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Multimedia MICROSCOPE AND TELESCOPEThe Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory (MVCO) allows scientists to measure small details of ocean process with minute-by-minute resolution, while also affording the opportunity to paint broader pictures of what is happening in the northwestern Atlantic over the longer term. MVCO includes a shore-based lab and meteorological mast, an underwater node, and a tower wired for instrumentation above and below the water line. » View Flash  How Does an Observatory Work?When magma rises through Earth's crust to a mid-ocean ridge, ocean observatory sensors detect the ground motion, the spilling lava, and the chemicals spewing from hydrothermal vents. Observations are relayed via satellite back to shore-based researchers, who can command their instruments and a robotic vehicle to make specialized measurements, and then muster an expedition to inspect the eruption firsthand with submersibles or other undersea vehicles. » View Video (Quicktime) » View Video (Media Player) From Oceanus Magazine August 17, 2012New Laboratory Opens at WHOI WHOI scientists and engineers began moving into the newly completed Laboratory for Ocean Sensing and Observing Systems in August. Source: Oceanus Magazine  July 20, 2006Scientists Gear Up to Launch Ocean Observing Networks Stations throughout the oceans can monitor conditions and transmit data 24-7. Source: Oceanus Magazine  September 9, 2005Building an Automated Underwater Microscope WHOI biologist Heidi Sosik discusses plankton and a new way of looking at it, the Imaging FlowCytobot Source: Oceanus Magazine  January 6, 2005The New Wave of Coastal Ocean Observing Shore stations and seafloor nodes provide connections for long-term studies of coastal processes Source: Oceanus Magazine  January 1, 2000New Coastal Observatory Is Born The Martha's Vineyard Observatory will continually monitor a host of variables from two depths in the waters off Cape Cod. Source: Oceanus Magazine News Releases September 20, 2012Dedication Ceremony Held for New Laboratory WHOI President and Director Susan Avery and Director of Research Larry Madin were joined by National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Deputy Director Willie May at a dedication ceremony Sept. 20 for the new Laboratory for Ocean Sensors and Observing Systems. WHOI received an $8.1 million grant from NIST to fund construction of the new scientific research facility. Source: Media Relations  August 3, 2010WHOI To Mark New Lab with Groundbreaking Celebration Equipped with an $8.1 million federal Recovery Act grant and a shovel, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) will celebrate the groundbreaking of its new Laboratory for Ocean Sensors and Observing Systems (LOSOS) at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 4, at the Clark Laboratory on the Institution’s Quissett Campus. Source: Media Relations  November 9, 2010WHOI Receives Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Grant for Oceanography Imaging Informatics In a significant step toward a new era in the collection and understanding of ocean science data, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has received a grant of more than $2 million from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation for work in imaging informatics in oceanography. Source: Media Relations  December 1, 2004Novel Instrument Sheds Light on Plankton Populations in Coastal Waters Cabled ocean observatories, like the Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory (MVCO), and new sensors like the Flow Cytobot are enabling scientists to study plankton community structure and processes with unprecedented detail. Source: Media Relations In the NewsUnderwater observatory to be built off of the VineyardBy Paisley Dodds Associated Press, September 30, 1998 » Visit Website Nearshore Observatory Leads to Long-Term Meteorological and Oceanographic Studies National Science Foundation, September 24, 1998 » Visit Website The Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory: Interview with Dr. Wade R. McGillis The Environmental News Network National Public Radio, 1998 » Visit Website Proposed Observatory Will Offer Scientists Expanded Weather Data By Kristen L. Mitchell The Falmouth Enterprise, 1998 » Visit Website Vineyard Gazette Online By Mark Allen Lovewell Vineyard Gazette, 1998 » Visit Website Last updated: December 10, 2012 | |||||||||||
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