http://www.kassandracosta.com/about daily 0.75 2021-08-11 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57abb970f5e231a286e9847d/t/61132a11a1c3e55c3dfa85cc/1628645960680/F4262BFE-D3A4-4E2C-A06E-6051244C229A_1_105_c.jpeg About Me - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. http://www.kassandracosta.com/publications daily 0.75 2019-01-18 http://www.kassandracosta.com/research daily 1.0 2021-08-11 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57abb970f5e231a286e9847d/t/57c342a2f5e231b32aabac0e/1472415601880/IMG_1481.jpg Research https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57abb970f5e231a286e9847d/t/57c499ef4402437f57b4036a/1472502264176/IMG_1263.jpg Research https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57abb970f5e231a286e9847d/t/61132d33f3c3bd6de886c69c/1628646715134/Amazon-Jungle-Yasuni-Ecuador-scaled.jpeg Research - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. http://www.kassandracosta.com/northeast-pacific daily 0.75 2017-10-06 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57abb970f5e231a286e9847d/t/59d6d20aa8b2b0eca632caa7/1507250869970/GBulloides.jpg Northeast Pacific G. bulloides, a planktic foraminifera with troublesome abundance changes in the North Pacific. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57abb970f5e231a286e9847d/t/59d6cdc5bce176944e2d9373/1507250339647/ Northeast Pacific Recovering a gravity core on the Juan de Fuca Ridge. Photo by Dave Ferguson. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57abb970f5e231a286e9847d/t/57c4914ad1758e21280ed4ae/1507250451801/05PC_S5_optical.jpg Northeast Pacific Sediment on the Juan de Fuca Ridge is highly variable, ranging from foraminiferal ooze to carbonate-free pelagic mud. Colorful bands indicate periods of discrete hydrothermal activity and paleo-redox fronts. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57abb970f5e231a286e9847d/t/57c4984d893fc067b37a3bb9/1472501916396/DSC_3917.JPG Northeast Pacific Just the beginning of the 1000s of samples that would be taken from the Juan de Fuca cores. Photo by Dave Ferguson. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57abb970f5e231a286e9847d/t/57c4908e3e00be5b56402516/1472499952257/05PC_S4_optical.jpg Northeast Pacific https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57abb970f5e231a286e9847d/t/57c496bf15d5db39cb106f0a/1472501532521/P1000074.JPG Northeast Pacific Core transport was a two person job on the cruise! Here Marty Fleisher and I prepare a core of plastic wrapping and sediment description. Photo by Jennifer Middleton. http://www.kassandracosta.com/field-work daily 0.75 2017-10-06 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57abb970f5e231a286e9847d/t/59d6d90549fc2b6facb78a6b/1507252506516/DSC_0249_Mariko.jpg In the Field Just another sunrise on the Sargasso Sea. Photo by Mariko McNamara. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57abb970f5e231a286e9847d/t/59d6dcd946c3c4ba9406d6bc/1507253475720/IMG_1300.jpg In the Field Prairie vista in North Dakota. (2015) http://www.kassandracosta.com/natural-wonders daily 0.75 2017-10-06 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57abb970f5e231a286e9847d/t/59d6e752e9bfdf1d72d37ede/1507256158785/IMG_1226.jpg Natural wonders Red Rock Canyon lives up to its name. Waterton Lakes Park, Canada. 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AT26-19, Juan de Fuca Ridge (2014). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57abb970f5e231a286e9847d/t/59d6efce268b967d453ee6e9/1507258329316/AR_DSC_0221_Mariko.jpg Blue Expanse Enjoying the steel beach. Photo by Mariko McNamara. AR23-01, NW Atlantic (2017). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57abb970f5e231a286e9847d/t/59d6f056f14aa19042e4fe08/1507258484419/AR_DSC_0114_Mariko.jpg Blue Expanse Just enough sediment. Photo by Mariko McNamara. AR23-01, NW Atlantic (2017). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57abb970f5e231a286e9847d/t/59d6ef5f64b05fdde9d4ec75/1507258214251/ Blue Expanse Monstrous waves in the Gulf Stream. Photo by Coquille Rex. AR23-01, NW Atlantic (2017). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57abb970f5e231a286e9847d/t/59d6f01232601e7a1ef3de45/1507258397315/AR_DSC_0232_Mariko.jpg Blue Expanse All "hands" on deck. Photo by Mariko McNamara. 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