Log Post: Beginning a Research Career
For new comers to science, it is important that they begin their journey in some particular way.
Search Results for CTD
Log Post: A Steep Slope
The continental shelf of Tasmania is pretty steep.
Log Post: Rollin’ in the Deep
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?
Person: Steve Romaine
Steve Romaine is the head of the Water Properties Group at the Institute of Ocean Sciences, which provides oceanographic support to research missions in the Pacific and Arctic regions. This includes sampling protocols for dissolved oxygen, nutrients, salinities, and electronic measurements using CTD units. Steve has a M.Sc. in biological oceanography from the University of … Continued
News: Student Cruises 2014
During the inaugural Schmidt Ocean Institute Symposium in November of 2013, Schmidt Ocean Institute (SOI) Vice President and Co-Founder Wendy Schmidt launched an initiative to inspire a deep passion for ocean sciences among students by bringing them out to conduct research at sea aboard the R/V Falkor. At the time, SOI was already planning its collaborations … Continued
Log Post: Wee Little Bad Boys in the Deep
With no ROV dive, today was a time for filling in some gaps in the high-resolution seafloor mapping, and some sampling work launching equipment from the surface. In contrast to yesterday’s beautiful scenes at Baker Bank, one of the more interesting finds was something invisible to the naked eye and a good bit less pleasant. … Continued
Log Post: Cruise Summary for Deep Coral Shakedown
This was a shakedown to remember. It was the first time for many things aboard RV Falkor – the first time chased by a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico, the first time diving with a remotely operated vehicle (ROV), the first time mapping in rough weather, and the first time imaging corals in … Continued
Log Post: Falkor Encounters Signs of Warm, Salty Gulf Stream Current
As the R/V Falkor made its way south past the Grand Banks of Newfoundland this sunny, calm morning, Second/Third Officer Paul Shepherd overheard Chief Scientist Dr. Cabell Davis talking to researcher Melissa Patrician about the sea ahead, which had a slightly rusty reddish hue in relation to the blue sky. Throughout the Falkor’s maiden voyage … Continued
Cruise: Sustainability of Reef Fishes and Causes of Harmful Algal Blooms
This research cruise on board is aiming to evaluate the role of artificial reefs in sustaining reef fishes in the Gulf of Mexico and assess harmful algal bloom-forming taxa of South Texas.
Cruise: Trans-Atlantic Shakedown
This cruise is a part of the shakedown phase of the R/V Falkor initial science operations. During shakedown, all of the systems and oceanographic instruments on board the ship will be tested and calibrated. The ship’s layout and functionality will be evaluated against the needs of future scientific expeditions.
