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Ice Capades

Tired of this winter’s ice and snow? They are nothing compared to the conditions encountered by WHOI researchers on an expedition in March 2010 off Barrow, Alaska. Physical oceanographer Al Plueddemann led this snowmobiling caravan onto the sea ice extending into the Chukchi Sea. They experimented with using an autonomous underwater vehicle and recovering it…

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Ice Capades
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Ice Capades

Tubeworms Through the Years
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Tubeworms Through the Years

Sentry in the Gulf of Mexico
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Sentry in the Gulf of Mexico

Um, I Love It But I Hope It Comes With a Manual
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Um, I Love It But I Hope It Comes With a Manual

A MODE of Studying the Ocean
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A MODE of Studying the Ocean

A Match Made in Woods Hole
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A Match Made in Woods Hole

REMUS Gets Around
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REMUS Gets Around

Drilling for Coral History
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Drilling for Coral History

Shells in the Sands of Time
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Shells in the Sands of Time

Taking in the Antarctic Sights
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Taking in the Antarctic Sights

Knorr and Lulu Head to Sea
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Knorr and Lulu Head to Sea

Rosettes of the Deep
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Rosettes of the Deep

Alvin's New Quarters
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Alvin’s New Quarters

Tiny Berths for Tiny Shipmates
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Tiny Berths for Tiny Shipmates

Now Hear This
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Now Hear This

Krill Hunters
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Krill Hunters

Balls on a Wire
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Balls on a Wire

Buoy Overboard
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Buoy Overboard

Alvin by the Bay
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Alvin by the Bay

The Tales That Rocks Can Tell
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The Tales That Rocks Can Tell

Which Came First, the Chicken or the Shark?
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Which Came First, the Chicken or the Shark?

A Delicate Balance
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A Delicate Balance

Gone Fishing
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Gone Fishing

Green Glow of Life
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Green Glow of Life

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