EXPEDITION UPDATES
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- Endurance 16
- Endurance 17
- Endurance 18
- Endurance 19
- Endurance 20
- Irminger 10
- Irminger 9
- Pioneer 17
- Pioneer 18
- Pioneer 19
- Pioneer MAB At-Sea Tests
- Pioneer MAB Initial Deployment
- Pioneer MAB Test Deployment
- RCA VISIONS 22
- RCA VISIONS 23
- Station Papa 10
- Station Papa 9
Third Surface Mooring Deployed
The rear deck of the R/V Neil Armstrong is feeling a little empty with the successful deployment of the third and final surface mooring. This…
Glider On Its Way
Glider Lead Diana Wickman and Glider Tech Andy Robison gently lift Glider 379 into the water for its six month deployment within the Pioneer…
More Prep for Leg 2
Getting ready for the second leg. Kris Newhall and Mike Robinson integrate the tower and hull of the new Shallow Water Mooring (SWM). Two new…
Prep Back Home
Don Peters and Kris Newhall measure the dry weight and verify the stability of the Shallow Water Mooring (SWM) buoy. The SWM design developed…
Second Mooring Deployed
The second mooring of the Coastal Pioneer Array MAB, the North Central Surface Mooring, was successfully deployed today from the R/V Neil Armstrong. The team…
Frolicking Sea State
The sea was rocking and rolling a little bit yesterday causing the “wet lab” where we work aboard the R/V Neil Armstrong to live up to its…
Remarkable Underwater Robot
Two REMUS 600 autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) are components of the Coastal Pioneer Array at its new location in the Mid-Atlantic Bight (MAB). Their mission…
Historic, Continuing Collaboration
The U.S. National Science Foundation Ocean Observatories Initiative (NSF-OOI) and the Northeast U.S. Shelf (NES) Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) project have been collaborating since 2017,…
First of First
This morning, April 3, 2024, marked the beginning of the Coastal Pioneer Array in its new location in the Mid-Atlantic Bight. The team began prepping…
CTD Casts While Underway
During transit to the Mid-Atlantic Bight from Woods Hole, the team conducted CTD sampling to continue the work of The Northeast U.S. Shelf (NES)…
Secure Back Deck
The R/V Neil Armstrong is fully loaded with ocean observing equipment for the first deployment of the Coastal Pioneer Array at the Mid-Atlantic Bight. …
Survival Suit Training
Safety training happens as soon as the ship is underway. Here Andy Robinson dons a survival suit and demonstrates how to get air out of…
And We’re Off!
IMG_9893 And we are off! The Coastal and Global Scale Nodes team is aboard the R/V Neil Armstrong headed to the Mid-Atlantic Bight for the…
Loading Complete
Pioneer MAB surface moorings and vehicles were loaded on the RV Neil Armstrong. The team setup the moorings for deployment, verified instrument operation, and prepared…
Prawler Testing Completed
The CGSN team monitors the testing and burn-in of the Pioneer MAB Prawler profiling vehicle, the Shallow Water Mooring controller and towers. The testing will…
