Log Post: Will the Real Hawaiian Seamounts Please Stand Up (Higher)?
We’ve made our way back from a productive and successful cruise.
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We’ve made our way back from a productive and successful cruise.
The excellent data coming from Falkor’s high-resolution multibeam sonars have revealed breathtaking, never-before-seen details on every feature we’ve mapped so far in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.
Running a sonar survey around Midway Atoll—a task we just completed—is bound to inspire some reflection about its history.
In sailing lore, albatross—like the ones that have been following Falkor—are generally considered good omens.
Did you know that even on the calmest day, the sea surface is not as flat as it seems?
Three days ago, we finally made it up to the far northern end of the Monument.
It was day three of our voyage to Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument when Colleen Peters, one of Falkor’s marine technicians, noticed some strange interference lines on the sonar’s water column display.
A front page New York Times article about the “personal, anti-bureaucratic, inspirational” world of modern science philanthropy features Schmidt Ocean Institute and founders Eric and Wendy Schmidt. An accompanying online video also highlights the organization and includes highlights from an interview with Wendy Schmidt: “In marine science, often the funding is available but there’s no … Continued
Early Saturday morning Falkor entered the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM) with all systems up and running.
Today was our second day mobilizing for a planned departure tomorrow morning.