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Dynamic Dynamicists
For 10 weeks this summer, participants in the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics program at WHOI are attending talks by variety of scientists, among them Geoffrey Vallis of the University of Exeter…
Read MoreSchool’s In
In June, WHOI oceanographer Peter Traykovski showed students from the Cape Cod-based Lawrence School the custom-built vehicle JetYak, a gas-powered kayak designed to provide scientists autonomous measurements from the sea…
Read MoreClass of 2014
Since 1959, participants in the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics summer program have gathered in Woods Hole at Walsh Cottage for 10 weeks of lively debate on how water and other fluids move…
Read MoreData Recovery
Kjetil Vaage, of the University of Bergen, helps WHOI mooring technicians Jim Ryder and Dan Torres recover the dual acoustic release component of a mooring line. During a cruise to…
Read More50+ Years of Ocean Exploration
Over the last 50 years, the submersible Alvin has made many undersea discoveries and been involved in countless observations, collections, and experiments. During those years Alvin has been upgraded with the latest in…
Read MoreTime Machine
The drilling vessel D/V Glomar Challenger , shown here during project FAMOUS (French-American Mid-Ocean Undersea Study) in 1974, was the first drill ship to be used for scientific research by…
Read MoreSafe Recovery
WHOI physical oceanographer John Toole and engineering assistants Brian Hogue and Andy Davies (left to right) recover a moored cage-mounted Modular Acoustic Velocity Sensor (MAVS) and adjacent SBE MicroCat instrument…
Read MoreJason Away
The remotely operated vehicle Jason is launched from R/V Atlantis into the waters of the East Pacific Rise in January 2014. During the cruise, WHOI microbiologist Stefan Sievert led an…
Read MoreUp 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 MoreView from the Top
On board the research vessel Atlantis in March, Bruce Strickrott works at the communications station during one of Alvin‘s first dives following an extensive, three-year upgrade. As Alvin Expedition Leader, Strickrott…
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
Bill Lange, Director of WHOI’s Advanced Imaging and Visualization Laboratory (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) Originally published online August 1, 2010
Read MoreWhy it’s important to map Titanic
Bill Lange, Director of WHOI’s Advanced Imaging and Visualization Laboratory. (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) Originally published online August 1, 2010
Read MoreWhat We Can Learn from Titanic
Bill Lange, Director of WHOI’s Advanced Imaging and Visualization Laboratory (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) Originally published online August 1, 2010
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…
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