Category Archives: Research Vessels/Ships

Predicting Sea Surface Salinity from Space

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Erick Geiger

The simplest definition of salinity is how salty the ocean is. Easy enough, right? Why is this basic property of the ocean so important to oceanographers? Well, along with the temperature of the water, the salinity determines how dense it … Continue reading →

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Demobilization and Remobilization of the Hugh R Sharp

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Doug White

Summer is an especially busy time for research vessels. The UNOLS fleet is making increasing use of containerized portable lab vans to shave some time and effort off of offloading the science party from one cruise and loading up the … Continue reading →

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OSU Ships Underway Data System

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Doug White

One of the highlights of going to the RVTEC meeting is getting to hear about some of the cool projects that are underway at the various institutions. One talk that caught my attention was the SUDS system, an NSF sponsored … Continue reading →

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UNOLS RVTEC 2010

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Doug White

Just got back from the 2010 UNOLS RVTEC meeting, which was held at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Science (BIOS) – home of the RV HSBC Atlantic Explorer. (Acronym Police: UNOLS = University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System and RVTEC = Research … Continue reading →

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3DVista Panoramic Tour of the Sharp

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Doug White

I tinkered around with a demo copy of the 3DVista Stitcher and 3DVista Show 3.0 to push its capabilities a tad. I touched on the packages in a previous blog post about the Global Visualization Lab where I did a … Continue reading →

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Small & Mighty Mini-Top Barebones NetPC

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Doug White

I thought I’d take a minute to share some info on the small and mighty Mini-Top barebones system from Jetway Computer. (Not to be confused with the Small & Mighty Danny Diaz ;?) This unit is basically the guts of … Continue reading →

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Video Tour of the Research Vessel Hugh R Sharp

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Doug White

We recently had guests come down to take a tour of the Lewes campus and the Research Vessel Hugh R Sharp. One of the guests was wheelchair-bound and was limited to only seeing the main deck of the ship as getting to … Continue reading →

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