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The time has finally come to start our exploration of Perth Canyon and so we left dock early this morning to get a first glimpse of what lies ahead. However, as mentioned in a previous post, not everything always goes according to plan – and in our case we are still missing one part for … Continued
A group of acclaimed scientists will set out this Sunday for a 12-day expedition to unlock the secrets of a deep ocean gorge the size of the Grand Canyon, aboard Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor. The team headed by University of Western Australia’s Professor Malcolm McCulloch, together with researchers from other institutions in Australia … Continued
Check out the why the science party on the Tasman Sea cruise studies the Ocean.
At last, R/V Falkor has entered the Indian Ocean for the first time in her history and is now docked at Henderson, just 35 km (22 miles) south of Perth, where final preparations are made for the upcoming Perth Canyon cruise. Scientists, visitors, and journalists took this opportunity to visit Falkor and participate in a lecture about … Continued
In our modern world, it is hard to imagine the times long ago when there were still white areas on our maps of the world, and the ‘big unknown’ provoked numerous speculations and colourful fantasies. Today, Google Maps allows us to zoom into almost any street in the world and explore “underwater street views” of … Continued
Open sharing of data collected aboard Falkor is an integral part of the Schmidt Ocean Institute mission, but sharing data efficiently and accessibly is challenging. To better accomplish this mandate, Schmidt Ocean Institute is now partnering with Rolling Deck to Repository (R2R) and the Marine Geoscience Data System (MGDS). Both programs were created to ensure maximum … Continued
After 26 days at sea, the T-Beam crew has sailed back into port along the Derwent River, and tied up on land. We never expected this work to be easy – battling with the constant barrage of storms headed directly from the southern ocean – the Tasman Sea did not disappoint.
Out here in the Tasman Sea, chasing the internal tide involves a lot of detective work, piecing together clues from water velocity, temperature, and density to determine where exactly the tide beam is heading.
This morning I was handed a small vial of water from the deepest reaches of the Tasman Sea (4800 meters deep, to be exact). So what, you ask?
