Moorings & Buoys
Buoys Help Avert Whale-Ship Collisions
A lot of lines crisscross, run parallel, and ultimately connect in this story. The first line is a watery one hugging the East Coast between Florida and Nova Scotia, which…
Going for the GUSTO (Mooring)
It was the oceanographic equivalent of stopping for milk on the way home. Two years…
Submerged Autonomous Launch Platforms
Amy Bower wanted to investigate an elusive and unpredictable phenomenon in a remote ocean. Off…
A Warm Eddy Swirling in the Cold Labrador Sea
Amy Bower is traveling to the Labrador Sea to install a mooring with novel carousels…
Measuring Raindrops in the Ocean
Earth is often called the blue marble. But it’s more like a marble cake: a…
Reaching Up Into Perilous, Icy Waters
A year had passed since we deployed our mooring in the western Arctic Ocean, which…
A Mooring Built to Survive the Irminger Sea
The 330-foot Royal Research Ship James Clark Ross heaved in 20-foot seas southeast of Greenland.…
The Hunt for 18° Water
In 1959, oceanographer Valentine Worthington gave a name and an identity to a long-observed but…
Dust Busters for the Oceans
Like most living things, microscopic marine plants need iron and other minerals to live and…
A Sentry at the Atlantic Gateway
Here’s an easy recipe to change Earth’s climate: Just add more fresh water to the…
Going Wireless in the Deep Blue
How do you get long-term ocean measurements from any spot on the globe, with day…
Double Duty for Ensign/Student Allison Berg
Ensign Allison Berg won the first Pittenger Fellowship for naval officers in MIT/WHOI Joint Program.…
Outposts in the Ocean
Oceanographers and climatologists have something in common with politicians and stock market analysts: They are…
The Bermuda Station SA Long-Running Oceanographic Show
A time series of hydrographic measurements was initiated at Bermuda in 1954 and continues to…