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A NASA technician installs the rotor mass simulator to the Bearing Only Life Test (BOLT) unit in preparation for vibration testing.
Performing BOLT vibration testing. A contamination cover is installed to protect the hardware from debris.
NASA technicians assemble the BOLT unit into the vibration fixture.
Setting up the Engineering Test Unit (ETU) for spindle axis characterization in order to measure the true spin axis of the mechanism.
Assembly of the BOLT unit stack-up prior to harness routing.
Assembly of the BOLT stack-up.
NASA technician, Wes Fincher, installs a temporary vibration sensor to prepare the ETU Rotating Telescope Assembly for dynamic spin evaluation.
A NASA technician assembles the Half-Angle Mirror (HAM) mechanism in preparation for balancing activities.
A NASA technician installs an optic reference cube to the HAM mechanism in order to perform alignment measurements.
Installation of an optical cover to prevent any debris from contaminating the HAM mechanism optics.
Assembly of the BOLT stack-up frame support structure.
Installation of the ETU HAM mechanism into the Main Optical Bench (MOB) structure.
Installation of the ETU Rotating Telescope mechanism into the main optical bench structure.
Alignment of the HAM mechanism in the MOB structure.
Ultraviolet Visible Risk Mitigation Unit Dichroic Assembly.
Andrei Sushkov operating the OLAF-2 Goddard Laser for Absolute Measure of Radiance source bench (green light coming from the primary source class-4 laser).
Ocean Color Instrument (OCI) ETU FlatSat End-to-End Electrical System Test - LTU Electrical Integration.
The MOB attached to the Lisard Ground Support Equipment (GSE), prior to installation of the Main Optics Sub-Bench (MOSB).
The OCI ETU MOB attached to the Lisard GSE prior to installation of the MOSB.
The MOSB installed onto the ETU MOB.
The MOSB installed onto the ETU MOB.
Integration of the populated ETU MOSB onto the ETU MOB.
Integration of the populated ETU MOSB onto the ETU MOB.
MicroLens Array (MLA) and Fiber Optic Bundle attached to the OCI Optical Module (OM) during alignment and testing.
Alignment of the MLA and Fiber Optic Bundle to the OCI OM. The OM is located in the middle of the optical table.
Joe Thomas and Alejandro Rodriguez Perez perform alignment of the MLA and Fiber Optics Bundle to the OCI OM.
Installation of the Focal Plane Assembly (FPA) on the ETU OM of the OCI.
The FPA installed on the ETU OM of the OCI.
Installation of the FPA on the ETU OM of the OCI.
The FPA installed on the ETU OM of the OCI.
NASA technicians perform a flatness check between the OM and ETU Primary Structure.
Flatness check between the OM and ETU Primary Structure.
The fully integrated OM on the OCI ETU.
NASA technicians perform a flatness check between the OM and ETU Primary Structure.
The fully-integrated OM on the ETU.
The OCI ETU with the OM installed and ready for Integration & Testing (I&T).
The OCI ETU with the OM installed and ready for I&T.
The OCI ETU with the OM installed and ready for I&T.
The OCI ETU with the OM installed and ready for I&T.
The OCI ETU OM (with Red-Channel FPA installed) oriented for optical testing.
The OCI ETU OM (with Red-Channel FPA installed) oriented for optical testing.
The OCI ETU MOB attached to the Lisard GSE prior to installation of MOSB.
The OM on Lisard GSE. Lift shackles are installed in preparation for an upcoming crane lift.
Unbolting the OCI ETU OM from the Lisard GSE in preparation for a crane lift move to the Instrument Structure. Protective contamination bagging is installed.
The OM is installed to the OCI ETU Primary Structure.
Crane lift of the ETU OM onto the OCI Primary Structure. (In order to protect the OM from potential particulate contamination and humidity, the OM is bagged and purged.)
Crane lift of the ETU OM onto the OCI Primary Structure.
