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Research Outreach Diversity Auburn University    Below are
listed some other terms that will be used during the cruise  
Aft: towards the stern or back of the boat  Benthic: term for
organisms living on the sea floor  Bow: the front, pointed end
of the boat  Bransfield Strait: the body of water between the
Antarctic Peninsula and the South Shetland Islands to the north
Co-PI: Co-Principal Investigator, scientist who shares in the
responsibility of leading a research effort  Drake Passage:
seaway between the southern tip of South America and northern
tip of Antarctica, some of the roughest seas in the world occur
here  Endemic: an organism found only in a certain region and
nowhere else in the world  ET: Electronics Tech, a Raytheon
employee who oversees e-mail, ship's computers, and electronic
portions of science operations Fore: towards the bow of the boat
Global warming: increase in the average temperature of the
planet, global warming is curr