During the past 48 hrs we have been keeping our eyes and thoughts on the weather, and for some, relearning patience at sea as the weather gods/goddeses test us with only three days left to get all our work done on this first Leg.
Since we left port on June 23, the days have flown by. We have been incredibly busy completing Jason Dives 1043-1049. Many of the Cabled Array team has been work
Today the R/V Revelle left Newport at 1000 to begin the National Science Foundations’ Read More »
The Ocean Observatories Cabled Array team from the UW School of Oceanography is about to set off on another 47-day exciting expedition
Through late last night and the wee morning hours of today, ROPOS worked to stretch out their new umbilical tether that provides power and communications to/from the vehicle. Diving to a depth of 2900 m (~9500 ft) takes about 3 hrs with
The sixth and final leg of the UW RSN installation field season begins as the Thompson heads out into a Pacific that has been roughed up by a recent storm.
After two long and complex mooring deployments on Leg5, the Thompson is headed back to Newport to gear up for the next leg and to weather a huge storm brewing just offshore.
It’s Sunday. We’re transiting home. So sad! I will miss the open ocean, but hopefully we’ll be reunited soon. So everyone was
