Matthew's Journal

Good morning everyone. The Ronald Brown is now is Peruvian waters, a place we actually have permission to take data. So, from now on, all the data we collect we can use for publishable research. Both of the radars that I've been tasked with overseeing are up and running, we're currently launching balloon soundings every fours hours around the clock, and I'm taking photographs of the clouds 360 degrees around the ship in 30 degree intervals. The other scientists on board are running more instruments that I can count measuring everything from seawater salinity to DMS concentrations. Things on the board our going to start getting real interesting and very busy. All the oceanographers are itching to start throwing instruments into the water, a process which always involves a lot of the deck crew. I'll start posting pictures as some of the more interesting experiments get underway. Expect pictures of us trying to release balloons from a windy deck in the near future.