UAF CFOS Physical Oceanographers

Using moorings, CTDs, HFR, gliders, tow bodies, drifters, and models to inform ecosystem/climate studies, fisheries management, and oil spill response efforts.

[UAF CFOS @UAFcfos]

Thanks to Capt. Chris Allinson and crew of the R/V Miss Leona, Shackleton the autonomous glider survived a harrowing Bering Sea deployment. The CFOS glider was taking on seawater and losing its internal pressure vacuum before it rendezvoused with Miss Leona on June 28.

[UAF CFOS Physical Oceanographers @UAFOceans]

A great start for our new colleagues @KayMcmonigal, @doh_not_dough, and Steve Dykstra. We're excited to welcome you to @uafairbanks @UAFcfos!

[R/V Sikuliaq @sikuliaq]

New CFOS faculty Kay McMonigal and Steve Dykstra and research affiliate Shannon Doherty celebrated in Nome following the Arctic Chief Scientist Training cruise aboard R/V Sikuliaq. The cruise offered scientific sampling opportunities for early career oceanographers. #NanookNation

[UAF CFOS Physical Oceanographers @UAFOceans]

Such a fantastic opportunity! 👏👏

[U.S. National Science Foundation @NSF]

🧵#NSFfunded researchers are aboard the R/V @sikuliaq for a special 7-day transit of the Alaskan waters.

In addition to collecting critical oceanographic data, the cruise is being used as an opportunity to train a new generation of oceanographers.

📷: @JrPikok

[UAF CFOS Physical Oceanographers @UAFOceans]

Happy World Ocean Day!! Celebrate by learning a little about our Gulf of Alaska glider deployments this spring @UAFcfos

[UA Fairbanks @uafairbanks]

https://t.co/tWsXaVOH7S

[UAF CFOS Physical Oceanographers @UAFOceans]

The spring @USLTER Northern Gulf of Alaska cruise on @sikuliaq wrapped up last week after almost three weeks of underway and station sampling, sediment trap deployments, glider recoveries, seabird and mammal observations, and mooring ops.

[UAF CFOS Physical Oceanographers @UAFOceans]

@OARC_Alaska @UAFcfos @uafairbanks @NOAAResearch @NOAAFisheriesAK @CICOESresearch @USFWS @UW @OA_NOAA @AlaskaOOS @NPRBscience Congrats! Safe travels home!

[UAF CFOS Physical Oceanographers @UAFOceans]

More words on Steve's life and career from Tom Weingartner...

[UAF CFOS Physical Oceanographers @UAFOceans]

RIP Steve Okkonen, a valued colleague with a one-of-a-kind energy. Your friendship, wit, advice, generosity, and intelligence will be missed. The jokingly self-titled "UA Kasilof campus Fighting Barnacle's Chancellor and Janitor" has left quite a legacy.

https://t.co/pSp8d0OHMr

[Dr Alexandra A Phillips @alexploring]

New pre-print by @KayMcmonigal & others w/recommendations for the oceanography community to improve inclusivity of trans people at sea 🌊
https://t.co/NZrnAvJPtc

[UAF CFOS Physical Oceanographers @UAFOceans]

Check it out! An article @alena__naiden wrote for the Arctic Sounder highlights infrastructure funding we are receiving from @AlaskaOOS.
https://t.co/xC5ma0sXNN

[UAF CFOS Physical Oceanographers @UAFOceans]

PhD student Isaac Reister, @UAFcfos, led the Crave The Wave event of Alaska's FIRST EVER @SOAlumniNetwork competition. He said, "It was exciting for students to be on the @uafairbanks campus, exploring labs and seeing what kind of science is out there." @AKEPSCoR

[Alaska EPSCoR @alaskaepscor]

Alaska EPSCoR, UAF CEM, & UAF CNSM are hosting ⚛️ Science Olympiad ⚛️ this Fri. 2/24 and Sat. 2/25 ! First time at @uafairbanks with students travelling across Alaska to compete in #STEM tournaments. 🌉✈️⚙️
https://t.co/ewEjMDLtUD
@SOAlumniNetwork

[UAF CFOS Physical Oceanographers @UAFOceans]

@KayMcmonigal @UAFcfos @uafairbanks We are excited to have you, Kay! We've been taking a break from tweeting so as not to promote the Twitter CEO's ideals but wanted to extend our best!

[UAF CFOS Physical Oceanographers @UAFOceans]

@thilo_klenz Congrats, Thilo! We look forward to still having you around.

[UAF CFOS Physical Oceanographers @UAFOceans]

December evokes images of snow and winter, so it's appropriate that the Dec issue of Oceanography is on the Arctic Ocean! Enjoy our contribution 'Monitoring Alaskan Arctic Shelf Ecosystems Through Collaborative Observation Networks' as well as great articles by our collaborators.

[Oceanography Society @TOSOceanography]

The December issue of Oceanography on The New Arctic Ocean is now online! https://t.co/XXEEst5yE0

[UAF CFOS Physical Oceanographers @UAFOceans]

Looking to add a little oceanography to your holidays? Thilo Klenz defends his PhD dissertation Wednesday, December 21.@UAFcfos @UAFGRAD

[Thilo Klenz @thilo_klenz]

Excited to defend my PhD dissertation in a little more than two weeks! @UAFcfos @UAFOceans

[UAF CFOS Physical Oceanographers @UAFOceans]

We were there! Be home soon! #FieldworkFriday

[UNOLS @unols]

On September 30, 2022, the USCGC Healy, her crew, and a team of NSF-funded scientists reached the North Pole for the third time in the ship’s career. A significant accomplishment for US science.
For more information read https://t.co/1OPIvaLoL6 #uscgs #rvhealy #northpole

[UAF CFOS Physical Oceanographers @UAFOceans]

We’ve had a SUPER busy summer of field work, and the fun continues! With @NSF funding Pete, Seth, and Savannah spent their weekend taking oceanographic samples at the North Pole as part of the Synoptic Arctic Survey: https://t.co/aUf1cWyQGk Yes, the actual, geographic North Pole!

[UAF CFOS Physical Oceanographers @UAFOceans]

@c_bonsell @sarahamilton593 While spiciness isn’t a phrase we usually use, we don’t get ‘salty’ or ‘hot’ under the collar when other people do.

[UAF CFOS Physical Oceanographers @UAFOceans]

@AlaskaWx @uafgina @Climatologist49 @CIMSS_Satellite @UAFGI Thanks!

[UAF CFOS Physical Oceanographers @UAFOceans]

@AlaskaWx @uafgina @Climatologist49 @CIMSS_Satellite @UAFGI Very true! Just not great for ATVs you don't want to keep digging out of soft sand, and it looks like another round of strong north winds tomorrow?