Understanding the Gulf Stream
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By , on December 15th, 2011 Leave a comment   Climate Change   , , ,  

From Wood’s Hole Oceanographic Institute YouTube Channel.

Exploration, thy name is Atlantis
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By , on July 8th, 2011 10 comments   Environmental Sciences, Gadgets & Gear, Vessels and Equipment   , , ,  

If everything goes smoothly, this morning at around 11 o’clock, four brave souls strapped to 800,000 gallons of liquid oxygen, hydrogen and hydrazine will ride a controlled explosion into near-earth space aboard the NASA shuttle Atlantis. For the last time. The NASA space shuttle program is drawing to a close after 30 years, and Atlantis . . . → Read More: Exploration, thy name is Atlantis

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Alvin: From Old School to New School
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By , on December 16th, 2010 Leave a comment   Vessels and Equipment   ,  

Alvin this week will begin a 40 million dollar overhaul. The biggest retrofit in its 40 years of diving. Improvement include: A new personnel titanium sphere with improved ergonomics will be integrated into Alvin’s modified frame. The new 6,500 meter-depth-rated sphere is the biggest technical challenge of the Alvin upgrade project. It must be . . . → Read More: Alvin: From Old School to New School

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New Communications System Promises Untethered, Undersea Vehicles Who Will Destroy the World
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By , on July 1st, 2010 One comment   Gadgets & Gear, Vessels and Equipment   , , , , ,  

Illustration shows how the optical modem could function at a deep ocean cabled observatory. Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) collect sonar images (downward bands of light) and other data at a hydrothermal vent site and transmit the data through an optical modem to receivers stationed on moorings in the ocean. The moorings are connected to a . . . → Read More: New Communications System Promises Untethered, Undersea Vehicles Who Will Destroy the World

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Transformers Into the Deep
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By , on May 7th, 2009 2 comments   Expeditions, Vessels and Equipment   , , , , , , , , ,  

From BBC News… If successful, Nereus will be the first autonomous vehicle to visit the 11,000m (36,089ft) Challenger Deep in the Pacific Ocean. Only two other vehicles have ever visited the spot before, both of them human operated. The $5m submarine will make the attempt in late May or early June after a series . . . → Read More: Transformers Into the Deep

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Marine Biology Videos at Wired Science
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By , on February 15th, 2009 4 comments   Adaptations, Cephalopods, Pictures and Movies, Scientist!   , , , , , ,  

Mo, the Neurophilosopher, brought to my attention via Twitter Wired Science’s “10 Fantastic Marine Biology Videos“. They are all great bits from the marine youtube-o-sphere. Most of them we have played here one time or another, but one was actually new to me. A TED talk by David Gallo. He’s an oceanographer at Wood’s Hole . . . → Read More: Marine Biology Videos at Wired Science

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Deep-Sea Mining Workshop at Wood’s Hole
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By , on January 26th, 2009 One comment   Conferences, Geology, Industry & Government, Seeps, Vent, & Whale Falls   , , , , ,  

Journalists looking for a compelling story of greed, adventure, and science on the high seas might want to consider attending this Deep-Sea Mining Workshop at Wood’s Hole Oceanographic Institution sponsored by ChEss (Biogeography of Deep-Water Chemosynthetic Ecosystems), WHOI, and InterRidge, a group promoting interdisciplinary and international cooperation for ridge-crest studies. Mining the seafloor for untold . . . → Read More: Deep-Sea Mining Workshop at Wood’s Hole

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The Goddess Visits the South Pole
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By , on December 28th, 2006 Leave a comment   Expeditions, Vessels and Equipment   , , ,  

The BBC higlights a January expedition of Southampton Oceanographic Centre’s (SOC) ROV Isis to the Antarctic. The project is to explore the sediment and organisms of Marguerite Bay. SOC aquired Isis in 2003 from a colloboration with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI). Isis is largely based on WHOI’s Jason II and has the typical equipment . . . → Read More: The Goddess Visits the South Pole

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