Crane lift of the ETU OM onto the OCI Primary Structure.
MLA and Fiber Bundle linking the OCI OM to the SWIR Detection Assembly (SDA).
Mechanical installation of the Data Acquisition Unit (DAU) electronics box onto the OCI ETU.
Mechanical installation of the DAU electronics box onto the OCI ETU.
Mechanical installation of the DAU electronics box to the mock-up ETU radiator.
De-integration of the OCI ETU from the Transport Dolly.
Crane lift of the OCI ETU onto the Calibration and GSE.
Beauty photo of the ETU OCI installed on the GSE Application for Tilt or Rotation (GAToR).
The OCI ETU with the spinning telescope scanning the calibrated light source.
Lead Mechanical Engineer Mitch Zavala observes OCI ETU integration activities.
Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer Brad Weideman witnesses the OCI ETU hardware installation.
A mechanical engineer reviews integration documentation with the QA Engineer.
NASA engineers prepare for crane lifting of the OCI ETU.
De-integrating the OCI ETU in preparation for lifting to the Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) Cart.
Crane lifting the OCI ETU from the GAToR to the TVAC Cart.
Preparing the OCI ETU and TVAC Cart to enter the TVAC chamber.
Preparing the OCI ETU and TVAC Cart to enter the TVAC chamber.
The OCI ETU rolls into the TVAC chamber. Lines are for electrical connections, temperature sensors, accelerometers, and liquid nitrogen, whic is used for cooling down the radiators.
The OCI ETU rolls into the TVAC chamber. Lines are for electrical connections, temperature sensors, accelerometers, and liquid nitrogen, whic is used for cooling down the radiators.
The OCI ETU rolls into the TVAC chamber. Lines are for electrical connections, temperature sensors, accelerometers, and liquid nitrogen, whic is used for cooling down the radiators.
ETU SDA in its shipping container for post delivery to Goddard Space Flight Center.
ETU SDA Post Delivery Acceptance Testing side view.
ETU SDA Post Delivery Acceptance Testing front view.
NASA Technician Andrew Scharmann verifies correct spring deflection to properly preload the depolarizer optic into the Flight Depolarizer Mount Assembly.
Installing the ETU SDA onto the Turnover Dolly.
[04-Jun-20] GSFC Clean Room VIEW ALL »
SOCON is a partnership for development and proof-of-concept for a low-cost, miniaturized, multispectral ocean color imager capable of flight on an autonomous nanosatellite (CubeSat). Credit: NASA GSFC
Overview of SOCON's first spacecraft - the SeaHawk CubeSat satellite. Manufactured by Clyde Space Ltd, the Seahawk CubeSat will carry HawkEye, a high spatial resolution, multispectral, ocean color sensor built by Cloudland Instruments, LLC. Credit: NASA GSFC
SeaHawk mechanical components assembled for fit check testing. Credit: Clyde Space
In 1997, scientists and engineers from Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) watch the launch of the Sea-Viewing Wide Field-of-View Sensor (SeaWiFs), NASA's revolutionary ocean color mission and the precursor to Hawkeye. Credit: NASA GSFC
The mechanical design concept for the HawkEye Ocean Color Sensor. Credit: NASA GSFC
A SpaceX Falcon 9 First Stage booster successfully completes a static test fire on November 16, 2018. Credit: SpaceX
GSFC researchers and engineers await the launch of Sun Industry's Sun-Synchronous Orbit A (SSO-A) SmallSat Express. Credit: NASA GSFC
The SSO-A Smallsat Express will be the largest single rideshare mission launched from a U.S.-based vehicle. The SSO-A Smallsat Express will carry 49 CubeSats, including SeaHawk, and 15 MicroSats from 34 countries. Credit: Spaceflight Industries
Spaceflight's SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Vandenberg AFB for a sun-synchronous low earth orbit, carrying SeaHawk and 63 other satellites. Credit: SpaceX
Scientists and engineers celebrate after the launch of SeaHawk on December 3, 2018. Credit: Gene Feldman (NASA GSFC)
The first SeaHawk image, captured by the HawkEye sensor on March 21, 2019 from an altitude of 588 km, superimposed on a map of California. Credit: NASA GSFC
Left: Scaled chlorophyll-a retrievals for Monterey Bay, as measured by the HawkEye sensor on Seahawk. Center: A true color image of Monetery Bay, captured by HawkEye. Right: Chlorophyll-a data measured by MODIS/Aqua one day earlier. Credit: NASA GSFC
Ocean color sensing - then and now. The SeaStar/SeaWIFS instrument, launched in 1997 (bottom) is compared to the SeaHawk/HawkEye mission (top). Credit: NASA GSFC
[03-Dec-18] SOCON Field Campaign VIEW ALL »
The goal of EXPORTS is to track the fate of ocean carbon and study its implications for Earth's carbon cycle. EXPORTS will use advanced ocean observing tools and satellite observations to build a more complete picture of these complex processes.
