New Approaches To Autonomous Exploration At The Costa Rican Shelf Break
The Seeping Cascadia Margin
Solving Microbial Mysteries with Autonomous Technology
Exploring Fronts with Multiple Robots
Eddy Exploration and Ecosystem Dynamics
Coordinated Robotics Part 2: ʻAuʻAu Channel
Discovering Deep Sea Corals of the Phoenix Islands
The Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA) is the largest and deepest UNESCO World Heritage Site on Earth. Approximately the size of California, PIPA was the first Marine Protected Area (MPA) of its kind. In October, Dr. Erik Cordes (Temple University) and his team will explore never seen before seamounts and atolls within PIPA with R/V Falkor and ROV SuBastian.
Unraveling Ancient Sea Level Secrets
In an innovative whole-reef approach, scientists will sail on Falkor this August and September for a 29-day expedition to reconstruct past sea levels in the Pacific. Falkor will sail along the central Hawaiian Islands and Line Islands in a two-part expedition using both an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) and Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) SuBastian.
Sea to Space Particle Investigation
The Mariana region is home to the Mariana subduction system. This November, scientists shed light on the Mariana back-arc spreading center looking for new sites of hydrothermal activity.