Videos
Red Water
CMOP scientists are studying the massive blooms of red water that form in the Columbia River estuary.
Myrionecta rubra Modeling Animation
Computer simulation used to model the red water blooms in the Columbia River estuary.
A Glider Named "Phoebe"
Katie Rathmell and the CMOP field team set out on their second glider mission.
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV)
Craig McNeil and his team test an AUV to study internal waves in the Columbia River estuary and near plume system.
Biogeochemical Monitoring
Professor Joe Needoba discusses the importance of biogeochemical monitoring in the estuary.
Retrieving Sitka
Sitka is a scientific mooring that has spent six months in the Pacific Ocean collecting and transmitting data readings to land. View the recovery of Sitka.
Mooring Deployment
View one technique used to deploy a small mooring from the R/V Wecoma.
Estuarine Turbidity Maximum (ETM)
Graduate student Nirzwan Bandolin talks about his interests in the ETM.
Research Cruise
Jeff Schilling documents 10 days aboard a research cruise.
Argos Drifter
The CMOP research team follows patches of plume water with a drifter.
CTD
Dave O'Gorman. the marine technician aboard the R/V Wecoma , gives an overview of the CTD.
Primary Productivity Measurements
Peter Kahn, OHSU graduate student, demonstrates one technique to perform primary productivity measurements.
DNA Extraction
Caroline Fortunato, University of Maryland graduate student, demonstrates the first step in DNA extraction of water samples during a research cruise.
Bacterial Production Measurement
Byron Crump, Ph.D. performs bacterial production measurement of our latest water samples in the radioactive isotope lab.
RNA Filtering Process
Lauren Vice, a summer research intern, demonstrates RNA filtering of water samples.
Elise Engler: Bringing art & science together
Armed with 11 baskets filled with 160 colored pencils, Engler drew each piece of scientific equipment aboard the RV Wecoma.
Summer Undergraduate Internship
The CMOP Summer Undergraduate Internship hosts college students from around the country to perform river-to-ocean research and enjoy the beauty of Oregon.