Understanding the location and characteristics of phytoplankton is key to discovering their role in the ocean ecosystem. The colors on this map represent different types of phytoplankton modeled by a high-resolution ocean and ecosystem model. Credit: The Darwin Project (MIT)
This illustration links the ocean biological pump and pelagic food web. Field campaigns such as EXPORTS utilize ships, satellites and autonomous vehicles to sample many parts of this system. Credit: Adapted from Siegel et al., 2016
The first EXPORTS field deployment will be to the northeast Pacific Ocean in late summer 2018. The cruise will utilize two research vessels: The R/V Roger Revelle (top) and the R/V Sally Ride (bottom). Credit: Scripps Institution of Oceanography
During the EXPORTS field campaign, the Imaging Flow Cytobot (IFC) will give scientists a continuous view of plankton diversity in the northeast Pacific. This collage represents just a small number of the plankton that inhabit Earth's ocean. Credit: Heidi Sosik (WHOI)
Milky blue water in this satellite view of Prince of Wales Island, AK is thought to be caused by a bloom of non-toxic phytoplankton known as coccolithophores. Credit: NASA
Dr. Emmanuel Boss (UMaine) readies an Underwater Vision Profiler, which will be used by scientists from UMaine and UA Fairbanks to collect water samples during the field campaign. Credit: NASA
This Sentinel-2A view of Seattle, WA shows the R/V Sally Ride and the R/V Roger Revelle docked at Smith Cove. Credit: NASA
Neutrally Buoyant Sediment Traps (NBSTs) are specially designed containers deployed in the water column to collect particles falling toward the sea floor. Credit: NASA
Dr. Melissa Omand (URI) assembles a Wirewalker, an autonomous platform used to collect high frequency data. Credit: NASA
EXPORTS scientists prepare an IFC for operation on board the R/V Sally Ride. Credit: Michael Starobin (NASA)
Participants from a NASA social media event pose by the R/V Sally Ride before it embarks on its August 2018 tour of the North Pacific. Credit: NASA
A mosaic of plankton lovers: Members of the EXPORTS team are shown on digital trading cards, created by Dr. Kim Martini for a NASA social media event. Credit: Dr. Kim Martini (Sea-Bird Scientific, Deep Sea News)
Scientists affiliated with the EXPORTS field campaign discuss the upcoming mission. Credit: Michael Starobin (NASA)
Before heading to the ocean's Twilight Zone, National Science Foundation and EXPORTS scientists build an enclosed, air-tight "bubble" in which to work. Credit: S. Burns (NASA)
The boxes shown here are incubators for phytoplankton that will be used to study the response of plankton to different environmental conditions. Credit: NASA
Ship-based radiometers (seen here attached to a deck rail) will collect hyperspectral data on ocean color. The hyperspectral measurements will be similar to those that will be collected during the PACE mission. Credit: NASA
Dr. Norm Nelson, Co-chief Scientist of the R/V Sally Ride, gives the media a tour of the vessel prior to departing for the Pacific. Credit: NASA
In the hydro lab on board the R/V Revelle, a row of sampling tubes await deployment. Credit: Katy Mersmann (NASA)
The EXPORTS team deploys a Marine Snow Catcher after several days of rough seas. These instruments sample water from the Twilight Zone - the focus of the cruise - so that scientists can better understand how phytoplankton and zooplankton impact carbon exported to the deep ocean. Credit: NASA
The Multiple Opening/Closing Net and Environmental Sensing System (MOCNESS) is deployed off the bow of the R/V Roger Revelle. This specialized net, which incorporates many different smaller nets, is towed behind a vessel, and enables the collection of plankton throughout the water column. Credit: NASA
At right, Marine Chemist Ken Buesseler (WHOI) deploys a sediment trap from the R/V Roger Revelle. Credit: Alyson Santoro (UCSB)
Scientists prepare to deploy a Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth (CTD) sensor, which generates a vertical profile of the water column (surface to bottom). Discrete water samples are collected for analysis via a rosette of Niskin bottles. Credit: NASA
