June 1970: on RRS Discovery
As RRS Discovery left Barry Docks on the 2nd June 1970 a huge plume of smoke was rising from the Geest banana sheds which were...
As RRS Discovery left Barry Docks on the 2nd June 1970 a huge plume of smoke was rising from the Geest banana sheds which were...
2021 / Jan-May: "Cold Spring" / About Seatern (2021)
by Peter Taylor · Published 06/04/2021 · Last modified 10/05/2021
My Pan2000 cabin heater seemed an expensive purchase at the time but it has had a lot of use and is the nicest way of...
What we were wanting to do: the study concerned the part of the atmosphere directly influenced by the ocean beneath it, usually the lowest 1...
The only new oceanographic instrumentation tested during the JASIN 1970 field trial was the “Shear Spar” Quoting the description in the Cruise Report (NIO Cruise...
Photo Gallery: Ballooning on Discovery… Balloons launched from Discovery: The radiosonde balloon programme on RRS Discovery had the twin aims of developing the double balloon system...
The third ship which participated in JASIN 1970 was the hydrographic ship HMS Hecla. The scientific teams onboard came from the University of Reading and...
When I embarked on RRS Discovery at the start of Cruise 34 I had not expected to be transferring to the OWS Cumulus. However the...
2021 / Jan-May: "Cold Spring" / NCI(2021)
by Peter Taylor · Published 28/04/2021 · Last modified 06/05/2021
(reprinted from my post on the NCI Calshot “Blog”) On Friday 9th April a yacht ran aground on the gravel banks of Calshot Spit (see...
Diary Entry (2021) / 2021 / Jan-May: "Cold Spring"
by Peter Taylor · Published 29/04/2021 · Last modified 10/05/2021
I finally got “cabin fever” and decided to drive down to Milford-on-Sea and walk along Hurst Spit. Recent storms have taken a toll on the...
In 1970, when at sea, you were much more isolated from the rest of the world than is the case today. On a research ship...