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We are studying the oceanography of the Texas coast, focusing specifically on the distribution of phytoplankton and nutrients in the water column. High nutrients often set the stage for growth of phytoplankton. One particular species that we are interested in is the toxic phytoplankton called Karenia brevis. These algae could be identified in samples taken … Continued
When I landed in Pohnpei, Micronesia for the Ontong Java expedition I was greeted by the local customs authorities in the airport.
Being an Englishman, my knowledge of Thanksgiving is limited to the following: you eat a lot of food, catch up with family, there are yams (though I’m not sure what they are) and a turkey gets pardoned by the President of the USA. So I’m obviously extremely excited to hear I’ll be experiencing my first … 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
Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor recently arrived in Honolulu after a 21 day expedition across the equator looking at small-scale mixing in the central Pacific Ocean. She is now undergoing scheduled upgrades before heading off in early October to map the world’s largest underwater volcano, Tamu Massif. While some of the projects during the upgrade … Continued
Ana Paula Osiroff is a physical oceanographer from Buenos Aires, Argentina, holding a Licentiate degree from Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires (ITBA). She currently works full-time as a researcher at the Servicio de Hidrografía Naval under the Ministry of Defense. Her expertise focuses on continental shelf dynamics, shelf-open ocean interactions, and the analysis of hydrographic … Continued
Lucía Carolina Kahl is currently an Assistant Researcher at the Servicio de Hidrografía Naval (SHN, Ministry of Defense, Argentina) and a Teaching Assistant at the University of Buenos Aires (FCEN, UBA). Her primary expertise lies in oceanography, with a focus on carbon dynamics, ocean acidification, CO₂ fluxes, and carbonate chemistry in the Southwestern Atlantic. She … Continued
This time-lapse video depicts operation at one station illustrating the amount of activity and people involved in 24 hours of station work. Filmed over a continuous 24 hour period this short video should help explain why after almost a month at sea, we have over 12 terrabytes of data! The scientists and crew onboard Falkor have been working … Continued
“All models are wrong. Some models are useful” – George E.P. Box, Mathematician Predicting the ocean physical environment – the tides, currents, water temperature, etc., requires a mathematical model capable of capturing the important physical processes. Luckily for us, Isaac Newton discovered many moons ago that force equals mass times acceleration that in turn led to … Continued
R/V Falkor (too) Working Decks and Deployment Systems The vessel provides a tremendous amount of space and tools for deploying systems to study the ocean. The 900 square meter (9,678 square feet) aft deck hosts the large moon pool, and winches and frames for over-the-side deployments. The vessel's 20.9 meter diameter helideck can support vertical … Continued
