http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/blogs/story.aspx?id=354 Scientists probe the sediments beneath the equatorial Pacific. en-gb Wed, 13 May 2009 11:29:23 GMT http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/blogs/post.aspx?id=354&pid=156 http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/blogs/post.aspx?id=354&pid=156 We are finally back on land at the end of our expedition, after two months at sea. During that time, we collected sediment cores from beneath the ocean floor measuring over 3. Mon, 11 May 2009 11:28:56 GMT http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/blogs/post.aspx?id=354&pid=155 http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/blogs/post.aspx?id=354&pid=155 I am currently a 4th year PhD student at the University of Leicester. Tue, 05 May 2009 17:42:44 GMT http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/blogs/post.aspx?id=354&pid=154 http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/blogs/post.aspx?id=354&pid=154 We have just arrived at the last coring Site for this Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Expedition ("PEAT-6C", from today also know as Site U1335), with three more planned as part of this science programme for our colleagues on the next Expedition. Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:05:12 GMT http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/blogs/post.aspx?id=354&pid=153 http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/blogs/post.aspx?id=354&pid=153 After five days on site, today we finished drilling at Site 2 (PEAT-2) and are now on our way to Site 3, about 48 km south of our current position. The transit provides us with a brief respite from the organised chaos of coring. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:14:34 GMT http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/blogs/post.aspx?id=354&pid=152 http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/blogs/post.aspx?id=354&pid=152 One of the effects of being on board ship - especially for those on the night shift, midnight to noon, who breakfast one day (11.45pm) and turn up to work the next (midnight) - is a lost sense of days, dates and weeks. Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:44:36 GMT http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/blogs/post.aspx?id=354&pid=151 http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/blogs/post.aspx?id=354&pid=151 We have just completed the drilling at our first site (Site U1331). It's taken us a week and we've drilled three separate holes, just to make sure we have a complete record. Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:36:41 GMT http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/blogs/post.aspx?id=354&pid=125 http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/blogs/post.aspx?id=354&pid=125 After five days of sailing through relatively calm seas and good weather we have finally arrived at the location of our first drill site (12 degrees North of the Equator). Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:15:10 GMT http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/blogs/post.aspx?id=354&pid=124 http://planetearth.nerc.ac.uk/blogs/post.aspx?id=354&pid=124 Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Expedition 320 set sail yesterday from Honolulu, Hawaii at 3 pm. Our objective is to drill five long sediment cores from the Pacific Ocean sea-floor, each around 200 metre in depth. Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:15:01 GMT