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		<title>Final Stop: Dutch Harbor, Alaska.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 22:45:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Healy arrived at Dutch Harbor, Alaska early morning of September 28, 2011.  The USGS Arctic Ocean Acidification Team disembarked there for the flight home. Water samples taken on the cruise will remain on the Healy for a couple of months until she &#8230; <a href="http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/ocean-acidification/arcticcruise2011/journal/index.php/2011/10/14/final-stop-dutch-harbor-alaska/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ophiuroid ossicles on the Healy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:50:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some pictures of the Ophiuroid ossicles on the Healy.  The ossicles are contained in porous sample bags similar to&#8221;tea bags&#8221; within a Nalgene bottle. The seawater flows though the top and out the bottom of the bottle.  After &#8230; <a href="http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/ocean-acidification/arcticcruise2011/journal/index.php/2011/09/28/ophiuroid-ossicles-on-the-healy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Passing the Magnetic North</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:06:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Healy passed the magnetic north a few days back.    According to one of the captains aboard, the magnetic north pole is at 82°18 N Longitude and 113° 24 W Latitude. A gyroscope is used on the Healy to determine direction &#8230; <a href="http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/ocean-acidification/arcticcruise2011/journal/index.php/2011/09/22/passing-the-magnetic-north/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ice Liberty</title>
		<link>http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/ocean-acidification/arcticcruise2011/journal/index.php/2011/09/19/ice-liberty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 02:24:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There was time for a short break for ice liberty on the Healy.  Initially, a small Coast Guard team did recon of an area on the ice floe that was chosen because of ice thickness.  The specially trained team went &#8230; <a href="http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/ocean-acidification/arcticcruise2011/journal/index.php/2011/09/19/ice-liberty/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ophiuroid Ossicles: An Indicator for Ocean Acidification?</title>
		<link>http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/ocean-acidification/arcticcruise2011/journal/index.php/2011/09/14/ophiuroid-ossicles-an-indicator-for-ocean-acidification/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:55:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Molly Miller is part of the scientific research team for the USGS Arctic Cruise 2011. Ophiuroids,  or brittlestars,  have &#8220;hard parts&#8221; that are are part of an ocean acidification study on the Healy. Here is some information from her on ophiuroid research. &#8230; <a href="http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/ocean-acidification/arcticcruise2011/journal/index.php/2011/09/14/ophiuroid-ossicles-an-indicator-for-ocean-acidification/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Weather Balloons: Launching Daily</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 11:28:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our shipmate, Aerographer’s Mate Second Class (AW), Bill Dearing of the U.S. Navy, launches a weather balloon everyday.  The balloons gather data about the upper level winds, temperatures, relative humidity, and air pressure over the Arctic Ocean.  Amazingly, the Arctic &#8230; <a href="http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/ocean-acidification/arcticcruise2011/journal/index.php/2011/09/11/weather-balloons-launching-daily/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Air Dropping Supplies to the Healy</title>
		<link>http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/ocean-acidification/arcticcruise2011/journal/index.php/2011/09/09/air-dropping-supplies-to-the-healy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 21:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today there was an air drop for the Healy! The Coast Guard from Kodiak Alaska flew a C-130 plane over the Healy to drop parts to repair broken equipment on board, including a pipe and flange for cooling water for &#8230; <a href="http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/ocean-acidification/arcticcruise2011/journal/index.php/2011/09/09/air-dropping-supplies-to-the-healy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Trip into the Hold</title>
		<link>http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/ocean-acidification/arcticcruise2011/journal/index.php/2011/09/08/a-trip-into-the-hold/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 02:14:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a series of photos of Lisa Robbins going down a hatch on the Healy to get some equipment out of the hold below.   You have got to be fit and limber on this boat! &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>How &#8220;small&#8221; is the Arctic Ocean?</title>
		<link>http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/ocean-acidification/arcticcruise2011/journal/index.php/2011/09/06/how-small-is-the-arctic-ocean/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 22:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Arctic Ocean is the smallest of the Earth’s five oceans at approximately 14,056,000 km2 .  Sea Ice in the Arctic Ocean averages about 3 meters thick.  The USCGC Healy can go steadily through Sea Ice up to 4 meters &#8230; <a href="http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/ocean-acidification/arcticcruise2011/journal/index.php/2011/09/06/how-small-is-the-arctic-ocean/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Arctic Night: Sunlight 24/7</title>
		<link>http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/ocean-acidification/arcticcruise2011/journal/index.php/2011/09/04/arctic-night-sunlight-247/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 17:33:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that the Healy is near the North pole, the days are longer with 24 hours of sunlight. Paul Knorr took some photos around 2:30 AM and, as you can see, the sun is low on the horizon but does &#8230; <a href="http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/ocean-acidification/arcticcruise2011/journal/index.php/2011/09/04/arctic-night-sunlight-247/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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