Wind, Waves, Krill, and Seafloor Ice
August 13, 2025
Working at sea brings unique challenges. The one we commonly experience on RCA cruises is weather, specifically wind and waves. When wind and waves combine,
V25 Leg 1 Students’ Reflections on Hydrothermal Vents
August 11, 2025
On August 8th, we visited the ASHES Hydrothermal Field near the western caldera wall of Axial Seamount. This was the first dive in the caldera
Calm Seas and Shallow Profilers
August 9, 2025
August 8, 2025 It is hard to believe that it has only been four days since the R/V Atlantis left port. So much has happened
Kamchatka M8.8 Earthquake and Tsunami’s Captured by the RCA
August 6, 2025
Kamchatka M8.8 Earthquake and Tsunami’s Reach Across the Pacific to NSF’s OOI Regional Cabled Array Deborah Kelley1, Joe Duprey1, Wendi Ruef 1, and W. Chadwick2
Away We Go – Diving Begins
August 6, 2025
The past week has been a whirlwind of activity in preparation for departure on August 4 – all team members arrived onboard the Atlantis at