RCA VISIONS 26

Our first stop was also our shallowest: the Oregon Shelf site, at just 80 m water depth and about an hour from Newport. But shallow means anything but simple. At this site, high currents and low visibility due to abundant biology and well stirred sediments can make it impossible to see even a foot in front…

The past week has been a whirlwind of activity in preparation for departure.  Once again, it has been almost exactly one year since our team was heading out to sea. Similar to last year, there has been a huge effort over the last few days by the RCA, Jason, and R/V Revelle teams, supported by a shore crane,…

Each summer, an extraordinary scientific expedition heads into the Northeast Pacific to maintain one of the world’s most advanced underwater ocean observatories. We invite you to follow along as the University of Washington’s Regional Cabled Array (RCA) team returns to sea for its annual Operations and Maintenance expedition, part of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Ocean Observatories…