Surveying the ocean from the sky
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 →
Category: Experiments
Triple D! Dense Drifter Deployment
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 →
Sunny Skies and Following Seas
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 →
Making a SPLASH
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 →
Final Countdown: Preparing for SPLASH
The final countdown to CARTHE’s last large scale experiment has begun. SPLASH (Submesoscale Processes and Lagrangian Analysis on the Shelf) will take place in April 8-May 5 2017. The team Continue Reading →
BayDrift BOLO
Have you seen these drift cards? Be on the look out for the Bay Drift drift cards. Scientists need your help in locating these small, eco-friendly wood cards, as part Continue Reading →
Drift Card Discoveries!
The Bay Drift Study launched on September 12, 2016. More than 120 volunteers simultaneously released 320 drift cards, 160 drift plates, and 15 GPS drifters from 8 locations across Biscayne Continue Reading →
Bay Drift Study hits Biscayne Bay
The CARTHE team of world renown scientists is known for our ground breaking ocean current research in the Gulf of Mexico and the new technology we have developed to make these Continue Reading →
CARTHE drifter headed for the Pacific
On July 5, 2016, the TARA Expeditions schooner departed Miami, Florida, headed for the Pacific Ocean via the Panama Canal, with one additional piece of equipment from CARTHE. The 36 Continue Reading →
Have you seen our drifters?
The LASER, GPS-equipped, biodegradable drifters have been washing up on the beaches of the Gulf coast over the last several weeks. We have been contacted by wildlife officials, park rangers, Continue Reading →