Scripps High Resolution XBT/XCTD Network Site

Many of our shipboard setups are in our quarters. Some are installed on the bridge:
Amverseas9.2 Laptop setup	Previous Seas2k system	Older Seas2k system

Our six tube autolauncher is usually mounted on the stern of the ship. Below are examples of installations. Click HERE for more autolauncher installation pictures.
Autolauncher	Autolauncher	Autolauncher

The ships and crew that help make this program possible:
JRS Canis	Safmarine Mulanje	Safmarine Meru
Hoegh Tokyo	Horizon Spirit	Horizon Hawk
R/V Marcus Langseth	Hoegh St. Petersburg	JPO Scorpius
Maersk Fuji	Maersk Fuji	Maersk Auckland Steve and Val
E.R. Wilhelmshaven	CMA CGM Lavender	CMA CGM Lavender
Nedlloyd Mairangi	MSC Federica	MSC Didem
Columbus Florida	Columbus Coromandel	Forestal Diamante
Cap Reinga	Mell Springwood

Ship riders at work:
Gino demonstrating XBT system to JPO Scorpius crew	Lucian demonstrating Autolauncher system to Safemarine crew	Jessica loading autolauncher
Captain of CMA CGM Lavender accepting appreciation plaque	Cornelia loading autolauncher	Crew with Glenn
Justine and Captain Whelan Maersk Auckland	Josh hand launching	Kristin launching Argo float

Slideshow of PONL Mairangi through the Panama Canal (PX08): Click on image to begin slideshow in new window.
Bridge of the Americas	Miraflores Locks	Inside Panama Canal

Aboard the Horizon Enterprise from San Francisco to Japan (PX37/PX10/PX44):
1-Leaving San Francisco	2-Arriving in Hawaii	3-fixed camera date
4-Arriving in Guam	5-Guam	6-Bridge
7-Passing Taiwan	8-Hong Kong	9-Hong Kong

Excitement and beautiful scenery along the way:
Pilot boarding MSC Didem in Durban

Anatomy of an XBT:
XBT