Loihi Seamount – Ironed Out
Like all good things, the Loihi Seamount excursion has come to an end. Close to two weeks onboard the R/V Falkor, and our science crew...
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The Heart of Falkor
Most of the time when you tour a ship you see the main areas where the science gets done, the aft deck, wet lab, control...
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Angelos Hannides
The best of both worlds
Another day (or night), another hydrocast. As I watch the wire disappear into the ocean, I recall K.O. Emery’s preface to his classic 1960 book...
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The many gifts of AUV Sentry
By this point you should be intimately familiar with the star of our cruise, AUV Sentry. Sentryis primarily a survey tool, and like most Autonomous...
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The Irons of Loihi: 2+ or 3+ Redox
Metals are present in our ocean, this is nothing new to us. Scientists have been measuring metals for decades and have a fairly good idea...
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Loihi’s hydrothermal plume: More than just Iron
Although iron is the focus of our Loihi Expedition, a number of other measurements are being collected during our cruise as we hunt for Loihi’s...
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Argonne National Lab
Small is beautiful: I heart particles
Loihi seamount is an underwater, hydrothermal vent site that sends iron-rich water into the ocean in a plume. In addition to the dissolved iron, the...
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What does it take to measure iron in the ocean
What does it take to measure iron in the ocean? The science crew of the R/V Falkor are intimately familiar with this question. The concentrations...
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When the boat rocks
Moving a laboratory onto a ship is no small feat. Multiple days are required just to transfer gear from shore to ship. It’s somewhat similar...
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Ironing out hydrothermal plumes
We know that Loihi Seamount is affected by hydrothermal activity that can lead to giant plumes of rusty flecks in the water column and at...
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Diving Deep with Dana
Join me, Dana Yoerger on my first journey aboard R/VFalkor to Loihi Seamount. With over 70 oceanographic expeditions under my belt, I still get excited...
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A Dive in the Life of Sentry
After spending a day off shore and calibrating all the equipment, we are off to our destination! It will take approximately 15 hours to transit...
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Underwater teamwork
Our capabilities for exploring the seafloor have undergone a revolution in the last few decades. Depending on the scientific problem we need to solve, we...
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Ahead by a Sentry
When you think about the amount of preparation needed for a cruise, the whole thing can make you exhausted. Months of planning, timelines, securing equipment...
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