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Dockside Primary Node Testing
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
In preparation for OOI RSN primary node deployment in summer 2012, tests of rigging configurations took place on April 17 and 18, 2012....
Update on Secondary Nodes ...
Friday, March 02, 2012
A successful Critical Design Review (CDR) for the RSN Secondary Nodes subsystem took place at the University of Washington ...
Design and Build: Temperat ...
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Work began in January 2012 on the design and build of the Regional Scale Nodes' first Core Non-Commercial instrument ...
OOI Milestones in 2011
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
The NSF Ocean Observatories Initiative achieved several significant milestones in 2011, including the installation of the Regional Scale Nodes ca ...
Update on Test Frames
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
In August 2010, RSN Engineers deployed two half-size test frames, one at Hydrate Ridge and one at Axial Seamount ...
Completed: Cable Installat ...
Friday, September 23, 2011
Installation of the 900 km (540 miles) of the main, or backbone, OOI cable off the coast of Oregon was completed on September 5, 2011. ...
Going Home
Thursday, September 01, 2011
After three weeks at sea, the R/V Thompson turned east yesterday for the 28-hour steam home. This cruise has been incredibly busy and as we head ...
Sept. 1, Marine Geology Cl ...
Thursday, September 01, 2011
As part of the VISIONS '11 education programs, Dr. Leslie Sautter, professor of geology at the College of Charleston, will lead ...
Exploring >40 m Tall Activ ...
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Today was the final ROPOS dive of the series, ending with an exciting dive in the new hydrothermal field discovered at the beginning of Leg 2. ...
New Snowblowers, Huge Lava ...
Monday, August 29, 2011
Yesterday and into the early afternoon was a long “day” with a lot of seafloor covered by the ROV in the caldera of Axial Seamount. ...
Cable Installation Update
Monday, August 29, 2011
According to my calculation, today August 29th 2011 is day 63 of the OOI cable installation. We had a short and unexpected break in Portland, Ore ...
Exploring Khione's Snowblo ...
Sunday, August 28, 2011
ROPOS was in the water by mid afternoon for the start of Dive 1472 – a long one anticipated to run for the next 20-24 hrs! ...
Back into the ASHES Hydrot ...
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Today was a busy day with the termination of a very long dive that started last night and ended in the afternoon. ...
Exploring the Internationa ...
Friday, August 26, 2011
Cable route and ASHES: Following another cable route survey across the caldera of Axial Seamount this morning, the rest of the d ...
Dive 1469 - Cable Routes A ...
Thursday, August 25, 2011
The day started early with the first live-streaming class as part of the VAST (Visions at-Sea Telepresence) program led by Dr. Leslie Sautter ...
Diving at the ASHES Hydrot ...
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
It is 1815 (6:15 pm) Pacific Time and we are about to go into the water with the robotic vehicle ROPOS again to dive in the ASHES hydrothermal field ...
Finding the New Lava Flow
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Node Placement: Today we dove on the eastern outer wall of the Axial caldera to completely characterize the site where L3-Maripro will ...
Surveying The Slopes of Ax ...
Monday, August 22, 2011
Since last night we have been imaging the armoured fiber-optic cable that was installed ~3 weeks ago up one of the flanks of Axial Seamount. ...
Slocum Electric Glider Dep ...
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Contributed by Tina Haskins, Rutgers University Today marked the beginning of a new collaboration between Rutgers University ...
Dolphins and Puffins and M ...
Friday, August 19, 2011
Suzanne Yin and Desray Reeb are serving as Marine Mammal Observers onboard the TE SubCom Dependable during OOI cable installation ...
Past and Future
Friday, August 19, 2011
As we transit towards Axial Volcano with the gift of some quiet preparation time, it is good to reflect on our accomplishments during Leg 1 ...
Photo Mosaics of the Seafl ...
Thursday, August 18, 2011
To optimize the ROV for a down-looking photo survey, the ROPOS crew spent about 10 hours overnight reconfiguring cameras, lights, and ca ...
Day 51: Seabed Cable Lay C ...
Thursday, August 18, 2011
As of midnight, last night, all OOI cable has been laid on the seabed. ...
Impressions from Dean Grau ...
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
It’s a balmy evening on the R/V Thompson as the full moon rises over a glassy Pacific. Several people join me on the back deck to ...
