Image Archive

Joe Kalisch from Grays Harbor College, onboard the R/V Thompson during Leg 2 of the VISIONS'15 expedition. Credit: Tracie Barry, Grays Harbor College; V15.

The Deep Profiler installed July 22, 2015 at the Slope Base site is caught profiling at a water depth of 2775 m beneath the ocean's surface on the mooring cable during ROPOS Dive R1855. Credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF; V15.

The instrumented Deep Profiler is about to be attached to the mooring cable at the Slope Base Site (water depth 2900 m) during Leg 2 of the NSF-OOI-UW VISIONS'15 expedition aboard the R/V Thompson. Credit: Mitch Elend, University of Washington, V15.

Tim McGinnis from the UW Applied Physics Laboratory prepares the docking station for the Slope Base Deep Profiler that was installed during Leg 2 of the NSF-OOI-UW Cabled Array VISIONS'15 cruise. Credit: Mitch Elend, University of Washington, V15.

Yellow "hard hats" encase glass floatation spheres that top the infrastructure on the Deep Profiler Morrings. These spheres were being installed from the fantail of the R/V Thompson as part of the Slope Base Mooring during Leg 2 of the NSF-OOI-UW Cabled Array VISIONS'15 crusie. Credit: Mitch Elend, University of Washington. V15.

The Deep Profiler Float from the Slope Base site being installed off the fantail of the R/V Thompson during Leg 2 of the OOI-NSF- Cabled Array VISIONS'15 cruise. Eric Boget from the UW Applied Physcis lab leads the deck operations. Credit: Mitch Elend, University of Washington; V15.

Setting sun on viewed from the R/V Thompson. Credit: Krista Nunnally, University of Washington V15

The top of the Deep Profiler mooring at the Slope Base site is marked by a large syntactic foam float. This was installed during Leg 2 of the NSF-OOI-UW Cabled Array VISIONS'15 expedition. Credit: NSF-OOI/UW/ISS; V15 - ROPOS Dive R1855.

APL team wrapping yale grips to relieve tension on deployed mooring cable. Leg 2 Visions’15 expedition: Credit: Lauren Kowalski, University of Washington, V15.

A beautiful sunset on Leg 2 of the VISIONS'15 expedition. Credit: Lauren Kowalski, University of Washington, V15.

Julian onboard the R/V Thompson at the beginning of Leg 2 of the VISIONS'15 cruise. Credit: Jess Noe, University of Washington; V15.

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Grays Harbor College undergraduate, Joe Kalisch, onboard the R/V Thompson during the VISIONS'15 cruise. Credit: Mitch Elend, University of Washington; V15.

The HPIES instrument at 2900 m water depth as it is about to be recovered by the ROV ROPOS during Leg 2 of the VISIONS'15 expedition. Credit: NSF-OOI/UW/ISS; V15.

The bow lines are released from the dock...freeing the R/V Thompson to continue her seaward journey. Credit: Mitch Elend, University of Washington; V15.

Tracie intent on taking in the first fire and safety meeting onboard the R/V Thompson during Leg 2 of the VISIONS'15 expedition. Credit: Mitch Elend, University of Washington; V15.

The ROV ROPOS places bags of pea gravel around the broadband seismometer to decrease "noise" from currents etc. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF, V15.

Deb Kelley and John Delany relaxing during a break during the Leg 1-Leg 2 port call in Newport, Oregon. Credit: Mitch Elend, University of Washington.

A velella velella jellyfish brought onboard during Leg 1 of the VISIONS'15 cruise. Credit: Jessie Hild, University of Washington, V15.

UW School of Oceanography students, Katie Bigham and Jesse Turner, ponder Neptunea snail egg stalks from Southern Hydrate Ridge during Leg 1 of the VISIONS'15 cruise. Credit: Mitch Elend, University of Washington, V15.

UW undergranduate students, Jessie and Khadijah, examine velella velella jellyfish during Leg 1 of the VISION'15 expedition. Credit: Mitch Elend, University of Washington, V15.

Lauren Kowalski peers out to sea upon leaving Newport on Leg 2 of the VISIONS'15 expedition. Credit: Mitch Elend, University of Washington, V15.

The R/V Thompson begins its transit to the Slope Base site from Newport, Oregon during the VISIONS'15 expedition. Credit: Mitch Elend, University of Washington, V15.

Kearstin and Jessie are happy to be sailing on Leg 1 of the VISIONS'15. Credit: Mitch Elend, University of Washington.

The fantail of the R/V Thompson as it enters Newport, Oregon at the end of Leg 1. Most of the equipment is platforms and instruments installed in 2015 and recovered during Leg 1. Credit. Skip Denny, University of Washington.

Student group photo at the end of Leg 1, VISIONS'15 cruise. Front - left to right. Jessica Noe, Jessie HIld, Diana Park. Back row  - left to right. Lauren Kowalski, Kearstin Williams, Malea Saul, Kadijah Homoka, Jesse Turner, Chief Scientist Debbie Kelley, Katie Bigham. Credit: Julie Nelson.

Nye Beach on the north side of the entrance to Yaquina Bay taken as the R/V Thompson transits into the harbor, end of Leg 1. Credit: Skip Denny