Boaty McBoatface uses MicroRider to observe mixing under 600m thick ice shelf in the Antarctic

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“Boaty McBoatface” has executed its most daring dive yet. The nation’s favourite yellow submarine swam under a near-600m thick ice shelf in the Antarctic, returning safely to its launch ship after 48 hours away. It was an important test for the novel autonomous vehicle, which was developed at the UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC). Boaty’s […]

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InSTREAM Project Characterizes and Models Turbulence from Tank Test to Tidal Channel

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The recently completed InSTREAM project assessed fundamental differences in turbulent flow measured in the field, generated in a tank and simulated in a numerical model To mitigate the risk and uncertainty associated with turbulent flows in tidal channels, developers often use tank experiments and numerical simulations to assess the power and loading performance of a […]

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Ocean Microstructure Glider Workshop, OMG 2018, Bermuda, May 28 – June 1, 2018

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OMG 2018 is a specialized training program for Rockland turbulence measurement systems that are integrated with ocean gliders. OMG 2018 will be hosted by the Mid-Atlantic Glider Initiative & Collaboration (MAGIC) at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences. Training will be optimized for both scientists and technicians and facilitated by instrument specialists from Rockland Scientific. […]

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Challenging the Loop: Characterizing of the Loop Current System (LCS) in the Gulf of Mexico

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As part of the Oceans Sciences Meeting 2018, Portland OR, this town hall event will unveil recommendations and next steps towards improving the characterization of the LCS, based on findings from the Committee on Advancing Understanding of Gulf of Mexico Loop Current Dynamics. Rockland Scientific is proudly co-sponsoring this event held at the Portland Convention […]

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Ocean Turbulence Workshop : 22 – 26 January 2018

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With support from the ONR-Global  program, the Environmental Fluid Mechanics Lab at UKZN, in collaboration with Rockland Scientific, is organizing a training workshop on Ocean Turbulence in January 2018. Rockland’s Dr Rolf Leuck, a leading international expert on the measurement of ocean microstructure,  will lead the workshop. The course deals with both theoretical and practical […]

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