NOAA Ocean Explorers NOTES!!
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1. List three places in the deep sea visited by ocean explorers withing the past three years.
there. List at least five, and describe their fields of research or work they have done.
My day would start at 0400 and probably end at well past 2200 (military of course). I would most likely start by taking temperature, pressure, and seismic recordings at the depth where the research would be conducted. I would then begin to take either sonar or use other tracking methods to see where the nearest tagged animals were. My team and I would then use nets or (for larger animals) go out on a smaller boat to retrieve the data from the animal.
I WOULD THEN RECORD ALL FINDINGS!
4. One of the senior scientists interviewed on the OceanAGE Web page explains the difference between a submarine and a submersible. Find her name and record what she says about this difference.
Her name is Catalina Martinez, and she says that the difference is that submersibles are not fully autonomous and may rely on a large vessel.
5. What is the name of the fish ecologist who wanted to be an astronaut until he
realized that the ocean was virtually unexplored and the other-worldly creatures
that he wanted to see and study were living right here at home?
Dr. Peter Auster. (he should have become an astronaut).
6. How do you think that exploring the deep sea is similar to exploring outer space?
Very little of either has been explored and there are many strange and wonderful things to discover in both.
BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT NASA ISN'T BETTER!
7. Which ocean explorer traces his interest in ocean science to a vacation with his
parents to the Florida Keys when he was five or six and encountered a manatee?
Prof. Brian Kennedy.
8. Which explorer looks for marine plants and animals that produce chemicals that can be developed into drugs to treat human diseases?
Dr. Shirley Pomponi.
9. Which marine ecologist looks for “sweet spots” in the ocean, places where life is rich and abundant, and then works with governments and nonprofit organizations to secure protection of those resources for future generations?
MR. Peter Etnoyer.
10. Which ocean explorer was an insect dietician and sonar operator aboard a U.S.
Navy submarine before becoming chief electronics technician aboard the NOAA
Ship Okeanos Explorer?
Capt. (Ret.) Richard Conway.
1. List three places in the deep sea visited by ocean explorers withing the past three years.
- The surrounding waters of the Yucatan Peninsula in the Gulf of Mexico
- The Great Marianis Trench
- The underwater canyons surrounding the Cook Islands in the Western Pacific
there. List at least five, and describe their fields of research or work they have done.
- Dr. Randy Keller-Marine geologist, studies underwater volcanoes.
- Dr. Sandra Brooke-Director of coral conservation, studies coral reefs and helps protect deep ocean life.
- Peter Etnoyer-Marine ecologist, finds spots in the ocean with a lot of life and works to conserve them.
- Robert Ballard-Oceanographer, explores the deep ocean, making maps and finding new life forms.
- Dr. John K. Reed-Marine taxonomist, compiles research and conducts studies on findings.
My day would start at 0400 and probably end at well past 2200 (military of course). I would most likely start by taking temperature, pressure, and seismic recordings at the depth where the research would be conducted. I would then begin to take either sonar or use other tracking methods to see where the nearest tagged animals were. My team and I would then use nets or (for larger animals) go out on a smaller boat to retrieve the data from the animal.
I WOULD THEN RECORD ALL FINDINGS!
4. One of the senior scientists interviewed on the OceanAGE Web page explains the difference between a submarine and a submersible. Find her name and record what she says about this difference.
Her name is Catalina Martinez, and she says that the difference is that submersibles are not fully autonomous and may rely on a large vessel.
5. What is the name of the fish ecologist who wanted to be an astronaut until he
realized that the ocean was virtually unexplored and the other-worldly creatures
that he wanted to see and study were living right here at home?
Dr. Peter Auster. (he should have become an astronaut).
6. How do you think that exploring the deep sea is similar to exploring outer space?
Very little of either has been explored and there are many strange and wonderful things to discover in both.
BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT NASA ISN'T BETTER!
7. Which ocean explorer traces his interest in ocean science to a vacation with his
parents to the Florida Keys when he was five or six and encountered a manatee?
Prof. Brian Kennedy.
8. Which explorer looks for marine plants and animals that produce chemicals that can be developed into drugs to treat human diseases?
Dr. Shirley Pomponi.
9. Which marine ecologist looks for “sweet spots” in the ocean, places where life is rich and abundant, and then works with governments and nonprofit organizations to secure protection of those resources for future generations?
MR. Peter Etnoyer.
10. Which ocean explorer was an insect dietician and sonar operator aboard a U.S.
Navy submarine before becoming chief electronics technician aboard the NOAA
Ship Okeanos Explorer?
Capt. (Ret.) Richard Conway.