Follow along as our scientists conduct research at sea
Tag: Atlantic Ocean
The cruise comes to a close
Fifteen scientists, 12 crew members, more than 5 tons of water collected, and one successful scientific research cruise completed.
Our six-day long excursion on the R.V. Atlantic Explorer has come …
Bacteria and deep sea viruses, oh my!
The main lab on the ship is home to microbial ecologists from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science’s Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology (IMET) and the University of Delaware. The team’s processes rely heavily on each other …
Rough seas and more CTDs
It was an early morning for scientists aboard the R.V. Atlantic Explorer with the first of the casts coming up at 3:30 a.m., after an especially rocky night.
Captain Quentin Lewis informed the head P.I. that seas were rougher than …
How scientists retrieve water samples from 4,500 meters
Ever wonder how scientists are able to collect water from the deep sea and ensure that their samples only have water from that exact depth?
The study …
CTD deployment and water collection
