All Entries Tagged With: "Atlantic"
First Look: Autosub6000
(This article was originally published on OceanLines on September 3, 2008.)
The Autosub6000, Britain’s new autonomously controlled, robot submarine soon will be diving deep into uncharted waters to search for volcanic vents 6km down in the Caribbean. Once the vents are found the life, sediments, and gasses surrounding the vents will be collected and studied.
The research [...]
AUV Glides Across The Atlantic Underwater
(This article was originally published on OceanLines on August 11, 2008.)
A 93 inch, 134 pound unmanned yellow glider is nearly half way through with its underwater journey from New Jersey to Spain. It left New Jersey on May 21st on its mission to gather data about the salinity and temperature of the Atlantic Ocean.
After 79 [...]
Coral Reef Health Worse Than Thought
(This article was originally published on OceanLines on August 4, 2008.)
Half the coral reefs in the United States are categorized in “poor” or “fair” condition according to a new analysis published by NOAA. The report, led by NOAA’s Center for Costal Monitoring and Assessment’s Biogeography Branch and supported by NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program, was [...]