The tops of NBSTs showing the opening through which marine snow - organic material falling from above - drifts. Credit: David Siegel (UCSB)
Scientists prepare to recover one of eleven NBSTs deployed during the EXPORTS cruise. Credit: NASA
Researchers bring an NBST onto the deck of the R/V Roger Revelle. Credit: NASA
Scientist Yuanheng Xion (UND) readies Niskin bottles before a CTD is cast in the Gulf of Alaska. Credit: Abigale Wyatt (Princeton University)
Steve Pike and Claudia Benitez-Nelson prepare filtration pumps for deployment. Samples are collected at specific depths and analyzed for microbial activity, pigments, and carbon soon after collection to minimize particle decay. Credit: Montserrat Roca Marti
[23-Aug-18] EXPORTS Field Campaign VIEW ALL »
ACEPOL was launched in late 2017 to acquire data with advanced active and passive remote sensors. The data will be used to develop and assess algorithms for retrieving profiles of aerosol optical and microphysical properties. Credit: ACEPOL
ER-2 flight tracks for the ACEPOL field campaign. NASA's high altitude, Lockheed ER-2 Earth resources aircraft are based at the Armstrong Flight Research Center on Edwards AFB. Credit: ACEPOL
The ACEPOL mission is particularly relevant for PACE because it uses airborne versions of the HARP2 and SPEXone polarimeters. Here, the SPEX-Airborne team performs instrument tests. Credit: Kirk Knobelspiesse (NASA)
The ACEPOL team attends a briefing prior to flight. Credit: Andrzej Wasilewski (NASA)
The NASA ER-2 chase car. Because ground visibility and stability are problematic during takeoff and landing, a chase car driven by a pilot accompanies the aircraft to the runway. Credit: Andrzej Wasilewski (NASA)
The ER-2 pilot boards the aircraft. Because of high flight altitudes, pressurized suits are required. Credit: Andrzej Wasilewski (NASA)
ACEPOL scientists and engineers in the chase car. Credit: Andrzej Wasilewski (NASA)
The ER-2 taxis to the runway, followed by its chase car. Credit: Kirk Knobelspiesse (NASA)
View from the ER-2 cockpit. Credit: Stu Broce (NASA)
Smoke from prescribed fire treatment - conducted to remove timber slash, woody debris, grass, and brush - wafts over Arizona's Shoofly area. Credit: Stu Broce (NASA)
Some of the pilots, mechanics, engineers and scientists who participated in the ACEPOL field campaign. Credit: Kirk Knobelspiesse (NASA)
The ER-2 prepares to re-enter the hangar after a flight. Credit: NASA/Andrzej Wasilewski
[09-Nov-17] ACEPOL Field Campaign VIEW ALL »
The Sea to Space Particle Investigation aims to improve the accuracy of particle size distribution products gathered from satellite and remote-sensing data. These data contain critical information that can improve our understanding of how Earth's living marine resources and carbon sequestration are responding to rising carbon dioxide levels and climate changes. Credit: SOI
Scientists from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) will collect data in collaboration with the Schmidt Ocean Institute (SOI) on a month-long cruise in the Pacific aboard the R/V Falkor. Credit: SOI
R/V Falkor was originally built as the Seefalke in 1981 in Lübeck, Germany as a fishery protection vessel but was converted for oceanographic research in 2009-2012. The 82-meter ship has a maximum speed of 17 knots and contains 16 berths for scientists, technicians, and cruise personnel. Credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute
Carlie Wiener (SOI) examines a model of the R/V Falkor made out of legos. Credit: SOI
The R/V Falkor cruise track superimposed on a map of sea surface temperature. The cruise will take 28 days to sail from Honolulu, HI to Seattle, WA. Credit: PO.DAAC/NASA
The focus of Chief Scientist Dr. Ivona Cetinic´ (USRA/NASA) and her multidisciplinary team of oceanographers, engineers, biologists, and computer scientists is to study ocean particles, and specifically, the tiny phytoplankton that make up the base of our food web. Credit: SOI
