Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Alvin
A look at Woods Hole and the return of the R/V Atlantis and DSV Alvin to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole - quick walk around on a windy October day.
Very blustery.... the tail end of Tropical Storm Melissa. (12th Oct 2019)
We wanted to visit Martha's Vineyard but most ferries had been cancelled the previous two days.... and were extremely busy on the 12th... so we didn't make it !! infact they were not sailing Woods Hole - Oak Bluffs ... just to Vineyard Haven.
Woods Hole is a census-designated place in the town of Falmouth in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. It lies at the extreme southwest corner of Cape Cod, near Martha's Vineyard and the Elizabeth Islands. The population was 781 at the 2010 census.
It is the site of several famous marine science institutions, including Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the Marine Biological Laboratory, the Woods Hole Research Center, NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center (which started the Woods Hole scientific community in 1871), the Woods Hole Science Aquarium, a USGS coastal and marine geology center, and the home campus of the Sea Education Association. It is also the site of United States Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England.
RV Neil Armstrong (AGOR-27) is the designation for a new oceanographic research ship, first of the Neil Armstrong-class research vessels, to be owned by the United States Navy and operated by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced on September 24, 2012 that the research vessel was to be named after Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the Moon and a former naval aviator who served in the Korean War.
The ship was ordered in May 2010 as a replacement for RV Knorr, operated by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution since 1970. The ship was constructed by Dakota Creek Industries of Anacortes, Washington and scheduled for completion in 2014 for entry into service in 2015.
It was launched on 29 March 2014, christened by Carol Armstrong, passed sea trials 7 August 2015 and delivered to the Navy on 23 September 2015.
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Senior Scientist Scott Doney
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Senior Scientist Scott Doney at the U.S. Center at COP15, Bella Center, Copenhagen, Denmark on December 15, 2009. Go to for text transcript and more video.
U.S. NAVAL RESEARCH PROJECT ALVIN SUBMERSIBLE DSV-2 WOODS HOLE INSTITUTE 50654
This rare film shows the design and construction of the Alvin submersible DSV-2, made in conjunction with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. A groundbreaking craft, Alvin was designed as a replacement for bathyscaphes and other less maneuverable oceanographic vehicles. Its more nimble design was made possible in part by the development of syntactic foam, which is buoyant and yet strong enough to serve as a structural material at great depths.
The vessel weighs 17 tons. It allows for two scientists and one pilot to dive for up to nine hours at 4,500 metres (14,800 ft). The submersible features two robotic arms and can be fitted with mission-specific sampling and experimental gear. The plug hatch of the vessel is 0.48 metres (1 ft 7 in) in diameter and somewhat thicker than the 2-inch (51 mm) thick titanium sphere pressure hull; it is held in place by the pressure of the water above it.
In an emergency, if Alvin were stuck underwater with occupants inside, the outer body, or cladding, of the submersible could be released and discarded using controls inside the hull. The titanium sphere would then rise to the surface uncontrolled.
Alvin, first of its ship class of deep submergence vehicle (DSV), was built to dive to 2,440 metres (8,010 ft). Each of the Alvin-class DSVs have different depth capabilities. However Alvin is the only one seconded to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), with the others staying with the United States Navy.
Alvin's first deep sea tests took place off Andros Island, the Bahamas, where it made a successful 12-hour, unmanned tethered 7,500-foot (2,300 m) test dive. On 20 July 1965 Alvin made its first 6,000-foot (1,800 m) manned dive for the Navy to obtain certification. On 17 March 1966, Alvin was used to locate a submerged 1.45-megaton hydrogen bomb lost in a United States Air Force midair accident over Palomares, Spain. The bomb, found resting nearly 910 metres (2,990 ft) deep, was raised intact on 7 April.
Alvin (DSV-2) is a manned deep-ocean research submersible owned by the United States Navy and operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. The vehicle was built by General Mills' Electronics Group in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Named to honor the prime mover and creative inspiration for the vehicle, Allyn Vine, Alvin was commissioned on 5 June 1964. The submersible is launched from the deep submergence support vessel RV Atlantis (AGOR-25), which is also owned by the U.S. Navy and operated by WHOI. The submersible has made more than 4,400 dives, carrying two scientists and a pilot, to observe the lifeforms that must cope with super-pressures and move about in total darkness, as well as exploring the wreck of Titanic. Research conducted by Alvin has been featured in nearly 2,000 scientific papers.
