Recovery and Deployment of Station Papa Array Mooring
A team of 10 scientists and engineers will be aboard the R/V Sikuliaq for a 17-day expedition (May 19 -June 4, 2025).
• 3 subsurface moorings
• 2 gliders
• 1 NOAA-PMEL surface mooring
• 1 UW-APL Waverider mooring
Over the coming weeks, the team will be busy at the Papa array deploying new instruments, recovering gear that's been collecting data for the past year, and conducting vital water sampling.
Check back here for regular updates.
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Location
The Global Station Papa Array is located in the Gulf of Alaska. Station Papa Array consists of a triangular set of moorings (white circles), with the sides of the triangle having a length roughly 10 times the water depth to capture mesoscale variability in each region.
Ship
The 261-foot R/V Sikuliaq is one of the most advanced university research vessels in the world, capable of breaking ice up to 2.5 feet thick.
Updates
Regular posts about life aboard the ship, work accomplished, and encounters with marine life.
