EXPEDITION UPDATES
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- Endurance 16
- Endurance 17
- Endurance 18
- Endurance 19
- Endurance 20
- Irminger 10
- Irminger 9
- Pioneer 17
- Pioneer 18
- Pioneer 19
- Pioneer MAB At-Sea Tests
- Pioneer MAB Initial Deployment
- Pioneer MAB Test Deployment
- RCA VISIONS 22
- RCA VISIONS 23
- Station Papa 10
- Station Papa 9
Scoreboard!
A large-format display of wire tension, amount of wire payed out, and payout speed from the ship’s trawl winch is posted on the superstructure of…
New Shallow Water Moorings
Two shallow water moorings were deployed today at the Pioneer MAB site. These specially designed moorings allow a wave-powered profiler to span the upper 80%…
Ready for Leg 2
Remaining Coastal Profiler Moorings and the brand new Shallow Water Moorings loaded on the R/V Neil Armstrong for deployment during leg 2. Staged and…
Thanks to @RV_Neil Crew
We are almost home. We are aboard the R/V Neil Armstrong off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard, waiting for the tide to change so we…
And It’s a Wrap
Hear what the best parts of leg 1 were from some of its participants. The Coastal Pioneer Array MAB team completed all the objectives of…
Radiometer Captures Eclipse
The radiometer (light sensor) on the R/V Neil Armstrong’s bow mast sensed the partial eclipse. Sunday 4/7 was a pretty clear day. The radiation increases…
Profiler Moorings Today
High seas are forecast at the end of the week when leg 2 was set to be on site at the new Pioneer location in…
It Takes a Village
It takes a team onboard the R/V Neil Armstrong. The crew and science party work side-by-side to conduct all the deployments and recoveries for the…
Regular CTD Casts
CTD casts that measure conductivity, temperature, and depth are a standard oceanographic measurement tool. The Pioneer Array MAB team are making CTD casts with water…
AUV Captured
Once the first AUV had finished its 20-hour transect, it was time to get her back onboard. The Glider Team directed the AUV to…
Hoses Galore Hold Moorings Together
A flexible connection between the buoy and the anchor of the Coastal Surface Moorings of the Pioneer MAB Array is created by multiple hoses with…
AUVs Launched
The first of two Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) were launched from the R/V Neil Armstrong this morning for a 20-hour transect. The second will be…
Two More Gliders Deployed
Two versions of the Teledyne Gliders were deployed on April 5, 2024 at the Pioneer Array Mid-Atlantic Bight site. While testing of both models has…
