In 1974, an enormous ship sailed into the waters northeast of Hawaii. The vessel, built by billionaire Howard Hughes, was set to begin mining mineral deposits in the deep sea – or so the world believed.
Category: Oceanography
Undersea Robot to Hunt for Strange Life of Deep Pacific: Watch Online
Armchair oceanographers, take note: This week, the research ship Okeanos Explorer will send a remotely operated vehicle into the depths of the Pacific Ocean, seeking out exotic sea animals like the “walking” fish called a sea toad and other curiosities. And, you can have a front-row seat.
UCI, NASA reveal new details of Greenland ice loss
Less than a year after the first research flight kicked off NASA’s Oceans Melting Greenland campaign, data from the new program are providing a dramatic increase in knowledge of how Greenland’s ice sheet is melting from below. Two new research papers in the journal Oceanography , including one by UCI Earth system scientist Mathieu Morlighem, use OMG observations to document how meltwater and ocean currents are interacting along Greenland’s west coast and to improve seafloor maps used to predict future melting and sea level rise.
NASA, UCI reveal new details of Greenland Ice loss
Washington, Feb 10 : Less than a year after the first research flight kicked off NASA’s Oceans Melting Greenland campaign last March, data from the new program are providing a dramatic increase in knowledge of how Greenland’s ice sheet is melting from below. Two new research papers in the journal Oceanography use OMG observations to document how meltwater and ocean currents are interacting along Greenlands west coast and to improve seafloor maps used to predict future melting and subsequent sea level rise.
These Tiny Underwater Robots Mimic Planktons in Ocean
A graphic representation of the underwater explorers off the coast of Del Mar. Credit: Jaffe Lab for Underwater Imaging/Scripps Oceanography A swarm of waterproof miniature robots, developed by researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego, were sent into the oceans of the globe to study the waves and the plankton that reside among them. These “bots” will help answer many questions regarding marine biology.
Scientists Creat Tiny Underwater Robots to Study Oceans
A graphic representation of the underwater explorers off the coast of Del Mar. Credit: Jaffe Lab for Underwater Imaging/Scripps Oceanography Scientists have developed a swarm of tiny robots which can travel deep down into the oceans and provide exquisite insight into marine life. Scientists believe that by using these data they can answer some basic questions about the life lurking in the oceans.