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Photo Gallery
GP5-05-KA This page will be updated as images arrive from the ship Please check previous cruises for more photo galleries |
GVA Mike Brunson is serious as he prepares himself for an afternoon of needle-gunning. |
Crew members and scientists onboard the Ka'imimoana deploy the TAO-CO2 mooring at 00o, 140oW. |
2C Robert Wagner leaves his mark on a buoy by cheering on his favorite football team. |
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NOAA divers take the plunge in order to clean the echo sounder transducers, which provide information on bottom depth. |
Oiler Verne Murakami proves "his mission is fishing" after catching an Ono. |
ENS Rebecca Waddington intently searches for the 5N, 140W TAO mooring during her nightly watch. |
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ST Randy Ramey deploys the CTD underwater package during an evening cast. |
2nd Assistant Engineer Kevin Cross detects the probable cause of a minor electrical problem. |
Optical instruments are attached to a TAO mooring cable at the equator by Oregon State University Scientist Wiley Evans. |
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PMEL Scientists Tim Nesseth and Brian Powers assist the KA deck department during the equatorial ADCP recovery. |
GVA Mike Brunson and AB Chris Kaanaana operate the RHIB, while the Ka'imimoana stands by in the background. |
1AE Pat McManus is proud of his catch of the day, a dog tooth tuna! |
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2C Robert Wagner says good-bye to the beautiful island of Nuka Hiva, and to land for the next few weeks. |
AB Shon Bowden looks out for other ships in our immediate vicinity |
PMEL Scientist Sonya Noor communicates with the pCO2 system mounted on a TAO mooring, prior to its equatorial deployment |
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The KA Deck Department works hard to recover the Deep water Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis (DART) mooring. |
ST Karen Taylor samples water from the CTD for salinity analysis. |
ENS Sarah Jackson and AB Bill McNally point the way to Nuka Hiva using the Gyro Repeater. |
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BGL Doug McKay secures the TAO mooring onboard the Ka'imimoana after a successful recovery. |
Chief Bosun Roger Stone initiates the recovery of the TAO buoy at 5N, 125W. |
Scientists and crew onboard the Ka'imimoana recover the first TAO mooring of the cruise at 8N, 125W. |
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OS Matt Jefcoats operates the winch during a sunny CTD cast. |
Scientist Rois Langner recovers the Hyper Tethered Spectral Radiometer Buoy (HTSRB), which measures ocean color. |
Modules are tested by Chief Scientist Margie McCarty, with assistance from Monique Messie, prior to deployment on TAO buoys. |
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PMEL Scientist Tim Nesseth, attaches a sea surface temperature and conductivity module to a TAO mooring. |
Scientist Julie Arrington sets up the Fast Repetition Rate fluorometer, which will provide information on phytoplankton physiology |
Oregon State University scientist Whiley Evans prepares optical instruments for deployment on the 140W line of TAO buoys. |
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Scientists Rois and Monique prepare scientific instruments. |
Scientist Kendall Michel paints the DART buoy, which will be deployed on the 125W line for tsunami detection. |
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