An ethereal, distant iceberg can can extend to more than 500 meters below the surface and can actually batter and destroy moorings. Physical oceanographer Fiamma Straneo and engineer Will Ostrom took a chance when they deployed this yellow float at 350 meters on a subsurface mooring in East Greenland's Sermilik Fjord in August 2013 to investigate the role of the ocean in glacier retreat. The mooring will be in the water for two years collecting information about ocean temperature near a major Greenland glacier. (Photo by Will Ostrom, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
Schmidt Ocean Institute (SOI) will work with WHOI's Deep Submergence Laboratory to design and build the world's most advanced robotic undersea research vehicle for use on SOI ship Falkor.
Scientists have discovered important new information about how marine snail larvae swim, a key behavior that determines individual dispersal and ultimately, survival.
A new instrument that can provide early warnings of harmful algal blooms and other toxic organisms in the ocean has successfully passed its first long-term test at sea.
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