Today we launched another type of buoy. It is called a Mooring Buoy. Its height is 5 meters above the surface (pictured on left) and 72 meters below the surface, which ends with a concrete dome that weighs 4110 (pictured on right). You can see the mooring being towed by the ship to get it into the right position. It has a barometer (measures atmospheric pressure), an anemometer (measures wind speed) and a thermometer on the top. There are sensors at different depths that measure salinity, chlorophyll, temperature, pressure, and nitrates. The information is transmitted to satellite Pacific Marine Environmental Lab (NOAA) that monitors the surface and subsurface of the Bering Sea. This piece of equipment costs $250,000. There are two other moorings already in this location. One measures ocean currents the other measures acoustic plankton. On one it has an underwater rain gauge. Can you figure out what that means? Headed to the Pribilof Islands today. On the way some crew saw sea ice. I’ll be looking! I love reading everyone’s comments. Keep them coming!
Ok, Please tell me you took the picture of "Peggy" with the zoom...I do not want to know how close you were to the frezzing water!!! You know we're like your moms over here, and those kind of pictures make me VERY nervous lol....but seriously 250,00!!! Wowzers lol...keep the pics coming, the kids are loving their blog scavenger hunt! xoxo
ReplyDeleteHi, what's acoustic plankton - sounds like the loudmouth on Sponge Bob.
ReplyDeletelove dad
hey, those buyes are so cool and expensive!!!! WOW!!!!!! did you take pictures of the sea ice? that's so cool!!!!! did u already count the population of the fish???? we miss u, come back!!!
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carla
hi thats seems super cool and we better get greads if we put comments couse im dioing it to raise my grades....jk. but still i want a grade :D have fun <3 wow!!!! thiose cost alot so be carefull not to brake it PS. you might be glad im not there cuz i might brake it haahahahahahahahahah miss you lots and put lots of pics
ReplyDeleteMy science class wants to know why it's important for the scientists to collect salinity, chlorophyll, temperature, pressure, and nitrate levels at different depths. What will they do with the information?
ReplyDelete$250,000!?
ReplyDeleteGood grief, that's ALOT.
About how long do they last?
xoxo
that looks fun
ReplyDelete25000 dollars what ohhhh my god thats expencive gear right there
ReplyDeletelooks like your having fun ms shroeder :)
ReplyDeletecant wait until you come and tell us stories of your adventure!!!!!! :)
paolo
WOW, those people launching that buoy have a COOL job!
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