Oceanography Archives

Keeping it plutonic with underwater hot rocks

What do Roman mythology and RV Investigator's voyage have in common? Hold onto your hard hats cause we're going to rock your world with marine geology.

Saltwater science and sea country research

34 researchers and 20 crew on board RV Investigator set off from Turrbal Country, near Brisbane. They steamed through Quandamooka Country, past Kabi Kabi Country and out into the Coral Sea.

Blue water high: Tales from a Torres Strait teacher

Chris La Rosa is the first educator from the Torres Strait we've had on our research vessel Investigator. Dive into his adventures on the high seas.

Home and array: Investigator shedding light on the EAC

RV Investigator has returned from the East Australian Current to uncover the latest data from one of our fickle ocean features.

Our Investigator voyages through Coral Sea to map seafloor and unlock seabird secrets

Researchers on board our RV Investigator are surveying seabirds in the Coral Sea to see which parts of the ocean are used by different species.

Every week is science week on RV Investigator!

In the wake of National Science Week, we check in with our research vessel Investigator on a voyage in the Coral Sea.

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What we learnt from spending winter under Antarctic sea ice

A fleet of autonomous oceanic robots called 'Argo Floats' braved icy winter waters to learn more about melting ice in East Antarctica.

Explainer: how the Antarctic Circumpolar Current helps keep Antarctica frozen

The Antarctic Circumpolar Current, or ACC, is the strongest ocean current on our planet and is vital for Earth’s health because it keeps Antarctica cool and frozen.

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Investigator blows the lid on underwater volcanoes

The volcanic lost world is not a myth, we’ve seen it!

(100,000) nautical miles of science

An inspiring science drama about a ship and its marine research, over a journey of 100,000 nautical miles.

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Animating Investigator’s science capabilities: moorings

A mooring is a long anchored line of scientific equipment and floats, deployed to collect data from the ocean for 1-2 years. Surface moorings collect ocean, meteorological and atmospheric data, like wind speed, wave height and temperature and sub-surface moorings measure things like temperature and conductivity (saltiness) at the same depth, across an ocean current....

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Animating Investigator’s science capabilities: towing scientific equipment

Marine scientists observe our oceans using a range of equipment. Generally these are attached to an electro-optical cable and towed behind the ship at a slow speed to collect data. This animation explains how this equipment is used on board Investigator, Australia’s new Marine National Facility research vessel. Check it out! [youtube=http://youtu.be/cvJEi_e8Vxo] Transcript: RV Investigator...

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