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Part TWO - In Search of Tricho - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Part TWO: Scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA on the research vessel R/V Oceanus undertake a three week cruise to study health and function of plankton in the western North Atlantic. The final installment in a 3 part series documenting the cruise, the research, and the scientists by ScienceMedia.nl from The Netherlands.
Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Woods Hole is a census-designated place in the town of Falmouth in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. It lies at the extreme southwest corner of Cape Cod, near Martha's Vineyard and the Elizabeth Islands. The population was 781 at the 2010 census.
It is the site of several famous marine science institutions, including Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the Marine Biological Laboratory, the Woods Hole Research Center, NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center, a USGS coastal and marine geology center, and the home campus of the Sea Education Association. It is also the site of United States Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England, the Nobska Light lighthouse, and the terminus of the Steamship Authority ferry route between Cape Cod and the island of Martha's Vineyard.
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Shark That Consumed Woods Hole
There's never a dull moment in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Like the pinch in an hourglass, this seaside town is a brief confluence of human tides, where most people pass through to points beyond. Spicy locals, cosmopolitans, academics, artisans and business folk all rub shoulders in a village whose main street can be traveled in about 53 seconds, according to Google.
Still, late summer 2004 was a particularly exciting time to be Woodsholian. Forced to choose between a limpet and a weasel shark for president, nails chewed to stubs as the Red Sox crested an August wave, the last thing anyone needed was more strain on the heart.
But even the gentlest of great white sharks inspires little calm, especially materializing as she did from the depths of an idyllic, tree-lined swimming hole. Though she managed to escape the public eye at first with the help of a few tightlipped residents, secrets don't keep well in the salty air of Woods Hole.
Soon, all eyes turned to the immense dorsal and tail fins (some folks thought it was two sharks!) slicing incongruously past poison ivy and blackberry bushes crowding the water's edge.
The Shark that Consumed Woods Hole examines the splash this mysterious visitor made, as adventure seekers, fishermen, businesses, the media, and even state government all focused their attentions on a single animal, making her the big fish in one small pond. The one that got away had come back. And as days turned into weeks, it became apparent she was in no hurry to leave.
Was it all the attention?
The Shark that Consumed Woods Hole
There's never a dull moment in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Like the pinch in an hourglass, this seaside town is a brief confluence of human tides, where most people pass through to points beyond. Spicy locals, cosmopolitans, academics, artisans and business folk all rub shoulders in a village whose main street can be traveled in about 53 seconds, according to Google.
Still, late summer 2004 was a particularly exciting time to be Woodsholian. Forced to choose between a limpet and a weasel shark for president, nails chewed to stubs as the Red Sox crested an August wave, the last thing anyone needed was more strain on the heart.
But even the gentlest of great white sharks inspires little calm, especially materializing as she did from the depths of an idyllic, tree-lined swimming hole. Though she managed to escape the public eye at first with the help of a few tightlipped residents, secrets don't keep well in the salty air of Woods Hole.
Soon, all eyes turned to the immense dorsal and tail fins (some folks thought it was two sharks!) slicing incongruously past poison ivy and blackberry bushes crowding the water's edge.
The Shark that Consumed Woods Hole examines the splash this mysterious visitor made, as adventure seekers, fishermen, businesses, the media, and even state government all focused their attentions on a single animal, making her the big fish in one small pond. The one that got away had come back. And as days turned into weeks, it became apparent she was in no hurry to leave.
Was it all the attention?
