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Sunrise in the MAB
Sunrise over the NOSM surface buoy on 17 April.
Read MoreScoreboard!
A large-format display of wire tension, amount of wire payed out, and payout speed from the ship’s trawl winch is posted on the superstructure of the R/V Neil Armstrong, facing aft. This allows deck personnel to monitor the winch status during operations.
Read MoreNew Shallow Water Moorings
Two shallow water moorings were deployed today at the Pioneer MAB site. These specially designed moorings allow a wave-powered profiler to span the upper 80% of the water column in water depths as shallow as 25-30 m.
Read MoreSunset Departure
The R/V Neil Armstrong departs Woods Hole, MA headed to Pioneer MAB on Leg#2.
Read MoreReady for Leg 2
Remaining Coastal Profiler Moorings and the brand new Shallow Water Moorings loaded on the R/V Neil Armstrong for deployment during leg 2. Staged and ready. All components of the new MAB shallow water mooring are assembled on deck to facilitate testing before deployment tomorrow.
Read MoreDissuading Pesky Sea Lions
California sea-lions haul out on Endurance Array shelf buoys during the day. These buoys ride higher at night, which corresponds to when the sea-lions leave to feed. Aluminum guards keep the sea-lions off the solar panels and prevent sea-lions from chewing wires and connectors. The team sprayed off biofouling after getting the buoy on board.
Read MoreCoastal Piercing Profiler Deployment
A Coastal Surface Piercing Profiler is headed overboard. In the background is the Oregon Inshore Surface Mooring 150 meters away. They are deployed near each other so the Endurance 20 team can command the profiler while it is underwater. There is a cellular connection with the surface mooring. The mooring and the profiler each have…
Read MoreUNOLS Volunteers Leg 2
On this cruise leg, the two UNOLS Cruise Volunteers who joined the Endurance 20 team are graduate students Malik Jordan and Ellery Ohlwiler. Here they are guiding stretch hose into the ocean behind a buoy. Behind them is the MultiFunction Node of this mooring, which includes its anchor.
Read MoreThanks to @RV_Neil Crew
We are almost home. We are aboard the R/V Neil Armstrong off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard, waiting for the tide to change so we can safely make our way to the WHOI dock. This successful leg 1 would not have been possible without the extreme professionalism and friendliness of the R/V Neil Armstrong crew. …
Read MoreAnd It’s a Wrap
Hear what the best parts of leg 1 were from some of its participants. The Coastal Pioneer Array MAB team completed all the objectives of Leg 1 by the end of the day April 8th and started the transit home, back to the dock at Woods Hole. Taking advantage of a day in the wet…
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