A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
It has been a magnificent journey. Being surrounded by the Pacific Ocean on all sides for 25 days has deepened my connection to our water...
MoreWhat Color is the Ocean? The Sky?
What Color is the Ocean? The Sky? Most of us would reply immediately—blue! But what shade of blue? I am exploring this topic during the...
MorePhytoplankton Sampling Strategies
Plankton comes from the greek word planktos, meaning wanderer. It does not define a specific organism, but rather a specific life style. Plankton consist of all...
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SOI/ Ben Knorlein
Weekly Video ~ Wrapping up the Sea to Space Expedition
“All of these different people with different perspectives, but everybody is interested in the same question. And when you have people thinking about the same...
MoreScience at Sea: Challenges, Silver Linings, and Success
The sediment traps and the Wirewalker were recovered after three days of collecting data with a big surprise. Some parts were bent, and three out of the four...
MoreThe Ocean’s Colors from Space
Earth’s ocean is vast and deep, and we still need to study many things about it. To investigate and quantify biological and chemical processes, for...
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NASA/ Norman Kuring
Phytoplankton in Three Phases
I always knew that one day I wanted to study the ocean, even though I grew up just north of Pittsburgh and had never seen...
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SOI/ Mónika Naranjo González
Maiden Voyages
Melissa Omand, interdisciplinary physical oceanographer from the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography, was confronted with a conflict: it was time for an upgrade...
MoreGoing With the Flow
Trying to sleep on a trampoline while somebody is jumping on it - this is how it feels during many nights at sea as the...
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SOI/ Ben Knorlein
Weekly Video ~ A Close-Up View
See up close how the results of sampling from the Sea to Space expedition by researchers aboard FALKOR will work with readings from satellites to increase...
MoreMeasuring the Pulse of the Ocean
Act 1: Blowin’ in the wind At the unholy hour of 0400, I find myself on the aft deck of the world-class research vessel Falkor, bubbling...
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SOI/ Mónika Naranjo González
Video ~ Rough Recovery
Often, the "small victories" of a research cruise are what add up to a successful expedition. This video gives a great look into what many...
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SOI/ Colleen Durkin
Every Other Breath
As an undergraduate student, Colleen Durkin had no idea what to specialize in, but looking at a seawater sample through a microscope during a field-trip...
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SOI/ Ben Knorlein
Sea to Space Trek: Oceans, the Final Frontier
Every great ship needs a Holodeck. Not for entertainment, but for science. Star Trek's fictional Holodeck can create matter virtually (in our case, it would be...
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SOI/ Ben Knorlein
Weekly Video ~ Exploring and Explaining Instruments
Drawings, Paintings, Lasers and Virtual Reality: Take a tour of the research and instruments being used on the Sea to Space Particle Investigation.
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SOI/ Mónika Naranjo González
Zen and the Art of Wirewalker Maintenance
I have sailed with my share of compelling characters since I began ocean research, and perhaps it is fitting that while we study ocean color aboard...
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SOI/ Mónika Naranjo González
Microbes Run the Show
Researchers in the Dry Lab are able to examine the most recent Virtual Reality simulations created from holographic photos taken in each CTD cast. With this experience,...
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SOI/ Kirsten Carlson
Taking Sail on a Creative Voyage from Sea to Space
Aloha! My name is Kirsten Carlson and I am the Artist-at-Sea aboard R/V Falkor’s Sea to Space Particle Investigation cruise. During this voyage, I will...
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SOI/ Mónika Naranjo González
Science Challenges at Sea: A Plumbing Story
When people think of science, the first examples that come to mind are often dramatic triumphs—the moon landing, the invention of DNA sequencing, or the...
MoreSea to Space ~ Introduction Video
"The whole driver for the cruise is to be able to collect data that will help us better understand the imagery collected by Ocean Color...
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