Acoustics on a SWATH vessel

Jun 01, 13 Acoustics on a SWATH vessel

Posted by in Atlantic, Instruments, Life at Sea, RV Planet

The best part about studying oceanography is the need to experience the ocean fi rst hand. In order to fulfill the requirements of my Oceanography Master’s degree, I had the opportunity to spend two weeks at sea. In the middle of May, I flew from Halifax to Fort Lauderdale, Florida and boarded the R/V Planet, which would take...

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The oceanographic rosette

Apr 07, 13 The oceanographic rosette

Posted by in Atlantic, CCGS Hudson, Instruments

A rosette is not an oceanographic instrument itself. It is a round frame tied to a winch on which different instruments can be mounted. During the AZMP (Atlantic Zone Monitoring Program) cruise in April 2013, the rosette for a typical profile includes two CTDs, two optodes, two fluorometers, two ADCPs (one looking up, the other...

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Grand Banks/Flemish Cap geoscience

Sep 15, 11 Grand Banks/Flemish Cap geoscience

Posted by in Atlantic, CCGS Hudson

In August 2011, I had the opportunity to sail on the CCGS Hudson for a seismic and sediment coring expedition to the Grand Banks and Flemish Cap. We collected over 60 piston cores in 15 days and made seismic transects all night! … and I made some great friends and got screeched in while we stopped in St. John’s,...

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