Phytoplankton are critical to our existence. They produce much of the worlds oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, thereby helping to control climate. This collage shows a small number of the different kinds of phytoplankton that inhabit Earth's ocean. Credit: Heidi Sosik (WHOI)
The carbon cycle consists of processes that exchange carbon within and between the ocean, atmosphere, Earth interior, and the seafloor. Along with the nitrogen and water cycles, the carbon cycle comprises a sequence of events that are key to make Earth capable of sustaining life. Credit: Kirsten Carlson
The R/V Falkor departs Honolulu on January 24, 2017. Credit: SOI
The team will use the data collected on this investigation to ground-truth satellite observations of ocean color (seen here in this composite image of average chlorophyll concentrations in Spring, 1998 to 2004. Credit: NASA
Radiometers observe and capture the color of sea and sky by measuring different wavelengths of light. The team will use two different radiometers on this cruise: HyperSAS and HyperPro. Credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute
The HyperSAS radiometer, installed in the bow, continously follows the angle of the sun and measures the color of the sea through a downward looking lens, and the color of the sky through another lens pointed upward. Credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute/Ryan Vandermeulen
A view of the HyperSAS radiometer in the bow during rough seas. The lenses of the radiometer must be cleaned periodically because of sea spray. Credit: Kirsten Carlson (SOI)
The HyperPro radiometer is an in-situ, free-fall profiling unit designed to measure the apparent optical properties of the ocean. It is periodically deployed off the stern. Credit: NASA GSFC
Research Oceanographer Dr. Antonio Mannino stands next to the HyperSAS radiometer. Credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute/Kirsten Carlson
A CTD is used to measure the conductivity, temperature, and pressure of seawater (the D stands for depth, which is closely related to pressure). CTDs generate a vertical profile of the water column from surface to bottom. Credit: Hannes Grobe
A CTD may be incorporated into an array of Niskin bottles (referred to as a rosette). The bottles close at predefined depths to collect discrete samples for analysis. Credit: Monika Naranjo Gonzalez (SOI)
A sampling rosette carrying a CTD is deployed off the R/V Falkor at night. Credit: SOI
Noah Walcutt examines a holographic camera installed on a rosette. The camera can capture 40,000 images in a single deployment. Credit: SOI
A holographic picture of a diatom chain. Credit: SOI
Computer Scientist Benjamin Knorlein (Brown University) integrates virtual reality with a digital holographic microscope to present an up-close look at plankton in a view so finely detailed that the human eye can't capture it under normal observation. Credit: SOI
Melissa Omand reacts to the first virtual reality experience created on board R/V Falkor: holographic images of plankton suspended in the water. Credit: SOI
Artist at Sea Kirsten Carlson poses with a replica of a cyanometer, a tool used to measure 'blueness', or the color intensity of blue sky. Credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute
Sediment traps collect particles falling toward the sea floor. These particles - marine snow - are made up of organic matter, dead sea creatures, tiny shells, dust, and minerals. Credit: WHOI
Melissa Omand, Colleen Durkin, Phillipp Guenther and Ben Knorlein prepare a sediment trap for deployment. Credit: SOI
An aluminum block below one trap holds an iPhone camera programmed for time-lapse image collection. The images will be used for holographic research in collaboration with Brown University. Credit: SOI
A neutrally buoyant sediment trap (NBST) is deployed off the R/V Falkor. Credit: SOI
Chief Officer Philipp Guenther assembles a Wirewalker, an autonomous platform used to collect high frequency data. Credit: SOI
The Wirewalker is a vertical profiling instrument package propelled by ocean waves. When attached to a cable, the motion of ocean waves "walks" the Wirewalker to the bottom as it takes continuous samples in the water column. Credit: SOI
