Today’s Voyages and Oceanography

Just a Typical Day at the Office

What keeps oceanographers busy during a typical day "at the office"? For starters, there's very little to describe as typical for an oceanographer!

Take some time to read the fascinating reports from various NOAA missions. Visit the Ocean Explorer website and read through the mission highlights from at least three different years. After reviewing this content, choose one mission to explore more in-depth. Be sure to check out the photo/video logs in each mission's webpage!

How to Complete this Assignment

Write a one page essay describing one of the missions. Include a summary of the mission plan and list at least three researchers and their responsibilities for the mission. What was the most fascinating thing you learned while reading about this mission? Could you see yourself being a part of this mission? If so, how? What seemed to be the biggest challenges facing the researchers? Please submit your work to the dropbox.