OCEAN VISIONS – The story of the Regional Cabled Array
By Sarah Smith University of Washington Tacoma At a party a few years back, I met my first oceanographer. I sheepishly admitted
November 19, 2020
Category: Daily Blog 2018
Cnidaria Videos
HD video of anemones and jellies at coastal sites. Return to the Coastal Biology home page.
August 7, 2019
Monitoring heat output at ASHES
Over twenty years ago, I was invited to join a team of geologists, acousticians (physicists who study sound), and engineers and help develop instrumentation that can measure the heat content in hot springs on underwater volcanoes. To a geologist
August 3, 2018
A Shifting Perspective
"Once we're on station we'll dive to unplug and recover the mooring. We won’t need the winch or crane until they start the deck ops"
The confidence with which I said that
August 2, 2018
Research Cruise and Me
Imagine you sign up for a research cruise, your first… what should you expect? I was 53 when I got this opportunity; more likely you will be in your late teens or early twenties.
July 30, 2018
Scooping Up Zooplankton From The Ocean
This is my second time sailing with the OOI Cabled Array team from UW APL and the School of Oceanography, with a mission to scoop up some zooplankton from the ocean.
July 27, 2018
Farther and Deeper We Go
Leg 4 has gotten off to a good start. The R/V Revelle left Newport the evening of July 20th for the last time this cruise. The primary goal of this last leg is to repair or replace the three
July 24, 2018
Leg 3 Short but Sweet and Rewarding
The goals to be accomplished during the annual Cabled Array maintenance cruises are based primarily on the required refurbishment schedules for the various components of the CA infrastructure.
July 19, 2018
Port Call and Leg 3 Begins
The arrival of the RV Revelle at the NOAA dock in Newport shortly after noon local time on July 11th signaled the beginning of the intricate dance of offloading equipment recovered during Leg 2
July 15, 2018
A Very Successful First Two Legs of VISIONS18
The VISIONS experience changes people’s lives! It doesn’t only affect the students’ educational future, it affects their personal lives as well.
July 13, 2018