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Welcome Home, Atlantis II/Alvin! NEWSLETTER WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION MAY 1992 Welcome Home, Atlantis II/Alvin! After two and one-half years at sea, PJV Atlantis II and DSV Alvin are scheduled to return to Woods H~e June 1 0, ~eting the longest scientifk: voyage in Institution history. A Homecoming celebration will include a brief program and Open House for the WHOI oommu­ nity. Special T-shirts will be available to employ­ ees in the Smith stockroom a few days before the ship's arrival. Due to limited parking in the village, shuttles will bring staff and guests from the Quissett Carrpus to Woods Hole, as was done for the Kno"homecoming in October. P\an to arrive at least 45 minutes before the scheduled ship arrival time to enjoy refreshments and special musical entertainment! Voyage *125 began December 29,1989 when the vessels left the Institution dock to begin the first of 44 legs (37 scientific, 7 transit), most in the Pacific Ocean. During the voyage Atlantis II was at sea 575 days and Alvin made 368 dives: 145 for geology, 120 for biology, 86 for geochemistry, 10 for engineering and 7 for search/recovery. A committee has been formed to plan the celebration. Members are Shelley Lauzon (chair­ man), Rick Chandler, Ruth Goldsmith. Fritz Heide, Alvin recovety aboard Atlantis II . September 1991. Nancy Hickey, Napoleon McCall, Ginny McKinnon. Dorsey Milot, Patty Odams, Kathy Patterson, Dick Hart to Receive Goldschmidt Award Pittenger, Lesley Reilly, and Maggie Walden. For the latest information on the arrival time, Senior Scientist Stan Hart of the Geology and Geophysics call.xI. 2122 (ou1side WHOI call 457-2122). Department has been sele<:led to receive the V.M. Goldschmidt Award from the Geochemical Society. The award. a gold medal and certificate, is presented for For the record: Atlantis II's Voyage major achievements in geochemistry or cosmochemistry, either a '125 will set the WHOI record for the single contribution or a series of publications that have had great most days away from Woods Hole at 894. influence on the field. The award was first presented in 1972 Atlantis /I Voyage" 18 (198&-1988) hold. and is generally given annually. the record tor the most days at sea at Hart, an isotope geochemist, received his B.S. and Ph.D. 606, with days away from WHOI at 822. Continued on page 2 liC~""Ii"!i""~~;;~~E~n~V1rlr~0~nm;;e~nm~IBB~U~OY~8~SSu~c;'c~e~s;sf~uillll;Y[D~e~p~lo:y~ed;----- I In the Arctic and Antarctic i Three WHOI designed Ice· Ocean Environmental Buoys, or IOEBs, have been successfully deployed In the Arctic and Antarctic sea Ice and are transmitting data regularty back to WHOI. A tasm led by Rick Krlshfield, Field Direct", (G&G) end John KerTl> (AOP&E) deployed the first buoy about 110 mile. from tha North Pole on April 15, at 88'02'N 57'11W, Sus Hoojo, Senior Scient,i~t and PI of the program, participated in this part of the Stan Hart expedition. The second lOEB, funded by the Japan Marine Science and Technology Center (JAMSTEC) was deployed, also by Krishfiald Hart - continutld from page' and Kemp's team, in the Beaufort Gyre north of Alaska on April 24 at degrees from MIT and his M.S. degree from 73°02'N 148°82'W, The third buoy was deployed in the Weddell Sea the California Institute of Technology. He near Antarctica at 67"33'$ 49°56'W by a team from Cambridge served as a Professor in the Department of University in England. Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences at The two Arctic buoys are equipped with an unprecedented MIT from 1975 to 1989, when he was ap­ number of meteorological, ice-observing and ocean sensors to pointed to the WHOI staff. and has been measure the ever-changing Arctic ocean environment with frequent Visiting Professor at MIT since 1989. data transmissions via ARGOS satellite. All lOEB's were equipped Hart. a past president of the Geochemical with large time-series sediment traps. Society, will receive the Goldschmidt Award at While Honjo says there have been some problems with the lOEB the Geochemical Society's annual meeting in near the North Pole, the others are working and transmitting well Cincinnati in October. from the -400C environment, and he is pleased with the successful deployment. The Arctic buoys were to have been depklyed by Hoojo and Krishfield in 1991 during a major international expedition, but Annual Meetings to be Held the U.S. participation in the cruise was cut short when the U.S. Coast June 18 and 19 Guard icebreaker Polar Star had mechanical problems and had to turn back to port. The 63rd Annual Meetings of the Corpora­ The 1992 logistic effort was conducted via aircraft operated by the tion and Trustees will be held June 18 and 19 U.S. Navy and its civilian contractors. Two Navy organizations, the in Woods Hole. New Members and Trustees Office