After a 1000 nautical mile steam from polar waters, the SOLACE voyage finishes today, as we dock in Hobart.
SOLACE team arrives back in Hobart after a successful 6 week voyage Read More »
Unlike whale-watching, birding never fails to deliver.
Our seabird entourage Read More »
The delicate balance of the natural world – what’s being created and what’s being lost – can largely be traced through the signature of the gas that’s left behind.
At War with a Machine to Measure Life from Gas Read More »
They are microscopic, exhibit funky shapes and wear many different colours. Welcome to the amazing world of phytoplankton!
24 Hour Party Plankton Read More »
Polyacrylamide gels are providing a sneak peek at who’s responsible for exporting carbon to the ocean’s interior.
Gels reveal particle types exported to the Twilight Zone Read More »
Two of the main workhorse instruments on board are the CTD and the Triaxus. The information obtained by these two instruments helps the SOLACE team make important calls on the suitability of a site for a longer term multi-week occupation.
CTD profiles and Triaxus sections set the scene for SOLACE sites Read More »
Christmas on the SOLACE research voyage turned out to be a real cracker.
A Whale of a Christmas Tail Read More »
An IMAS PhD student and first time voyager gives an honest and up front account of her first three weeks on board RV Investigator.
5 things I didn’t know as a first time voyager Read More »
We successfully completed our occupation of the subantarctic SOLACE site late on Sunday 20 December and are currently headed south-west towards a diatom-dominated polar site to commence our southern occupation.
Northern site completed, headed South Read More »