A plot of the Wirewalker's track as it drifted freely for three days. Credit: SOI
Stephanie Schollaert Uz monitors the speed and direction of water flowing under the ship with an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP). Credit: SOI
High-resolution images of suspended particles are captured with an Imaging FlowCytobot (IFCB). The IFCB - an in-situ, automated submersible, uses a combination of flow cytometric and video technology to generate 30,000 images per hour. Credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute/Ivona Cetinic
Biological Oceanographer Aimee Neely uses a FlowCam to study particles suspended in seawater. The FlowCam combines the functionality of an imaging flow cytometer and a microscope in a single, powerful tool. Credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute/Monica Naranjo Gonzalez
Water is fed through the FlowCam at a specific magnification wherein a camera is triggered to take a digital image of each particle that passes by the field of view. Credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute/Aimee Neeley
Phytoplankton are incubated in a one-of-a-kind photosynthetron, an incubation chamber used to study and measure the balance of phytoplankton oxygen/carbon exchange. Credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute/ Ryan Vandermeulen
Designed to simulate naturally available light at different times and depth, the electro-squid 4000 experimental photosynthetron measures the biological activity and composition of microscopic plankton and the optical properties of seawater. Credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute/Ryan Vandermeulen
The R/V Falkor contains wet and dry laboratory space, a control room for sonar and ROV operations, and offices. Here, Seaver Wang supplies water to a mass spectrometer in the Wet Lab. Credit: Monika Naranjo Gonzalez (SOI)
Dr. Antonio Mannino installs a Coulometer in the on-board wet lab to measure particle productivity in water samples. Credit: Monika Naranjo Gonzalez (SOI)
Zrinka Ljubesic (University of Zagreb) uses a microscope to identify phytoplankton and zooplankton in seawater samples. Credit: Stephanie Schollaert Uz (NASA)
Composite image of the contents of one sediment gel trap created from a series of photographs taken with a microscope. Credit: SOI
Oceanographyer Colleen Durking studies particle size and distribution. Credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute/Monika Naranjo Gonzalez
Dr. Mannino measures biological process rates. Credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute
Nitrogen is a key nutrient at the very base of the food chain, and its availability directly impacts the global marine ecosystem. Biogeochemical Oceanographer Hugo Berthelot samples different geographical locations under varying weather conditions as part of his research on the nitrogen cycle. Credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute
Working on the ocean presents many challenges, including the threat of rough seas, inclement weather, nosy vertebrates, and round-the-clock sampling. Credit: NASA GSFC
Philipp Guenther retrieves sediment traps in heavy seas. Credit: Stephanie Schollaert Uz (NASA)
A rosette is recovered at night. Credit: NASA GSFC
Noah Walcutt (URI) inspects mangled sediment traps recovered from the first sampling site. Shark damage was later confirmed. Credit: Melissa Omand (URI)
A satellite image shows the cruise track against a background of ocean color data. Colors indicate the amount of chlorophyll, where red is the highest and blue the is lowest. Credit: Norman Kuring (NASA)
A view of the R/V Falkor at sunset. Credit: SOI
[20-Feb-17] Sea 2 Space Particle Investigation Field Campaign VIEW ALL »
The three-year COral Reef Airborne Laboratory (CORAL) mission will survey a portion of the world's coral reefs to assess the condition of these threatened ecosystems. Credit: NOAA/NMFS/PIFSC/CRED Oceanography Team
