Updates
BC Biogeochemical Researchers
May 31, 2024
IRMINGER: A team from Boston College was aboard the R/V Neil Armstrong on Thursday May 30 to get a first-hand look at where they will be spending the next month at sea. Meg Yoder (far left) will serve as advisor to student participants Ayden Schirmacher (in blue) and Emma Brown (in yellow). They will be conducting biogeochemical sampling in the Irminger Sea in support of ongoing research work of Hilary…
Securing Back Deck
May 31, 2024
IRMINGER: The Coastal and Global Scale Nodes team has been busy loading the deck of the R/V Neil Armstrong to head off to the Global Irminger Sea Array on June 2. Here Mike Robinson (left) and Dan Bogorff secure the subsurface mooring components in preparation for the nearly month long journey at sea.
POGO Fellow Aboard
May 29, 2024
STATION PAPA: Aditi Sharma, a PhD candidate at the National Institute of Oceanography India, made her way from Mumbai to Boston last week in preparation for a subsequent flight to Anchorage and drive to Seward, Alaska to board the R/V Sikuliaq. Before heading into the air again, she spent a few days at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), where she had a chance to see the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI)…
Scoreboard!
April 16, 2024
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.
New Shallow Water Moorings
April 16, 2024
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.
Sunset Departure
April 12, 2024
The R/V Neil Armstrong departs Woods Hole, MA headed to Pioneer MAB on Leg#2.
Ready for Leg 2
April 12, 2024
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.
Dissuading Pesky Sea Lions
April 12, 2024
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.
Coastal Piercing Profiler Deployment
April 11, 2024
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 acoustic modems.