HOV Alvin
Increased bandwidth on UNOLS fleet
Aerial view of R/V Atlantis and R/V Neil Armstrong at sea together. Photo by Kent Sheasley © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Both R/V Neil Armstrong and R/V Atlantis will have expanded bandwidth at sea for the rest of 2023. The faster upload and download speeds are part of a fleetwide trial, funded by the Office…
Read MoreDiving into ocean data: Meet the NDSF data team
The National Deep Submergence Facility—home to Alvin, Jason, and Sentry—is more than just an innovator and operator of underwater vehicles. It also manages data collected by those vehicles. And that adds up to a lot of data.
Read MoreFollow EPR Biofilms 4 Larvae
Follow a multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional team led by Western Washington University microbiologist Shawn Arellano as they explore the role bacterial biofilms play in larval settlement at hydrothermal vents along the East Pacific Rise (EPR) at 9°50’N. Read more >
Read MoreAlvin Program and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution honored with IEEE Milestone for Technical Innovation and Excellence
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has been recognized by IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional organization advancing technology, through its Milestone program for the long-running success of its human-occupied submersible Alvin. Read the press release here.
Read MoreCNN: Humans can dive deeper into the world’s oceans than ever before with Alvin
WHOI scientists talk with CNN about what the sub’s latest upgrade means for deep-sea science. Read the whole story.
Read MoreSolveit for Kids with Rosa Leon Zayas
Willamette University environmental microbiologist Rosa León Zayas recounts her deep dive in HOV Alvin during the sub’s recent science verification expedition for the podcast Solveit for Kids. Listen >
Read MoreThe little sub that could: Woods Hole tests the limits of science with ‘Alvin’ submersible
Swimmers Matt Skorina and Kaitlyn Beardshear prepare Alvin for recovery after a dive. Skilled divers attach lines that allow for the 40,000-pound vehicle to be winched back up to the research vehicle Atlantis after a day of exploration. (Photo by Marley Parker ©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) There is brief discussion about the difficulty of getting…
Read MoreAlvin Science Verification by the Numbers
“The new capabilities of a 6500-meter rated Alvin will continue the tradition of enabling generations of scientists the opportunity to make discoveries that will change the way we view the ocean and our world,” Soule says. “It’s an honor to be a part of that tradition.”
Read MorePushing back the darkness
Members of the scientific and engineering teams on Atlantis align Alvin’s new lights on deck before taking them on their first dive. (Photo ©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) Below about 200 meters in the ocean, much of the light from the sun disappears, absorbed by seawater above. That means every glimmer used by scientists in Alvin…
Read MoreCayman News Service: DoE staffer first Caymanian to dive the Cayman Trench
(CNS): Sabrina Douglas, assistant geographical information systems (GIS) and field support specialist at the Department of Environment, became the first Caymanian to dive the depths of the Cayman Trench inside Alvin, a specialist submersible, as part of an ocean exploration research project currently underway into this mysterious part of the Atlantic. Douglas is working aboard the Atlantis with…
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