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Nobska Lighthouse, Woods Hole, MA In M3 BMW
Driving the BMW M3 down Church Street to Nobska Lighthouse, Woods Hole, MA. Woods Hole is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Falmouth in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. It lies at the extreme southwest corner of Cape Cod, near Martha's Vineyard and the Elizabeth Islands. The population was 925 at the 2000 census.It is the site of several famous marine science institutions, including Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the Marine Biological Laboratory, the Woods Hole Research Center, NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center (which started the Woods Hole scientific community in 1871), a USGS coastal and marine geology center, and the home campus of the Sea Education Association. It is also the site of United States Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England (formerly USCG Group Woods Hole) [1], the Nobska Light lighthouse, and the terminus of the Steamship Authority ferry route between Cape Cod and the island of Martha's Vineyard. More info here
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00:00:39 1 Constitution
00:02:32 2 History
00:04:59 3 Awards issued
00:05:08 3.1 B H Ketchum Award
00:05:34 3.2 Henry Bryant Bigelow Medal in Oceanography
00:08:15 4 Research fleet
00:08:25 4.1 Ships
00:08:59 4.2 Small boat fleet
00:09:59 4.3 Underwater vehicles
00:11:42 5 See also
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The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI, acronym pronounced HOO-ee) is a private, nonprofit research and higher education facility dedicated to the study of marine science and engineering. Its agenda includes: geological activity deep within the earth; plant, animal, and microbial populations and their interactions in the ocean; coastal erosion; ocean circulation; ocean pollution; and global climate change.
Established in 1930 in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, it is the largest independent oceanographic research institution in the U.S., with staff and students numbering about 1,000.
Three Long, Two Short: Departure of R/V Oceanus from Woods Hole
There were more than a few teary eyes in the crowd today (it was the wind and cold, really) as R/V Oceanus departed Woods Hole for the last time. After 36 years at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the Workhorse of the North Atlantic is headed to the West Coast to replace its sister ship, R/V Wecoma as Oregon State University's oceanographic research vessel. As the ship begins to leave the dock, listen for it to give a nautically proper 3-long-2-short salute with its horn, for other ships in the harbor to return the salute (including R/V Knorr's deep, throaty voice), and for the moment when all formality is finally thrown to the wind and almost every car horn on the dock lets loose. At the very end, you'll also hear the WHOI brass band giving Oceanus its own, jaunty send-off. Safe travels Oceanus, Workhorse of the North Pacific.
WCS-Woods Hole Acoustic Buoy Deployment in NY Bight | Blue York
Scientists working for WCS’s (Wildlife Conservation Society) New York Aquarium and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) now have an “ear” for the New York region’s biggest “voices and singers”: the whales of New York Bight.
On Thursday, June 23rd, 2016, the WCS New York Aquarium-WHOI team successfully deployed a hi-tech acoustic monitoring buoy in New York waters that will enable scientists to eavesdrop on some of the world’s largest animals.
The buoy itself is four feet in diameter and its mast stands six feet above the sea surface. It is connected with patented “stretch hoses” to a weighted frame that sits 125 feet below on the sea floor. The frame carries a unique acoustic instrument that records and processes sound from an underwater microphone called a hydrophone. Information from detected sounds is transmitted from the instrument to the buoy through the stretch hoses, and to shore through the Iridium satellite system. The buoy is located between two major shipping lanes entering New York Harbor, 22 miles south of Fire Island’s west end.
While similar buoys have been deployed by WHOI off the coasts of Massachusetts and Maine this year, the near real-time technology is being used for the first time in the waters of New York Bight—a region that ranges between Montauk, New York and Cape May, New Jersey—and will help researchers better understand the movements of, and threats to, the whales swimming in regional waters. The monitoring of the whales in the New York Bight is supported by The G. Unger Vetlesen Foundation.
Containing some of the busiest shipping lanes in the world, New York Bight is also home to seven species of great whales, including the humpback whale—known for its acrobatics and long, haunting songs—and the largest animal ever to exist on earth, the blue whale. The highly endangered North Atlantic right whale—one of the world’s rarest whale species—migrates through New York waters, and fin, sei, minke, and sperm whales have also been seen or heard in the waters of New York Bight.
All whale species rely on their acoustic environment to socialize and navigate, and they are vulnerable to human-related impacts such as those associated underwater noise, ship strikes, and fishing gear entanglements. Data from the buoy and other techniques as part of the project will help the team formulate new strategies for safeguarding the area’s whale populations and coordinate with state and federal agencies to protect whales and their most important habitats.
