Earth  ID: 14242

A Month at Sea: Scientists Prepare to Set Sail for NASA’s S-MODE Mission


Released on November 14, 2022
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In early October, the research vessel Bold Horizon set sail from Newport, Oregon, and joined a small fleet of planes, drones, and other high-tech craft chasing the ocean’s shapeshifting physics. NASA’s Sub-Mesoscale Ocean Dynamics Experiment (S-MODE) looks at whirlpools, currents, and other dynamics at the air-sea boundary. The goal is to understand how these dynamics drive the give-and-take of nutrients and energy between the ocean and atmosphere and, ultimately, help shape Earth’s climate.

Music credit: “Blue Switch” “The Journey Begins” “Sunbeams” from Universal Production Music
Drone Footage Credit: Leon Delwiche of NewFields

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Crew and scientists on board the Bold Horizon work together to streamline the ship's mobilzation.


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The S-MODE team organizes their scientific instruments before setting sail.


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Scientists spend the better part of a week retrofitting the ship for their instruments.

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An S-MODE scientist sets up her team's gear in preparation for their month at sea.

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Scientists continue mobilizing the ship to take part in the S-MODE mission.

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A Bold Horizon crew member works in his cabin.

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The ship's crew works in conjuction with the scientists to prepare the ship for S-MODE.
 

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Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET): Technical Support
Kathleen Gaeta (AIMM): Lead Writer
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Keywords:
DLESE >> Physical oceanography
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Oceans >> Ocean Optics >> Ocean Color
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Oceans >> Ocean Temperature >> Ocean Mixed Layer
SVS >> Ocean-Atmosphere-Land Interactions
NASA Science >> Earth
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Climate Indicators >> Atmospheric/ocean Indicators
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Climate Indicators >> Atmospheric/ocean Indicators >> Ocean Upwelling/downwelling

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0