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AUVs Launched

The first of two Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) were launched from the R/V Neil Armstrong this morning for a 20-hour transect. The second will be…

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Two More Gliders Deployed

Two versions of the Teledyne Gliders were deployed on April 5, 2024 at the Pioneer Array Mid-Atlantic Bight site.  While testing of both models has…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Winches and Cranes Galore

Working smarter, not harder. A picture of many heavy objects being moved without anyone carrying anything by hand aboard the R/V Sikuliaq during the Endurance…

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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…

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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,…

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UNOLS Volunteers Pitch In

The Endurance 20 team includes two UNOLS Cruise Volunteers on each leg. These volunteers are graduate students looking for opportunities to go to sea. On…

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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…

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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)…

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Crabs Galore

Image of crab pots surrounding the ship as the R/V Sikuliaq and the Endurance 20 team were adjacent to the Washington Inshore Surface Mooring. The…

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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. …

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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