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Pioneer 21:

Mooring Turnarounds & Data Recovery

Pioneer 21 Cruise: Spring Fieldwork for Mooring Service and Data Recovery

The team is heading to the Pioneer Array in the Mid-Atlantic Bight (MAB), off the coast of North Carolina, to conduct critical mooring turnarounds and recover valuable data—extending nearly a decade of sustained ocean observations in this dynamic shelf-break region.

Check back here for daily updates from this important field expedition.

Location

The Pioneer Array’s core is a T-shaped moored array off Nags Head, NC, spanning ~50 km across and along the continental shelf, centered near the shelf-break front ~25 km offshore.

Ship

The R/V Neil Armstrong is a state-of-the-art oceangoing research vessel.

Updates

Regular posts about life aboard the ship, work accomplished, and encounters with marine life.

GALLERY

Images and video of the expedition.

People

Meet the Pioneer 21 Team.