Filling the MUC with muck!

May 18, 13

Posted by Liz Kerrigan in Instruments, Pacific, RV Sonne

Often times ocean scientists are interested in what’s happening below the water, on the ocean floor. One instrument used to sample deep-water ocean sediments is a Multi-Corer or MUC. What’s cool about a MUC is that it keeps the sediment-water interface intact. The ability of the MUC to preserve the most recent (top) sediment...