ROPOS with recovered Deep Profiler
ROPOS emerges from the water towing the Deep Profiler crawler beneath it. Credit: Erin Haphey, UW; V15.
August 7, 2015
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Blue Moon and ROPOS
Ode to the Blue Moon-
Oh Blue Moon, how you glimmer and shine,
your reflection whirls with each passing wave.
Credit: Malea Saul, UW; V15.
August 4, 2015
Trawl resistant BEP latched below ROPOS
A trawl-resistant Benthic Experiment Package is latched under ROPOS and ready for deployment at the EA Shelf (60 m) Site. Credit: Mitch Elend, UW; V15.
August 4, 2015
Tracie with ROPOS
Tracie posing with her artfully decorated marker that ROPOS will emplace on the seabed at Axial Seamount. Credit: Vinnie (ROPOS); V15.
July 29, 2015
Front of ROPOS and Control Room
The ROV ROPOS hosts multiple cameras that include the Zeus Plus and Mini Zeus from Insite Pacific, a pilot cam, and a digital still camera that are lit by both HMI's as well as an assortment of LED's. All imagery and data are fed in live to the control room onboard the R/V Thompson. Credit: Alex Jamshedi, Western Washington University; V15.
July 24, 2015
ROPOS With Shallow Profiler Latched In
ROPOS latches into a Shallow Profiler for installation during the Cabled Array VISIONS'15 cruise. Credit: Mitch Elend, University of Washington, V15.
July 15, 2015
ROPOS Versus Jesse
Jesse getting attacked by ROPOS (Remotely Operated Platform for Ocean Science).
July 15, 2015
ROPOS Control Room at El Guapo
The ROPOS control room onboard the R/V Thompson as it works at the 18 m tall (59 ft) actively venting chimney called El Guapo in the International District Hydrothermal Field. Credit: Mitch Elend, University of Washington, V15.
July 14, 2015
ROPOS says hi to the Digital Still Camera
The newly installed digital still camera at the El Gordo vent within the International District hydrothermal field catches ROPOS above the mass spectrometer. Credit: NSF/OOI/UW, V15.
July 12, 2015
ROPOS Control Room 2015
The ROPOS control room onboard the R/V Thompson is a magical place for many where we get to see parts of the ocean never before seen, and first of their kind operations.
July 11, 2015