CORAL's field campaign will use advanced airborne instruments and in-water collection methods to survey the reefs of Palau, the Mariana Islands, portions of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, and Hawaii. Credit: David Burdock (NOAA)
Coconut Island - CORAL's base of operations in Hawaii. Credit: James Round (NASA)
CORAL Project Scientist Michelle Gierach at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology on Oahu. Credit: James Round (NASA)
CORAL scientists identify reefs in Kaneohe Bay (Oahu, Hawaii). Credit: James Round (NASA)
Principal Investigator Eric Hochberg directs sampling efforts during the CORAL field campaign.
A package of instruments is deployed during the CORAL field campaign. This cage contains instruments that measure how light is absorbed and scattered in water. Credit: Daniel Schar (HIMB)
One of the Kaneohe Bay reefs studied by CORAL to assess the condition of vulnerable ecosystems. Credit: James Round (NASA)
Lab testing of the Portable Remote Imaging Spectrometer (PRISM), an airborne instrument designed to observe hard-to-see coastal water phenomena. Credit: NASA JPL-Caltech
CORAL team members examine PRISM, an airborne instrument that measures the spectra of light reflected from surfaces below a plane. Credit: NASA
Meteorologist John Jelsema discusses an upcoming weather forecast with CORAL project scientist Michelle Gierach. Credit: James Round (NASA)
The airborne PRISM instrument records light spectra reflected upward from the ocean. Data are used to identify reef compositions.
Part of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, one of many that will be studied during the CORAL field campaign. Credit: NASA
[20-Feb-17] CORAL Field Campaign VIEW ALL »
The Korea - United States Ocean Color (KORUS-OC) Study will focus on the links between satellite- and ship-based measurements of ocean color, biology and biogeochemistry, along with the composition of coastal waters adjacent to the Republic of Korea.
Chlorophyll-a distribution in waters off the Korean peninsula as seen by the Geostationary Ocean Color Imager (GOCI) in May 2011. In 2016, KORUS-OC scientists seek to better understand the role that phytoplankton play in ocean processes.
The R/V Onnuri, one of two KORUS-OC research vessels, awaits crew and cargo. Credit: Ivona Cetinić (NASA)
Scientists discuss the combined ship-based and airborne tracks for the KORUS-OC field campaign. Credit: Ivona Cetinić (NASA)
The loading process for the KORUS-OC field campaign begins on the R/V Onnuri. Credit: Joaquin Goes (Columbia University)
Multiple vehicles bearing scientific equipment queue for boarding. Credit: Joaquin Goes (Columbia University)
Scientific equipment is organized dockside for loading on board the R/V Onnuri. Credit: Joaquin Goes (Columbia University)
Containers of eqiupment destined for the seas surrounding South Korea await loading. Credit: Joaquin Goes (Columbia University)
Onboard cranes lift heavy equipment onto the deck of the R/V Onnuri. Credit: Joaquin Goes (Columbia University)
Containers are carefully hoisted on board the research vessel. Credit: Joaquin Goes (Columbia University)
Waves break over the bow of the RVOnnuri in rough seas. Credit: Joaquin Goes (Columbia University)
Deploying instruments in the Yangtze River plume. River plumes are generated by the flow of buoyant river water into the coastal ocean, where it impacts the properties and circulation of seawater. Credit: Joaquin Goes (Columbia University)
Noctiluca cells from the Yangtze River plume as seen by FlowCAM. Credit: Joaquin Goes (Columbia University)
Chlorophyll concentrations in the waters off South Korea during the KORUS-OC field campaign. The data were collected by GOCI, an instrument on South Korea's Communication, Ocean and Meteorological Satellite. Credit: NASA Earth Observatory
R/V Onnuri and R/V Eardo in port after the KORUS-OC field campaign. Credit: Joaquin Goes (Columbia University)
Offloading equipment after the KORUS-OC field campaign. Credit: Joaquin Goes (Columbia University)
U.S. scientists pose for a final photo with the KIOST team at the conclusion of the KORUS-OC field campaign.
