Log Post: Tracking the Tasman Sea’s Hidden Tide
Every day, the ocean’s tides create massive underwater waves known as internal tides that radiate around the globe with major impacts on the ocean’s heat budget and climate.
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Log Post: Daily Expedition Photos and Video
Check out our daily photo gallery. Photos: Paul Yancey, Leighton Rolley, Linda Tatreau, Chloe Weinstock, Thom Linley. Video Clips from the Cruise: Timelapse mobilization on the baited fish trap on the aft deck of Falkor, while docked in Guam. Video: SOI/Dr. Stuart Peirtney. Working on the aft deck at sea, mobilizing lander equipment. Video: SOI/ … Continued
News: Vice-President Wendy Schmidt gives the Presidential Forum at AGU
Schmidt Ocean Institute Co-Founder and Vice-President Wendy Schmidt gave the Presidential Forum at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in San Francisco on Tuesday December 16th, 2014. Wendy spoke about science in a time of transition and how scientists can make a difference. She used Schmidt Ocean Institute as an example, sharing some of the expeditions that … Continued
Log Post: There and Back Again
All too soon, the R/V Falkor is again docked in the crystal blue waters of Guam harbor.
Log Post: Things That Go Boom in the Deep
The steam back to Guam is bumpy and never-ending.
Log Post: Christmas Comes Early on Falkor
After a few whirlwind days of heavy seas — and the heavier loss of two prized landers— Chief Scientist Doug Bartlett’s team scored a big win yesterday.
News: Schmidt Ocean Institute 2015 Expeditions
Tracking the Tasman Sea’s Hidden Tides January – February Every day, the ocean’s tides create massive underwater waves known as internal tides that radiate around the globe with major impacts on the ocean’s heat budget and climate. Little is known about how these subsurface water movements propagate and dissipate in the open ocean, but that … Continued
Log Post: Decoding the Secrets in Trench Water
I am on this expedition to collect seawater. Before the trip, when I told people that was going to be my mission, they usually responded with something like this:
News: New Species and Surprising Findings in the Mariana Trench
The Mariana Trench located in the Western Pacific near Guam hosts the deepest place on earth, and has been the focus of high profile voyages to conquer its deepest point, Challenger Deep. A recent expedition to the Trench onboard Research Vessel Falkor targeted multiple depths and found active thriving communities of animals. The expedition set … Continued
