were now out of sight of land?" Herman Melville, Moby Dick


Diazotrophs: The ocean’s natural fertilizers
Similar to the human body that contains trillions of microbial cells that help us with our metabolic functions and health, marine...
Cora Hörstmann
Dec 8, 20222 min read
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Everything works out
This blog post is meant to be an acknowledgment of everyone’s work. It is when you have the best team of people that responsibility...
Laura MarÃn
Dec 8, 20222 min read
52 views
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Organic matter: does size matter?
The Bentayga is an eddy that rotates clockwise, which affects how the organic matter produced and used by organisms that inhabit the...
José Luis GarcÃa
Dec 7, 20222 min read
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KUN-YU
Hay un término japonés que me gusta mucho tener presente y que aprendà en mis años de práctica del karate que se llama KUN-YU, y viene a...
Rubén Campanero
Dec 6, 20224 min read
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Deciphering Eddy Bentayga
At the base of Roque Bentayga, in Gran Canaria, rock art impressions are preserved in the libyco-berber alphabet, indicating the origin...
Javier ArÃstegui
Dec 5, 20222 min read
176 views
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Vitamins in Eddies
B-vitamins you may find in your vitamin supplements (cobalamin B12, biotin B7, pyridoxin B6, riboflavin B2, thiamin B1) are important for...
Ronmel Rugama-Montenegro
Dec 2, 20222 min read
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Big tiny plankton: sailing through diversity
Mr. Lawrence showing an example of a microscope image taken onboard the e-IMPACT cruise (Image font: Sheldon J. Plankton character from...
Elena Cerdán
Nov 28, 20222 min read
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Proxies to elucidate an eddie's life history
An essential part of studying eddies is their biogeochemical characterization. Thanks to the high resolution of this study, we’re able to...
Ianna Luna
Nov 27, 20222 min read
68 views
0 comments


The first sampling
On November 16, we began the first sampling of the cruise, beginning with a time series to study the center of the eddy for 24 hours. We...
LucÃa Palacios
Nov 25, 20223 min read
77 views
0 comments


Understanding the eddies
We are south of the Canary Islands to study eddies, which are a phenomenon that consists of circular currents of water propagating...
José Luis GarcÃa
Nov 22, 20222 min read
584 views
0 comments


Comprendiendo los remolinos
Nos encontramos al sur de las Islas Canarias para estudiar los remolinos, que son un fenómeno que consiste en cuerpos de agua que giran...
José Luis GarcÃa
Nov 22, 20222 min read
928 views
0 comments

The Effort Before Science
Planning a scientific cruise, we scientists have high expectations of how the month ahead should be. Little time margin is included for...
Aja Trebec
Nov 20, 20222 min read
73 views
0 comments


Charlas en el comedor mientras navegamos: Los doctores y la transición a la carrera cientÃfica
Las burbujas sociales de los barcos permiten la convivencia entre individuos de todo tipo. Este entorno tan dinámico a bordo es también...
Elena Cerdán
Nov 16, 20226 min read
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Dining hall chats while sailing: PhDs and the transition into a science career
Social bubbles on ships allow for the coexistence between individuals of all sorts. Such a dynamic environment onboard is also a good...
Elena Cerdán
Nov 16, 20226 min read
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Discovering the Bentayga eddie
We are finishing the seventh day of the cruise and we are starting to get into the rhythm of the tasks that we must do. This time it is...
LucÃa Palacios
Nov 15, 20222 min read
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Conociendo el remolino Bentayga
Entramos en el séptimo dÃa de la campaña y comenzamos a tomar ritmo de las tareas que tenemos que hacer. Esta vez es la segunda campaña...
LucÃa Palacios
Nov 15, 20223 min read
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e-IMPACT 2: Searching for Bentayga
More than two months after the end of the e-IMPACT 1 cruise we are back at sea, aboard the R/V Sarmiento de Gamboa, to discover the...
Javier ArÃstegui
Nov 11, 20222 min read
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e-IMPACT 2: Al encuentro de Bentayga
Más de dos meses después del final de la campaña e-IMPACT 1, estamos de nuevo en el mar, a bordo del B/O Sarmiento de Gamboa, para...
Javier ArÃstegui
Nov 11, 20222 min read
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