The digital acoustic monitoring buoy now floating in New York Bight will listen for whale vocalizations and other noise, and will relay information about the sounds it collects to a shore-side computer at WHOI. Analyst Julianne Gurnee of the Passive Acoustic Research Group at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center in Woods Hole, a long-time partner with WHOI in the development of the real-time acoustic technology, will review this information for whale calls. The analyzed data will be made available to the public through web sites at WHOI and through the WCS New York Aquarium, in its Ocean Wonders: Sharks! exhibit and as part of its Blue York Campaign.
WCS’s New York Aquarium is committed to restore and protect populations of threatened marine wildlife and habitats in local waters, and to inform and inspire New Yorkers about the natural heritage of New York Bight. The WCS New York Aquarium also conducts research on the region’s shark and ray populations, and is working to study and conserve the deep-water species of the Hudson Canyon, the largest submarine canyon off the East Coast.
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MISSION: WCS saves wildlife and wild places worldwide through science, conservation action, education, and inspiring people to value nature. To achieve our mission, WCS, based at the Bronx Zoo, harnesses the power of its Global Conservation Program in nearly 60 nations and in all the world’s oceans and its five wildlife parks in New York City, visited by 4 million people annually. WCS combines its expertise in the field, zoos, and aquarium to achieve its conservation mission.
Hotspot for Marine Life
The continental shelfbreak in the waters off New England is an area where a spectacular abundance and diversity of marine life aggregate year-round. The Pioneer Array, a part of the NSF-funded Ocean Observatories Initiative, was placed there to help scientists explore the processes that make the shelfbreak so productive.
Historic R/V Knorr Final Departure from Woods Hole, Cape Cod, March 15, 2016
Cape Cod said an emotional good-bye to an historic old friend on the misty Ides of March, 2016. The world famous Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, along with former crew members, Woods Hole residents, and well-wishers, bid farewell to the U.S. Navy owned research vessel, R/V Knorr, which set sail from Woods Hole for the last time, bound for Mexico.
A symphony of cannon fire, ferry horn blasts, bell clanging, fireworks, and an eerie steam whistle bring well-wishers to tears on the docks at Woods Hole, in an emotional farewell to an American research heroin: R/V Knorr.
Falmouth, MA Evening Drive, Main Street
Falmouth, MA Evening Drive, Main Street
Cape Cod, MA.
Falmouth (pronunciation: /ˈfælmᵻθ/ FAL-mith) is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States; Barnstable County is coextensive with Cape Cod. The population was 31,532 at the 2010 census, making Falmouth the second-largest municipality on Cape Cod after Barnstable. The terminal for the Steamship Authority ferries to Martha's Vineyard is located in the village of Woods Hole in Falmouth. Woods Hole also contains several scientific organizations such as the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), the Woods Hole Research Center, the Woods Hole Science Aquarium, and the scientific institutions' various museums.
For geographic and demographic information on specific parts of the town of Falmouth, please see the articles on East Falmouth, Falmouth Village, North Falmouth, Teaticket, West Falmouth, and Woods Hole. Falmouth also encompasses the villages of Hatchville and Waquoit, which are not census-designated places and fall within the village of East Falmouth based on postal service
Falmouth was first settled by English colonists in 1660 and was officially incorporated in 1686. Bartholomew Gosnold named the settlement for Falmouth, Cornwall, England, his home port. Early principal activities were farming, salt works, shipping, whaling, and sheep husbandry, which was very popular due to the introduction of Merino sheep and the beginnings of water-powered mills that could process the wool. In 1837, Falmouth averaged about 50 sheep per square mile.
Falmouth saw brief action in the War of 1812, when the area around Falmouth Heights, on its southern coast, was bombarded by several British frigates and ships of the line, and Massachusetts militia hastily entrenched themselves on the beaches to repulse a possible British landing which never came. By 1872, the train had come to Falmouth and Woods Hole, and some of the first summer homes were established. By the late 19th century, cranberries were being cultivated and strawberries were being raised for the Boston market. Large-scale dairying was tried in the early 20th century in interior regions. After the improvement in highways, and thanks in part to the heavy use of neighboring Otis Air National Guard Base during World War II, population growth increased significantly. Large homebuilding booms occurred in the 1970s, followed by others in the 1980s and 1990s.
