The Sally Ride is steaming north, for the last major “big ship” effort. We have 6 days on site to recover 61 moorings, and were greeted this morning by news from the Captain to expect 15-19′ seas upon arrival. No problem! Or so we hope. We have an excellent ship, a solid science party, and lots of enthusiasm. We also … Read More
An Oceano trifecta in X-band vision
The IOP1 asset visualization now includes 3 ships, 3 boats, 2 sets of drifters and x-band radar images! Thanks to Falk Feddersen for hosting the full video of IOP1! On 15 September the UNOLS vessel trifecta encountered mingling fronts and internal wave packets headed onshore during Oceano surveys. Two-hours of near-surface temperature data trail each vessel. The tightly-packed moorings, soon … Read More
IOP2 fun around Pt Sal
IOP2 has been a great deal of fun all around sampling both Pt Sal and Oceano with the Sounder, Kalipi and Oceanus. Speaking of Oceanus, On 14 Oct, Mike Kovatch took some cool photos on of her from east of Pt Sal looking between Lion Rock on the left and Pt Sal on the right as the Oceanus was … Read More
Sun sets on turnaround cruise
The R/V Oceanus offloaded personnel early this morning in Monterey Bay, bringing to a close the ship’s role in the second intensive operating period (IOP). The Oceanus weathered some sizable swells this past week and is currently steaming up to Newport with hopes of dodging another incoming storm in the north. This research vessel never sleeps. To commemorate the hustle … Read More
The Kalipi kicks off another week on the water
The Kalipi is back in action starting today. The OSU group recovered the 10-meter temperature string mooring and the ADCP lander this morning. The seas were glassy calm and the instruments were all returned ondeck safely. The recovery could not have gone better. As Jim Lerzcak said when we brought the lander onboard: “There’s nothing like the warm fuzzy feeling … Read More