Sentences with phrase «noaa research ship»

On April 27, 2017 the NOAA research ship Bell M. Shimada will embark with a team of scientists to explore the deep seafloor environment of Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.

As to the salinity question, the NOAA research ships had noted in earlier cruises that for the ice melt the salinity though lower then normal for open ocean demonstrate only a thin fresh / brackish water zone.

Not exact matches

Today, scientists returned from a 28 - day research expedition aboard NOAA Ship Hi'ialakai exploring the deep coral reefs within Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

NOAA research meteorologist Pam Heinselman believes another advanced radar technology used by the U.S. Navy to detect and track enemy ships and missiles has great potential to improve weather forecasting as well.

In addition to NOAA ships, research vessels contracted by BP are also looking for plumes.

To save costs, NOAA is requesting that the ship be built to the same specifications as two already - planned ships for the federally funded academic research fleet, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's R / V Neil Armstrong and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography's R / V Sally Ride.

NOAA's research ship Okeanos Explorer and its ROV Deep Discoverer (aka D2) wrapped up their latest exploration of the seafloor and marine canyons around Puerto Rico last week.

The working group consisted of a diverse group of stakeholders, including representatives from the Department of Defense, the United States Coast Guard, Channel Islands National Park, NOAA NMFS, the Marine Exchange of Southern California (Mx SoCal), the shipping industry, Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District, and the tourism, research, and conservation communities.

However, when I went back I found that the data I originally found at the NOAA site was primarily collected via research voyages and ships at sea volunteering in a data collection experiment.

«Since more than 70 percent of shipping traffic takes place within 250 miles of the coastline, this is a significant health concern for coastal communities,» said lead study author Daniel Lack, a researcher with the NOAA - supported CU Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences based at NOAA's Earth System Research Laboratory in Boulder.