QUICCHE Blog

March 21, 2023

QUICCHE blog: Analyzing MET and TSG data during the night-watch

One of the goals of the QUICCHE campaign is to characterize the air-sea heat fluxes in the Cape Cauldron, looking at what the most significant oceanic and atmospheric drivers there are in the area. Recovering the Wire Flyer in a big swell. Credits: Sam Fredriksson Good morning from the Cape Basin and the QUICCHE campaign! I’m Michaela , master student at the University of Gothenburg and I’m working on my master’s thesis as a part of

March 19, 2023

QUICCHE blog: Mr squid

Onboard, everyone has their own shifting time. Mr squid Hello everyone! My name is Sijing Shen. I’m a first-year PhD student from School of Ocean Science, Bangor University. Through the previous posts, you’ve already got an overview of the QUICCHE project, which my PhD project is based on (I’m figuring out how the warm salty Indian Ocean water leakage into the South Atlantic influences the Benguela upwelling ecosystem over long time periods) …Okay! Let’s take

March 13, 2023

QUICCHE blog: The Agulhas leakage

The Agulhas leakage is thought to have major implications for heat transport and global circulation patterns of the ocean and the QUICCHE campaign seeks to measure its magnitude using a large suite of instruments on a variety of oceanographic scales.

March 11, 2023

QUICCHE blog: The first deployment of the Wire Flyer

The Wire Flyer and the CTD rosette casting to a depth of 2300m were successfully deployed from the R/V Roger Revelle. Luna, the Wire Flyer of the QUICCHE campaign. Greetings QUICCHE blog readers! I am Nikita Qosholo, an honours’ student at the University of Cape Town (UCT). I still can’t believe I got the opportunity to be part of this amazing scientific adventure. Just like a bunch of others on board, this is my first

March 9, 2023

QUICCHE blog: The first drifter array has been deployed

The first 48 drifters were released in a S shaped pattern during the QUICCHE campaign. The women in QUICCHE’s science team. Hi everyone! My name is Paloma Cartwright and I’m a PhD student at the University of Miami and member of the Beal Lab . This is my very first research cruise and I’m stoked to be part of this awesome group of scientists taking a slice of the ocean! The Beal Lab has two main projects

March 7, 2023

Welcome to QUICCHE blog!

Welcome! Our ECS will be posting 2/3 times a week talking about their science/experiences/food/life on board our home for a month, R/V Roger Revelle. Credits: Yueng-Djern Lenn. I’m honored to start this blog! I’m Estel Font , PhD student at University of Gothenburg, part of PolarGliders group and FLOW lab. During QUICCHE , I’m in charge of deploying a large fleet of autonomous platforms (2 SeaExplorers, 1 SeaGlider, 2 Sailbuoys and 1 Waveglider) together with my other PolarGliders