More on the 2009 NE Pacific Expedition
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By , on September 22nd, 2009 Leave a comment   Expeditions, Scientist!, Vessels and Equipment   , , , , , , , ,  

In the ROV control room. You can see Chris there on the right with his left hand on his chin. I am in the background about dead center (the bald one with the headset on doing my cheif scientist thing. Chris Mah provides the next installment of his ongoing series covering our previous cruise. Although . . . → Read More: More on the 2009 NE Pacific Expedition

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NE Pacific Expedition Day 6 & 7
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By , on September 2nd, 2009 Leave a comment   Expeditions, Organisms   , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  

A report from Dr. M while he is at sea in the northeast Pacific. You can also follow the expedition here. Monday was consumed with our second dive on the north end of Coaxial (46.5191126, -129.588406) along the Juan de Fuca Ridge. Two and a half kilometers down we slowly make our way across lava . . . → Read More: NE Pacific Expedition Day 6 & 7

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NE Pacific Expedition Day 5
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By , on August 31st, 2009 2 comments   Expeditions, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls   , , , , , ,  

A report from Dr. M while he is at sea in the northeast Pacific. You can follow the expedition here. Our first day in the water. The sea is calm and tremendously blue. Of course blue clear water means little primary production at the ocean’s surface. Through the 3.5km of transparent water column, the ROV . . . → Read More: NE Pacific Expedition Day 5

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Pacific Northwest Expedition
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By , on August 24th, 2009 2 comments   Expeditions, Geology, Organisms, Scientist!   , , , , , ,  

Just a reminder that Chris Mah (from Echinoblog) and I will participating in Leg 5 of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute’s expedition to the northern Pacific. Leg 5 of the expedition, starting Friday of this week, focuses on sampling lava flows that erupted during historic time on the Juan de Fuca and Gorda . . . → Read More: Pacific Northwest Expedition

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2009 Pacific Northwest Expedition
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By , on August 5th, 2009 3 comments   Expeditions, Geology, Seamount, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls   , , , , , ,  

Myself and Chris Mah (from Echinoblog) will particpating in Leg 5 of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute’s expedition ot the northern Pacific. Leg 5 of the expedition focuses on sampling lava flows that erupted during historic time on the Juan de Fuca and Gorda Mid-Ocean Ridges, and comparing them with the surrounding, older . . . → Read More: 2009 Pacific Northwest Expedition

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Submarine Volcano Erupts Off Tonga
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By , on March 19th, 2009 One comment   Geology   , , , , , , , , , , , ,  

[googlemap lat="-20.730428476781324" lng="-175.27862548828125" width="500px" height="300px" zoom="8" type="G_SATELLITE_MAP"]Tonga[/googlemap] From the Times Online…. Scientists are on their way to the site of a large undersea volcano that has been erupting for days near Tonga, sending columns of smoke and ash thousands of feet into the sky above the Pacific Ocean. The spectacular plumes are erupting from the . . . → Read More: Submarine Volcano Erupts Off Tonga

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