November 28, 2008 - 6:03pm
Hi Cameo, Stacy and the rest of the team!!
Glad to hear that the adventures are going well down there for all of you. Sounds like you have been working SCINI really hard (as well as the rest of you) The photos from SCINI are amazing, the sea spiders are certainly unusual.
What other info do you get from SCINI? I am sure there are lots of other probes and measuring devices on it.
Thanks for sharing your great adventure!! Have fun and stay warm!!
Frank
Nuvuk Arch. Project '08
Polar Profile
- I just keep coming back here because there are always more questions...and everything that you do just keeps generating more and more questions...
Hi Frank -
It is great to hear from you. SCINI and the team have been very hard at work but the results have been worth it. We have broken our record for depth by going down 705 feet and we have observed some really amazing organisms.
As you know, SCINI is an experimental vehicle. We currently are focusing on fine-tuning the camera. The plans are to add a sonar device next year. When we deploy SCINI we use an additional navigation system, a current meter, and a CTD which measures conductivity (for salinity content), temperature, and depth. It is a very involved process to launch SCINI but the results are pretty amazing.
I will keep you posted on future developments during this season. Thanks for the great question and I'll talk to you soon.
Cameo :)