We've been very busy at sea since 2001 with ship campaigns in the Southern Ocean 2002, North Atlantic 2003, Pacific near Hawaii 2004, South Atlantic 2005, North Pacific 2005. Please consult our 'at sea' pages for details.
The Carbon Explorers have been deployed in the Southern Ocean (2002), North Pacific (2001,2003) and North Atlantic (2003).
December 10 2001: The two robotic floats, called Carbon Explorers, operating in the north Pacific complete 8 months of continuous observation of ocean biomass vaiability on a day to day basis.
August 13-28 2001: Account of the R/V New Horizon Cruise to California Current Waters. Science beat article by Paul Pruess. (Part 1) ( Part 2)
April 10 2001: Two Robotic Floats for Monitoring Ocean Carbon Launched in the Pacific (Science beat article by Paul Pruess
July 26 1999: DOE Center for Research on Ocean Carbon Sequestration (DOCS) announced. Press Release .
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Last updated: April 07 2006