In the late 1800s, after railroad service was established between Boston and Cape Cod, James Madison Beebe bought over 700 acres (280 ha) and built Highfield Hall, which is now a museum, and much of the land is preserved as Beebe Woods.
In 1965, Robert Manry sailed from Falmouth aboard his 13.5-foot (4.1 m) sailboat and reached Falmouth, England, 78 days later
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Mariana SRoF 2006 NW Eifuku Seamount #1
Champagne vent at NW Eifuku was discovered in 2004 and was found to be venting gas-rich hydrothermal fluid and droplets of liquid CO2 from the seafloor. In 2006, Champagne vent is still active and we are now studying the effects of the high levels of CO2 on the surrounding colonies of chemosynthetic mussels.
Information about the expedition: The expedition was conducted from the research vessel Melville, operated by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (San Diego, CA), using the remotely operated vehicle JASON II, operated by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (Woods Hole, MA). Robert Embley (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory - NOAA/PMEL) was the Chief Scientist. For more information, see the NOAA Ocean Exploration web site at:
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Major funding for this expedition was provided by the following:
NOAA Ocean Exploration Program
NOAA Vents Program
Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada
All video clips were edited by Bill Chadwick, Oregon State University/NOAA
Contact Information:
Fred Gorell, NOAA Ocean Exploration Office, fred.gorell@noaa.gov
Robert Embley, NOAA/PMEL, 541-867-0275, robert.w.embley@noaa.gov
Bill Chadwick, OSU/NOAA, 541-867-0179, bill.chadwick@noaa.gov
Mariana SRoF 2006 NW Eifuku Seamount #3
Even though there are huge numbers of mussels living around the hydrothermal vents at NW Eifuku, we hardly ever find any dead shells which is very unusual. We suspect that the high levels of CO2 being released from the volcano increase the acidity of the water and after a mussel dies its shell is quickly dissolved. Documenting this process at NW Eifuku may help us understand the potential impacts of increased CO2 levels in the marine environment caused by human activities.
Information about the expedition: The expedition was conducted from the research vessel Melville, operated by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (San Diego, CA), using the remotely operated vehicle JASON II, operated by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (Woods Hole, MA). Robert Embley (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory - NOAA/PMEL) was the Chief Scientist. For more information, see the NOAA Ocean Exploration web site at:
Proper Credits for the videos:
Major funding for this expedition was provided by the following:
NOAA Ocean Exploration Program
NOAA Vents Program
Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada
All video clips were edited by Bill Chadwick, Oregon State University/NOAA
Contact Information:
Fred Gorell, NOAA Ocean Exploration Office, fred.gorell@noaa.gov
Robert Embley, NOAA/PMEL, 541-867-0275, robert.w.embley@noaa.gov
Bill Chadwick, OSU/NOAA, 541-867-0179, bill.chadwick@noaa.gov
Shrimp near eruptive vent filmed on the 2009 NW Rota Expedition
A rocky outcrop on a ridge of the volcano provides habitat for two species of shrimp specially adapted to live in the extreme chemical environment found near the eruptive vent (no audio).
Credits:
Bill Chadwick, OSU, 541-867-0179, bill.chadwick@oregonstate.edu
All video copyright by Advanced Imaging and Visualization Lab, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (AIVL/WHOI).
Video from the expedition is also available in HD format from AIVL/WHOI, but prior arrangement and licensing of the imagery from AIVL/WHOI is required for its use.
Information about the videos: There are 8 edited video clips in DV format showing highlights from dives with the JASON II remotely operated vehicle at NW Rota-1 submarine volcano in the Mariana Arc. Each clip is about 1 minute long or less, and some have an audio track recorded in the control room during the dive. One of the movies has two versions: one at normal speed and the other sped up about 4 times.
