Mini remotely operated vehicle
The MiniROV is used to conduct shallow water transects and make in situ observations. The vehicle is electrically powered, so it is much quieter than a normal-sized ROV.
Team
Deep particle image velocimetry
Here you see the laser sheet illuminating cross sections (from anterior to posterior end) of a larvacean (Bathochordaeus) house.
Publications
Wolfe, W.H., Shipley, K.M., Bresnahan, P.J., Takeshita, Y., Wirth, T., Martz, T.R., (2021). Technical note: Stability of tris pH buffer in artificial seawater stored in bags. Ocean Science, 17: 819-831. https://doi.org/10.5194/os-17-819-2021
Yoerger, D.R., Govindarajan, A.F., Howland, J.C., Wiebe, P.H., Curran, M., Fujii, J., Gomez-Ibanez, D., Katija, K., Robison, B.H., Hobson, B.W., Risi, M., Rock, S.M., (2021). A hybrid underwater robot for multidisciplinary investigation of the ocean twilight zone. Science Robotics, 6: . https://doi.org/10.1126/scirobotics.abe1901
Takeshita, Y., Warren, J.K., Liu, X., Spaulding, R.S., Byrne, R.H., Carter, B.R., DeGrandpre, M.D., Murata, A., Watanabe, S., (2021). Consistency and stability of purified meta-cresol purple for spectrophotometric pH measurements in seawater. Marine Chemistry, 236: 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marchem.2021.104018
Shen, Y., Guilderson, T.P., Sherwood, O.A., Castro, C.G., Chavez, F.P., McCarthy, M.D., (2021). Amino acid