Updates
Measuring waves
May 20, 2022
The sun was shining and the waves rolling as the University of Washington Applied Physics Lab’s Waverider was deployed. The waverider measurements provide a better understanding of the impact of surface waves on the ocean mixed layer. The team is aboard the R/V Sikuliaq for the Station Papa 9 expedition.
NOAA deployment #2
May 20, 2022
OOI doesn’t have a surface mooring at Station Papa but NOAA does…A bird’s eye view as the team aboard the R/V Sikuliaq deployed NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Lab’s surface mooring, the second of NOAA’s deployments during Station Papa 9.
NOAA deployment #1
May 20, 2022
Lots of cooperation/collaboration aboard the R/V Sikuliaq during Station Papa 9. NOAA’s Noise Reference Station was successfully deployed by the joint OOI/NOAA/UW cruise team. It is one of two deployments being done for NOAA.
Flanking Mooring B deployment
May 20, 2022
Nico Llanos successfully oversaw the deployment of the flanking mooring B deployment on Station Papa. It was his first time as deck lead. Nice work, Nico! Photos: Rebecca Travis©WHOI
Wildlife visitors
May 12, 2022
Eagles, seals, and other wildlife were part of the send off team for the R/V Sikuliaq’s departure from Seward.
Ready for departure
May 12, 2022
The R/V Sikuliaq is loaded and ready for departure later today, May 12 2022. The ship is docked in Seward, Alaska.
Team on way to Global Station Papa 9
May 9, 2022
A team of scientists and engineers is already traveling to Seward, Alaska to mobilize for another OOI expedition. On May 12, they will be aboard the R/V Sikuliaq for a 19-day expedition to the Global Station Papa Array, in the Gulf of Alaska, about 620 nautical miles offshore. This team will deploy five moorings — three for OOI and one each for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the University…
Last deployment
April 27, 2022
As we wrap up the Pioneer 18 cruise and head back to port in Woods Hole, it is a time to thank all those responsible for the great success of the Pioneer array, and reflect on the fact that the Coastal Profiler Mooring shown here, PMUI-17, will be the last Pioneer mooring deployed on the New England Shelf. After providing data through the summer and early fall, the current array…
Linepack at sunrise
April 27, 2022
Coastal Profiler Mooring (CPM) line packs are tested early in the morning on deployment days. CPM anchors are recovered by means of an acoustic release. The release frees a float which rises to the surface pulling the line pack – an aluminum frame wound with thin, strong synthetic line- which unspools as the float rises. The line is still connected to the anchor below. The float is hooked by the…
Marine life making homes on buoys
April 27, 2022
The Northeast US Shelf is a biodiverse area that leads to some fascinating meetings with nature. The Pioneer Array’s mooring platforms on the shelf provide a solid structure that becomes home for many marine species like barnacles, mussels, and scallops. I never knew what barnacles actually looked like until I saw them on our buoys. They are much creepier than what was illustrated on SpongeBob SquarePants (one of my favorite…