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Up from the Deep
In 2012 WHOI scientist Gareth Lawson led a research cruise in the Northeast Pacific to study the abundance, distribution, and shell condition of pteropods—tiny planktonic snails—and relate the findings to…
Read MoreFull House
Moorings and buoys secured to the crowded decks of the research vessel Knorr destined for Greenland and Iceland arrived in subpolar North Atlantic waters this month. The vessel also carried WHOI…
Read MoreTwo Vehicles Better Than One?
The submersible Alvin and the autonomous underwater vehicle Sentry are among the most advanced underwater research tools available. To make the most of limited ship time, scientists sometimes use the…
Read MoreHigh-flying Test
With R/V Knorr at the dock behind, WHOI biologist Bruce Keafer (left), engineer Wiill Ostrom (center), and Northeastern University co-op student Ethan Edson guide the ESP-1 buoy to a test…
Read MoreGrand Finale
Andy Davies (second from left) and colleagues deploy a Vector Averaging Current Meter (VACM) in May during the last research cruise of the Line W project. Line W is a…
Read MoreA Pioneering Mission
Crew aboard R/V Knorr recover a surface buoy from the Pioneer Array, a network of moorings and autonomous underwater vehicles outfitted with sensors and communications equipment that collect real-time, long-term data…
Read MoreWeather Or Not
Researcher Glenn McDonald watched from the research vessel Mytilus as biologist Rob Olson ran cabling up to the Air Sea Interaction Tower at the Martha’s Vineyard Coastal Observatory in the…
Read MoreInternational Delivery
R/V Knorr departed the WHOI dock in June for Reykjavik, Iceland, with a full load of moorings, buoys, and instruments, some of which are visible on the ship’s upper decks.…
Read MoreAlvin Gets a Makeover
The submersible Alvin recently completed a major upgrade and is now back exploring the ocean. Some of the major improvements include a new, bigger, and more ergonomic personnel sphere, a…
Read MoreSeeing in 3-D
Interview with Bill Lange, Director of WHOI’s Advanced Imaging and Visualization Laboratory.
Read MoreWhy it’s important to map Titanic
Interview with Bill Lange, Director of WHOI’s Advanced Imaging and Visualization Laboratory.
Read MoreWhat We Can Learn from Titanic
Interview with Bill Lange, Director of WHOI’s Advanced Imaging and Visualization Laboratory.
Read MoreBest Foot Forward
Masters and doctoral graduates from the MIT-WHOI Joint Program celebrate at a reception held on June 4, 2014. From left to right, Chris Follett, Dan Ohnemus, Mark VanMiddlesworth, Dan Amrhein,…
Read MoreVehicle Overboard
In 2010 WHOI biologist Gareth Lawson (left) and Summer Student Fellow Jonathan Fincke deployed a towed vehicle called “HammarHead” from the research vessel Connecticut. HammarHead, named for its designer, engineer…
Read MoreUnder Wraps
Scott Worrilow, former supervisor of the Sub-surface Mooring Operations Group, wraps a protective canvas “diaper” around the junction between two lengths of wire rope during the final Line W cruise in…
Read MoreCrab Cycle
When Joanna Gyory, an MIT-WHOI Joint Program student, visited the Liquid Jungle Lab in Panama, one rainfall determined her thesis project. Just days after the year’s first rain, thousands of…
Read MoreCorals and Climate
Research assistant Justin Ossolinski (left) and marine chemist Konrad Hughen drill cores from a colony of the coral Porites lobata in the Federated States of Micronesia. In the foreground, sections…
Read MoreAlvin‘s Animals
Alvin‘s Fun Facts
Hooking the Catch
WHOI guest student Alessandro Silvano attaches a tag line to the frame of a CTD sensor during the final Line W cruise aboard the RV Knorr in May. For the…
Read MoreOverseeing the Observatory
Physical oceanographer Al Plueddemann stands in the shadow of a surface buoy aboard the R/V Knorr in April 2014. The buoy serves as flotation for a surface mooring in the…
Read MoreAbout AIVL
Learn about the Advanced Imaging and Visualization Laboratory (AIVL), where cutting-edge imaging systems capture stunning footage in extreme environments.
Read MoreSecuring the Base
WHOI engineer John Kemp (left) and a member of the R/V Knorr crew prepare the base of a coastal high power surface mooring (CHPSM) for deployment on the continental slope 80 miles…
Read MoreLife on Ice
Just as a rainstorm in the desert can cause the landscape to explode with wildflowers, the annual sea ice melt can cause phytoplankton in the Arctic Ocean to bloom. The…
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