The weight ring does help transform the energy to vertical motion but the intent is to have as much of this energy in the form of vertical motion reach all the way to the end of the core tube so it can liquefy the sediment immediately adjacent to the inside and outside of the tube.
Specialty Devices, Inc., working with the Gas Hydrate Research Consortium directed by the Mississippi Minerals Resource Institute, has developed and installed a Severe Storm Monitoring System. The MAD SEA Storm Monitor was installed in approximately 1,000 meters of water depth at Mississippi Canyon 118 in the Gulf of Mexico on June 12, 2006. The Storm
Takes 4″ Dia cores 12ft length New for 2012 – the VibeCore D4 is now available with an option to take 4″ diameter cores. The “VibeCore D4″ is only a few pounds heavier and a few inches longer than the VibeCore D. For more information on the Vibecore D-4, please contact us. [Contact_Form_Builder id=”2”]
Role Specialty Devices role in this cruise involved contributions to the design and building of portions of the PFA, recovery of the PFA, site investigation and mapping efforts of the overall site and in the modification, deployment and recovery of the WHOI/NC mooring. Each of these efforts will be discussed below. Participation in one of
