Images from Leg 1 – Seattle, WA to Hilo, HI – Part 2

Life and work aboard the Research Vessel Roger Revelle. Photography by Alex Fox.

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The bridge of the Roger Revelle.
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The ship’s stores hold all the food for 59 people for more than a month.
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Waves rise up above the bow of the Roger Revelle.
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An avian stowaway took up residence in the Revelle’s bow for several days.
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Clifton Buck of the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography with his equipment for sampling air and rainwater on GP15.
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Research technician Keith Shadle of the Scripps Institute of Oceanography on deck.
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Science on a 24-hour schedule sometimes requires a costume change to liven things up. Here a unicorn (Colette Kelly) and a dragon (Jennifer Kenyon) prepare to collect samples in the wee hours of the morning.
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Naps are essential in the world of GP15, where sleep schedules are secondary to the schedule of the ship’s scientific equipment. Here, Kyle McQuiggan finds a flat spot on deck.
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The optimal temperature for the Roger Revelle’s computers is on the chilly side. The computer lab stayed quite cool regardless of the conditions outside.
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Left to right: Paul Henderson of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Phoebe Lam of University of California, Santa Cruz and Colette Kelly of Stanford University carry an ARGO float. Close to 4000 of these autonomous floats record oceanographic data throughout the world’s oceans.
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Colette Kelly of Stanford University sends an ARGO float on its way. Close to 4000 of these autonomous floats record oceanographic data throughout the world’s oceans.
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This tire softens any impacts while reeling in delicate scientific equipment.
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The tip of Hawaii, the first land GP15 had encountered in more than 30 days at sea.
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The landward rail attracts a crowd.
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The science party for leg 1 of GP15 assembles for a group photo just minutes from reaching port in Hilo.
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All 37 members of GP15’s science party stand together before arriving in Hilo, Hawaii.
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All 37 members of GP15’s science party stand together before arriving in Hilo, Hawaii.
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The port of Hilo emerges from the fog of more than 30 days on the Pacific.

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