{"id":76,"date":"2015-12-17T20:00:42","date_gmt":"2015-12-17T20:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/mappingtheoceanfloor\/?p=76"},"modified":"2015-12-18T20:43:43","modified_gmt":"2015-12-18T20:43:43","slug":"the-last-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/mappingtheoceanfloor\/2015\/12\/17\/the-last-line\/","title":{"rendered":"The Last Line"},"content":{"rendered":"

The ‘TechLab’, where all machines, sensors, and systems on board meet, has been our work station for nearly a month now. In three shifts, each of eight hours, we worked 24\/7: watched the sonar systems, launched XBT<\/a>s at least every six hours, and stored, processed, and gridded several tens (or even hundreds?) of gigabytes of data.<\/p>\n

Today, we will finish the last line of our main mapping campaign, and will head north, back to Honolulu. We will continue mapping on the transit, and stick to our routine for a while, but it is kind of sad how soon we will be back in a ‘normal life’.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, a Christmas decoration competition, invented by the ship’s master, is keeping everybody busy and bringing out a surprisingly creative sides of people. The contest is open untill tomorrow, but given the entries already presented, it will be a very tough competition!<\/p>\n

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Kandice from the night shift visits the three men during their day watch. We monitor the multibeam system on the big screen; but the ‘heart’ of the system that does\u00a0all the math, and real-time processing, is hidden in the unimpressive, grey box in the back. \/ Kandice von der Nachtwache besucht die drei M\u00e4nner der Tagwache. Das Multibeam-System wird \u00fcber den gro\u00dfen Bildschirm \u00fcberwacht, wobei sich das eigentliche Herzst\u00fcck des Systems, die Steuer- und Prozessiereinheit, in dem unscheinbaren, grauen Kasten im Hintergrund versteckt. (Photo by Meike)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Das Techniklabor, wo alle Kabel, Computer, Sensoren und Systeme zusammen laufen, ist \u00fcber den vergangenen Monat zu einer regelrechten Arbeitsstation geworden. In drei Schichten von je acht Stunden haben wir rund um die Uhr gearbeitet: die Echolotsysteme \u00fcberwacht, mindestens alle sechs Stunden einen XBTs ausgebracht<\/a>, sowie mehrere Zehner (wenn nicht sogar Hunderte) Gigabyte an Daten gesichert, bearbeitet und gegriddet.<\/p>\n

Heute nun beenden wir unsere letzte Kartierlinie in unserem Arbeitsgebiet und peilen nordw\u00e4rts, Richtung Honolulu. Zwar werden wir w\u00e4hrend des Transits weiter kartieren und auch noch etwas an unserer Routine festhalten, allerdings erfasst alle ein wenig Wehmut, wie bald wir wieder in unser \u201enormales Leben\u201c zur\u00fcckkehren werden.<\/p>\n

Bis dahin allerdings h\u00e4lt uns ein Wettbewerb um die sch\u00f6nste Weihnachtsdeko, ausgerufen vom Kapit\u00e4n pers\u00f6nlich, auf Trapp und f\u00f6rdert erstaunlich kreatives Potential zu Tage. Zwar ist eine Beteiligung bis einschlie\u00dflich morgen noch m\u00f6glich, aber mit den schon jetzt ausgestellten Beitr\u00e4gen ist sicher, dass es eine ziemlich schwierige Entscheidung werden wird!<\/p>\n

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Some of the Christmas decorations already displayed in the galley. Some participants were obviously prepared for Christmas and brought glitter or the ingredience for ginger-bread on board, but the unprepared people were nevertheless increadibly creative using e.g. old light bulbs, aluminum foil, plastic cups, and chop sticks. \/ Einige der schon in der Messe ausgestellten Weihnachtsdekorationen. Offensichtlich waren einige an Bord vorbereitet und hatten Glitter oder die Zutaten f\u00fcr Lebkuchen zur Hand, doch auch die weniger Vorbereiteten haben ihrer Kreativit\u00e4t unter anderm mit alten Gl\u00fchbirnen, Alufolie, Essst\u00e4bchen und Plastikbechern freien Lauf gelassen. (Photo by Meike)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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