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Teacher at Sea on board the NOAA Ship OREGON II

Description

Teacher at Sea on board the NOAA Ship OREGON II. Teacher at Sea BruceTaterka monitoring CTD operations. Although CTD stands for Conductivity/Temperature/Depth, the rosette also contains an oxygen sensor and sometimes achlorophyll sensor. The green line indicates dissolved oxygen which on thisobservation drops off near the bottom indicating hypoxia.

Credit

NOAA Teacher at Sea Program

Photographer

Bruce Taterka

Display Date

2010

Collection

Fisheries

NOAA Affiliation

West Morris Mendham HS