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Category Archives: Sensors
Penguins from Space
The West Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) is one of the most rapidly warming regions on Earth, with a 6°C temperature rise since 1950. Glaciers are retreating and the duration and extent of sea ice has significantly decreased. Many species rely on … Continue reading
Posted in AUV/ROV, Satellite, Science and Technology, Sensors
Tagged electric glider, NSF, Penguins, satellite
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OSU Ships Underway Data System
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
Posted in IT Stuff, Research Vessels/Ships, Science and Technology, Sensors
Tagged Data, NSF, RVTEC, Sensor, UNOLS
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New Polar and Geosynchronous Satellite Receivers for Delaware
A few weeks ago they fired up a new satellite receiving station from SeaSpace at the University of Delaware’s main campus in Newark, DE. Two receivers were brought online, one for L-Band reception from Geosynchronous Satellites and one for X/L-band … Continue reading
CTD and Dissolved Oxygen Measurement via Winkler Titration
Last fall I was on the RV Hugh R Sharp for a short research cruise out in the Delaware Bay. We were sharing the Sharp with chief scientist Dr. George Luther, who was doing a mooring deployment that contained a dissolved oxygen sensor (among … Continue reading
Posted in Research Vessels/Ships, Sensors
Tagged CTD, dissolved oxygen, RV Hugh R Sharp, Sensor
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APEX Floats 101
Some students and I went on a road trip to Rutgers University in New Jersey and then ended up heading up the coast to East Falmouth, Massachusetts to meet with the fine folks at Teledyne Webb Research. During a tour … Continue reading
REU Intern on FIRe
It has been a great pleasure to have Lauren Wiesebron on the Lewes campus this summer. Lauren is a summer intern from Johns Hopkins and is here as part of an NSF funded Research Education for Undergraduates program (aka REU). … Continue reading
Reson Seabat 8101 Multibeam Echosounder
I lucked out not too long ago and happened to be at the right place at the right time (usually it’s the other way around). I ran into Brian Kidd, our resident expert on Multibeam Echosounder systems (also known as … Continue reading