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Drifter Study Tracks Oil Near Damaged Platform and Mississippi Delta

Posted on July 12, 2017 by Ed Ryan

Scientists gain a better understanding of how spilled oil moves in the Gulf of Mexico Scientists at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science (UM) and Continue Reading →

Posted in drones, Experiments, GoMRI, Oil Spill, SPLASH

A message from our Director

Posted on May 16, 2017 by Ed Ryan

A message from CARTHE director Tamay Ozgokmen at the conclusion of SPLASH: I would like to congratulate everybody who has participated in SPLASH, because this was an experiment that was truly Continue Reading →

Posted in Experiments, graduate students, SPLASH

Work hard, play hard

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Ed Ryan

Over the past month, the CARTHE team has worked tirelessly to conduct an elaborate experiment with hundreds of pieces of equipment and nearly as many people. We have overcome challenges, Continue Reading →

Posted in Experiments, SPLASH

High tech drones (plus some low tech problem solving)

Posted on May 5, 2017 by Ed Ryan

CARTHE relied on high resolution cameras mounted to drones to track the initial transport of drift cards (biodegradable bamboo plates) during the SPLASH experiments to measure currents. The acquired images Continue Reading →

Posted in drones, Experiments, graduate students, SPLASH

Kodiak the Zodiac: The one boat fleet

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Ed Ryan

By Kaushik Srinivasan The UCLA Zodiac and its myriad array of on-board instruments have primarily been designed to measure oceanic phenomena that can be collectively grouped under the moniker of ‘submesocales’. Submesoscales Continue Reading →

Posted in Experiments, Research vessels, SPLASH

Back to the Small Scale

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Ed Ryan

By Nathan Laxague Hey folks- I’m back in the saddle and ready to report on the Walton Smith’s recent operations. Yesterday (4/25/17), it was decided that we would focus our Continue Reading →

Posted in Experiments, SPLASH

Surveying the ocean from the sky

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Ed Ryan

An integral part of CARTHE research is aerial ocean observations.  In the past, we have used balloons, kites, helicopters, drones, and planes. During SPLASH, we are using 5 drones (drone post Continue Reading →

Posted in Aerial photos, Experiments, SPLASH

Triple D! Dense Drifter Deployment

Posted on April 23, 2017 by Ed Ryan

On Saturday, April 21, 2017, the R/V Walton Smith made it to the Louisiana area and met the UCLA, University of Miami, Naval Postgraduate School, and the FSU/UM/UD Drone boats Continue Reading →

Posted in Experiments, SPLASH

Sunny Skies and Following Seas

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Ed Ryan

by Nathan Laxague Ahoy there, ye rapscallions, hornswogglers, and ne’er-do-wells. My name is Nathan Laxague. I’m a postdoctoral researcher working under Dr. Brian Haus, the SPLASH (Submesoscale Processes and Lagrangian Continue Reading →

Posted in Experiments, Research vessels, SPLASH

Making a SPLASH

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Ed Ryan

After months of planning, preparation, and testing, the CARTHE team has set off for the Gulf of Mexico to conduct another large scale experiment.  The Submesoscale Pathways and Lagrangian Analysis on Continue Reading →

Posted in Experiments, SPLASH
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