[06-Jun-16] KORUS-OC Field Campaign VIEW ALL »
NAAMES is a five-year investigation to resolve key processes controlling ocean system function, their influences on atmospheric aerosols and clouds and their implications for climate.
Information obtained during four targeted ship and aircraft field campaigns, combined with continuous satellite and in situ ocean sensor measurements, will enable improved predictive capabilities of Earth system processes for management and assessment of ecosystem change.
Dendogram illustrating the parameters that will be studied during the NAAMES field campaign.
The NAAMES team prepares a C-130 for flight to St. John's International Airport, where it will rendezvous with the R/V Atlantis. Credit: Denise Wineberry (NASA)
The C-130, carrying airborne instrumentation, approaches Sable Island. Credit: Codey Barnett (NASA)
R/V Atlantis steams away from Woods Hole for a seasonal phytoplankton bloom in the North Atlantic. Credit: Michael Starobin (NASA)
Every spring and fall, millions of microscopic plants bloom to color the North Atlantic with vivid strokes of blue, turquoise, green, and brown. NAAMES seeks to understand bloom processes for better ocean management and assessment of ecosystem change. Credit: Norman Kuring (NASA)
The R/V Atlantis cruise track (red dashes). Green seas indicate that phytoplankton are starting to bloom in the North Atlantic. Credit: Norman Kuring (NASA)
Cleo Davie-Martin (OSU) measures volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted by phytoplankton. Credit: Stephanie Schollaert Uz (NASA)
Jason Graff (OSU) measures the carbon in phytoplankton and sorts species with a laser-based instrument. Credit: Stephanie Schollaert Uz (NASA)
On May 10, a dedicated group of 20 bloggers travelled to Woods Hole, MA to learn about the NAAMES field campaign. Credit: Michael Starobin (NASA)
NAAMES Chief Scientist Mike Behrenfeld explains the importance of plankton for life on Earth. Credit: Michael Starobin (NASA)
Bloggers from around the country listen to a presentation by Dr. Mike Behrenfeld (OSU). Credit: Michael Starobin (NASA)
Oceanographer Peter Gaube describes the Conductivity, Temperature, and Depth (CTD) instrument, a cluster of sensors that generate a vertical profile of the water column. Credit: Stephanie Schollaert Uz (NASA)
Alvin, a 3-person research submarine, is offloaded from the R/V Atlantis during preparation for NAAMES. Credit: Dick Pittenger (WHOI)
Aboard the R/V Atlantis, several cargo containers - assembled and outfitted to create a laboratory (shown here) - are used to test samples for biological, chemical and physical parameters. Credit: Michael Starobin (NASA)
Logan Johnsen, navigator and second mate, studies the weather to plan the best route to the North Atlantic. Credit: Stephanie Schollaert Uz/NASA
Françoise Morison (URI) and Caitlin Russell secure incubators used to measure phytoplankton growth rates. Credit: Stephanie Schollaert Uz (NASA)
The R/V Atlantis in port. Credit: Dick Pittenger (WHOI)
[26-May-16] NAAMES Field Campaign VIEW ALL »