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KORUS-OC Field Campaign

Korea - United States Ocean Color (KORUS-OC) is an oceanographic field study conducted in conjunction with the Korea - United States Air Quality (KORUS-AQ) campaign. Led by NASA and the Korean Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), KORUS-OC 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. KORUS-OC's hands-on training will build stronger ocean optics capabilities among participating scientists while providing oceanographic validation data for the Korean Geostationary Ocean Color Imager satellite. The field campaign took place from May 20 to June 6, 2016.

[Jun-2016] U.S. scientists pose for a final photo with the KIOST team at the conclusion of the KORUS-OC field campai ... MORE »

[Jun-2016] Offloading equipment after the KORUS-OC field campaign.

[Jun-2016] R/V Onnuri and R/V Eardo in port after the KORUS-OC field campaign.

[Jun-2016] Chlorophyll concentrations in the waters off South Korea during the KORUS-OC field campaign. The data wer ... MORE »

Noctiluca cells from the Yangtze River plume

[Jun-2016]

Deploying instruments in the Yangtze River plume

[Jun-2016]

Waves break over the bow of the RV Onnuri in rough seas

[Jun-2016]

Containers are carefully hoisted on board the R/V Onnuri

[May-2016] Containers are carefully hoisted on board the research vessel.

Onboard cranes lift heavy equipment onto the deck of the R/V Onnuri

[May-2016]

Containers of KORUS-OC field campaign equipment

[May-2016] Containers of eqiupment destined for the seas surrounding South Korea await loading.

[May-2016] Scientific equipment is organized dockside for loading on board the R/V Onnuri.

Multiple vehicles bearing scientific equipment queue for boarding

[May-2016]

The loading process for the KORUS-OC field campaigns begins

[May-2016] The loading process for the KORUS-OC field campaign begins on the R/V Onnuri.

Scientists discuss the combined ship-based and airborne tracks for the field campaign

[May-2016] Scientists discuss the combined ship-based and airborne tracks for the KORUS-OC field campaign.

[May-2016] The R/V Onnuri, one of two KORUS-OC research vessels, awaits crew and cargo.

Chlorophyll-a distribution in waters off the Korean peninsula

[May-2011]

[Jan-2016]