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Preparing for Deployment

WHOI engineer Jennifer Batryn (right) and Raytheon engineer Edward Colgan prepare pH sensors on a surface mooring for deployment from the R/V Neil Armstrong at the Ocean Observatories Initiative’s Pioneer Array. The array is located at the edge of the continental shelf off New England, a region of interest to scientists for its biological productivity and transition from relatively fresh, nutrient-poor water near shore to saltier, nutrient-rich water in the deep ocean. The scientific instruments on the Pioneer Array’s moorings and ocean gliders transmit physical, chemical, and biological measurements via satellite in near-real time to researchers worldwide, via an open access online data portal. The OOI project is funded by the National Science Foundation. (Photo by Véronique LaCapra, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)