NeMO July 16, 2001

Logbook: July 16, 2001

Dive 619 downloads all data from extensometers on 24+hour dive. One more dive at South Cleft.
Teacher describes the ROV control room.
Perspective today: Kim Wallace, ROPOS engineer

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Science News

NOAA Ship Ron Brown
Ship's position: 44 39.9'/-130 21.7

ROPOS has been in the water for the last 24 hours for dive 619 at the southern Cleft segment. During the dive ROPOS visited all of the extensometer instruments and downloaded the data they had collected over the last year. More...

R/V Wecoma

Wecoma leaves Newport at noon, PDT after morning sea trials following engine bearing repairs.

Teacher Logbooks

NOAA Ship Ron Brown - Jeff Goodrich

I'm sitting in the darkened ROPOS control room where the only illumination comes from the 22 computers and monitors scattered throughout the crowded space. Air conditioner vents continually blow out cold air to keep the computers cool. This requires everyone inside to wear polar fleece. More...

R/V Wecoma - Missy Holzer

Greetings from approximately 250 miles off the coast of Newport,
OR. My name is Missy Holzer, NOAA Teacher at Sea, and I will be keeping
you up date to date with the NOAA NeMO-CTD cruise, July 16 to August 2nd. More...

Participant Perspective

Interview with Kim Wallace
ROPOS Electronic Technician

Jeff: Why is ROPOS such a good tool to explore the ocean floor?

Kim: ROPOS is unique because it's designed so that the vehicle is configurable to fit the science. Whatever the scientists bring, we'll make it work on the vehicle. We don't spend a lot of time telling scientists, "you can't do this, you can't do that." Also, as a group, the ROPOS team is willing to go the distance to make our vehicle fit the scientists tools, rather than ask them to conform to some standard or template that we've got in place. We make our vehicle fit the science. More...