Markey Wins Deal to Refurbish Winches for NOAA Research Vessel
the Brown more efficient, cleaner for the environment, and safer to operate, and will keep the ship meeting the needs of the nation well into the next decade." Markey’s winches were similarly acknowledged recently aboard the R/V Atlantic Explorer, a NOAA partner-vessel operated by BIOS/Arizona State University.Rick Verlini, Port Captain of the Atlantic Explorer, said, “We all appreciate how much Markey has done for the R/V Atlantic Explorer. I can’t entirely express my deepest gratitude and appreciation for the invaluable support and assistance of Markey, but especially from
Using the Ocean to Fight Climate Change Raises Serious Environmental Justice and Technical Questions
removal could become a useful method for keeping global warming in check, but it should not be seen as a silver bullet, especially since there isn’t an effective global system for making decisions about the ocean.AuthorsSonja Klinsky is an Associate Professor and Senior Global Futures Scientist at Arizona State University.Terre Satterfield is a Professor of Culture, Risk and the Environment at the University of British Columbia.Sarah Cooley, a former research scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and director of climate science at the Ocean Conservancy, contributed to this article.(Source:&nbs
US DoE Funds Marine Energy Projects
substantial power requirements and are used to understand site-specific physical and environmental responses to marine and other types of renewable energy development.Under the theme, Low-Cost, User-Friendly Monitoring Tools for Marine Hydrokinetic Sites, are the following projects: Hydronalix, Arizona, is working on “SEARCHER", a Sea Remote Controlled Hydrographic Explorer and Recorder. This project will focus on refining and demonstrating remotely controlled, low-power, robotic, and unmanned devices designed to hear, measure, image, recognize, and monitor fish, invertebrates, and
INTERVIEW: RDML John Okon, Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command
and undersea domain is center stage. With 70 percent of the world populations living near the ocean, 90 percent of global trade occurring on the Maritime Commons, and over 90% of intercontinental communication traveling on undersea cables. The Ocean matters more now than ever before.Z-Boat & the USS Arizona. Photo: US NavyUsing that same time frame, put in perspective the evolution of unmanned maritime systems as you see it.Over the past two decades, the Navy’s employment of unmanned systems (UxS) has experienced tremendous growth and Naval Oceanography remains at the forefront in development
Students Face Off in Underwater Competition
of Technology; Gonzaga University; Kennesaw State University; Montana State University; North Carolina State University; North Dakota State University; Oregon Institute of Technology; Prairie View A&M University; Project Radian; San Diego City College; San Diego State University; University of Arizona; University of California Riverside; University of Central Florida; University of Colorado Boulder; University of Florida; University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign; University of Southern California; and Utah State University.International teams included: Brazil’s Federal University of Rio
NOAA Taps Graham to Lead National Hurricane Center
during a wide variety of weather threats and spent time deployed with officials at emergency operations centers. His career with NOAA began in 1994, after working as a broadcast meteorologist at WCBI-TV in Mississippi. Graham earned a bachelor’s degree in atmospheric science from the University of Arizona and holds a master’s degree in geoscience from Mississippi State University. “Ken’s long history of providing dependable impact-based decision support services will greatly serve the nation, as he leads the National Hurricane Center,” said Louis Uccellini, Ph.D.
Ten Institutes Join the Nereus Program
commitments from the Nippon Foundation in 2016, will allow the program to be more comprehensive in its research scope and be more policy-relevant. New partners include: University of Wollongong (Australia) Harvard University (USA) University of Washington (USA) Arizona State University (USA) University of South Carolina (USA) Agrocampus Ouest (France) Monterey Bay Aquarium (USA) Stanford University (USA) University of Ottawa (Canada) Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich, Switzerland) Rutgers University (USA) &nb
Hawaiian Islands Shipwreck Makes History – Again
that the wreckage site has been added to the National Register of Historic Places, the official list of the nation's sites worthy of preservation, as well as the State of Hawaii’s Register of Historic Places. As the first shipwreck site in Papahānaumokuākea listed to the register, it joins the USS Arizona and the USS Utah as the only two other listed shipwreck sites in Hawaii. There was a time during the mid-to-late 19th century when more than 700 American whaling ships plied the waters of New England and the Pacific, and more than one-fifth of their crew were Pacific Islanders. Dozens of vessels
Unmanned Vehicles In, On and Above the Water
a SeaBotix remotely operated vehicle (ROV) outfitted with an array of Teledyne technologies (Bowtech camera and lights, BlueView sonar, SeaBotix grabber and RDI Pathfinder DVL) to inspect the suspicious object on the seafloor or on the pier. Also among the companies with vehicles in action was Arizona based Hydronalix, Inc., who demonstrated its remote controlled rescue buoy EMILY. Travelling at speeds up to 35 miles per hour, EMILY vessels deliver swift rescue without having to send a human into the water. California’s Blue Robotics had its BlueROV2 on display too, showcasing
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