WHOI scientist, Dr. Lou St. Laurent, reports the successful launch of the Expendable Microstructure Profiler, XMP during the DIMES experiment that is currently under way in the Southern Pacific. The XMP reached a depth of 3800 m and showed a noise level of dissipation below 10^-10 W/kg.

Four additional XMP casts are planned for deployment in Drake passage later on during this cruise. For cruise updates, visit the cruise progress log by clicking here. For more information on the XMP, click here or send us an email (info_at_rocklandscientific.com).

The XMP used on this cruise features a new deployment system, shown in the pictures below. The expendable portion of the profiler (black, lower section) is connected to a launch platform (grey, upper section) that contains a spool of fibre optic wire through which the XMP communicates the data to the ship-board data acquisition system. The launch platform is connected to the ship by a Kevlar-reinforced cable. After deployment, the XMP separates from the launcher, which remains floating at the surface and feeds out the fib ... Read More »

Rockland Scientific wishes all its clients and suppliers a Happy Christmas season and a successful year 2010.

We're closing our office between December 25 and January 3. Looking forward to seeing you again in the New Year.

Rockland Scientific International is a growing company that enjoys an increasing demand for its technology and services. As part of our expansion plans for 2010 we intend to make our products available to customers in the Pacific Rim, South Asia, and India. We are in the process of establishing a representative network in this area. Our focus for 2010 is on Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, China, Taiwan, Korea, and India. 

We hope to announce the full list of representative offices following the Oceanology International Exhibition in early March 2010.

Marcus Dengler and his team recovered their "Turbulenzgleiter," a Webb Slocum glider carrying an RSI microRider turbulence module, near the equator west off Liberia.This was the first mission for this glider-microRider and it completed without a hitch. 

Group picture with the "turbulence glider", From left: Dr. Marcus Dengler - Turbulence researcher, Dr. Gerd Krahmann - glider expert, Prof. Dr. Peter Brandt - Chief Scientist M80-1, all the IFM-GEOMAR. Foto: H. v. Neuhoff. Photo: H. von Neuhoff.

The glider completed an 8-day mission with repeated dives between the surface and 350 m depth. The course was set to circle around one of IFM's equatorial moorings. A preliminary analysis of the collected turbulence data shows clear signals in the upper and lower shear zone of the  Equatorial Undercurrent. "When the Glider encounters a well developed turbulent ... Read More »