of Naval Research (ONA) in its lEADEX program and the will be elected. Spac~ and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAA), gave Trustees and Corporation Members will WHOI s lOEB program strong logistical support. Aircraft, including C- have an opportunity to visit Atlantis II and 141, C-130 and Haviland Twin-Otters, transported tons of equipment Alvin. Many festivities will take place in the from WHOI to Greenland, to near the North Pole, and over Alaska all village this year. including the annual Associ­ within a month. Honjo says the logisticS were very complicated ates Dinner, which will be held June 19 on the but everything wenl well because of the support the WHOI team received Iselin Mall. both at WHOI and in the field. "This was a very significant step for us in furthering polar environ­ mental .research," Hoojo said. "WHOI is developing a good method to The Newslener is published monthly for do ArctIC and Southern Ocean oceanography, via highly mobile employees, students and members of aircraft. This technclogy has provided us with a very effICient means the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institu­ for sample and data collection from the ice-covered ocean. The tion community. Copy deadline is the dedication. imagination and effICiency of the people operating those 25th of the month. Ideas for stories, USN and ONR programs was simply of the highest quality." photos, and items of interest to the ONR funded the WHOI effort. JAMSTEC provided funding support community are welcome and should be and is cooperating with WHOt in research on the data collection. sent to: Editor, Newslener, News OffICe, Ken .Doherty of AOP&E assisted with over-all engineering, including Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, a unique gantry crane. Woods Hole, MA 02543. Telephone "This was an international effort and is a good example of how 508-457-2000 ext. 2270 or 3340. well cooperative efforts can work," Honjo adds. "Projects like th~ help the public to understand the enormous potential of institutions Editor: Shelley M. Lauzon ~orking together on urgent global problems and the possible tra~ Staff Support: Kathleen Panerson tlOn from military projects in the polar regions to basic research." 2 WHOI NEWSLETTER Exhibit Center Open I for 1992 Season ~ ] The Institution's Exhibit Center, located at 15 k School Street in Endeavour House, opened April I 10 for the 1992 season. The Exhibit Center was open weekends only in April and early May in addition to special April school vacation hours, with expanded operating hours beginning May 15 to seven days a week. Current hours are Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday noon to 4 p.m. through June 18. Summer hours begin June 19 and will remain in effect until September 7. Summer hours wilt be Monday through Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Fall hours, in effect September 8 through November 2, are Monday through Saturday 10 Helene Longyear (right) behind the gift shop counter st the a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday noon to 4 p.m. The Exhibit Center. Videotapes and displays highlight a variety 01 Exhibit Center wilt be open weekends only WHOI research and education activities. November 3-December 17 Friday through Mon­ day, with special daily holiday hours December JASON Project in December 1991 . Daily hours and the season 18-31. were extended in 1991 to accommodate the growing number of The Exhibit Center hosted 31 ,661 visitors in visitors interested in the Institution's research and education 1991 and was open 226 days, compared to programs. 24,010 visitors and 168 operating days in 1990 For further information contact Lee Carr¢ell at ext. 2271, (the Exhibit Center was closed for renovations Alice Tricca at ext. 2662, or Helene Longyear at the Exhibfl part of the 1990 operating year). An additional Center, ext. 2663. 1,650 visited the Exhibit Center during the WHO I Staff Walk Miles To Help Others Volunteer Information Session WHOI staff and friends participated in the Super Cities Walk To be Held June 19 for multiple sclerosis (MS) April 5 along the nine-mile harbor walk The second information session for prospective in Hyannis. Research Associate George Hal"fl)son coordinated and returning volunteers will be held June 19. The the WHOI effort, which raised over $1,300 in pledges. program, organized by the Public Information The national effort raised $145,000 to fund research into the Office, seeks 10 encourage members of the cause and cure for MS and to support the Massachusetts Chajr community, their family and friends to volunteer ler of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, which offers their time to help slaff the Exhibit Center, answer programs to individuals and families living with this disease.
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