Information about the expedition: The expedition was conducted from the research vessel Thompson, operated by the University of Washington (Seattle, WA), using the remotely operated vehicle JASON II, operated by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (Woods Hole, MA). Major funding for this expedition was provided by the National Science Foundation. Bill Chadwick (Oregon State University) was the Chief Scientist. For more information, see the cruise blog at:
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Deep Submergence Vehicle DSV Alvin Submersible
You would think that a little sub built almost 50 years ago would be sitting in a museum somewhere, but Deep Submergence Vehicle (DSV) Alvin, which launched in 1964, is still going strong. Owned by the US Navy and operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), Alvin has completed a major US$41 million redesign and refit. The revamped submersible set sail on Saturday aboard its mothership R/V Atlantis for certification testing off the coast of Oregon and California.
Alvin on a deep diving mission Cross section of Alvin's original design in 1964 Alvin's manipulator arm studying tube worms The evolution of Alvin
Alvin’s certification tests are the end of its “Phase One” upgrade, which began with a redesign back in 2005. The little submersible, capable of carrying a crew of three, is hardly recognizable as the same craft that was built by General Mills in the 1960s. The refit has increased Alvin’s weight from 35,200 pounds (15,966 kg) to 45,000 pounds (20,411 kg) – more than 40,000 pounds of which is a brand new titanium personnel sphere designed and forged by the Southwest Research Institute. Its three-inch thick walls were forged and then welded together with an electron beam, allowing it to make descents to depths of 21,000 ft (6,500 meters) and has been tested to the equivalent of 26,000 ft.
In addition, the new sphere is 4.6 inches wider, which may not seem like much, but it increases its volume from 144 to 171 cubic feet (4 to 4.8 m³). This not only makes it more comfortable, but it also makes it possible to increase the number of viewports from three to five with overlapping fields of view.
The evolution of Alvin
Other improvements to Alvin include increasing the science payload from 200 to 400 pounds (91 to 181 kg), the installation of better exterior lighting, a high-definition imaging systems and an improved command and control system.
One example of the challenges faced in refitting Alvin is the new syntactic foam fitted to the submersible’s interior. Like many watercraft, it uses plastic foam to give it buoyancy, but conventional foams, such as Styrofoam, are buoyant because they’re full of air bubbles. At a depth of four miles, the water pressure would squash air-bubble foam into a hard mass of plastic. The syntactic foam used by Alvin replaces the air bubbles with microspheres made of glass or some other material, so it takes a lot more pressure to compromise the foam.
Alvin is regularly disassembled every three or four years and has undergone a number of refits over the decades. In 1973, its original steel sphere was replaced by titanium, manipulator arms have been added or replaced on a number of occasions and, in the 1980s, its rear propeller was replaced by a set of thrusters and new batteries installed. Because Alvin is much heavier after this latest refit, R/V Atlantis also had to undergo a refit with a strengthened A-frame to handle the heavier craft and a larger hanger for it.
Sea Floor: NW Rota 2009 Expedition
The seafloor quakes and heaves as new lava slowly erupts.
Credits:
Bill Chadwick, OSU, 541-867-0179, bill.chadwick@oregonstate.edu
All video copyright by Advanced Imaging and Visualization Lab, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (AIVL/WHOI).
Video from the expedition is also available in HD format from AIVL/WHOI, but prior arrangement and licensing of the imagery from AIVL/WHOI is required for its use.
Information about the videos: There are 8 edited video clips in DV format showing highlights from dives with the JASON II remotely operated vehicle at NW Rota-1 submarine volcano in the Mariana Arc. Each clip is about 1 minute long or less, and some have an audio track recorded in the control room during the dive. One of the movies has two versions: one at normal speed and the other sped up about 4 times.
Information about the expedition: The expedition was conducted from the research vessel Thompson, operated by the University of Washington (Seattle, WA), using the remotely operated vehicle JASON II, operated by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (Woods Hole, MA). Major funding for this expedition was provided by the National Science Foundation. Bill Chadwick (Oregon State University) was the Chief Scientist. For more information, see the cruise blog at:
Video is restricted for use by news media, non-commercial broadcast only.
Copyright © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, All Rights Reserved.
For commercial licensing, please contact media@whoi.edu