• ROPOS Team Awarded the J. P. Tully Medal of Oceanography

    ROPOS Team Awarded the J. P. Tully Medal of Oceanography

    ROPOS Team Awarded the J. P. Tully Medal of Oceanography June 5, 2024 On June 5, 2024, the ROPOS At-Sea Team was announced as the 2023 winner of the prestigious J. P. Tully Medal of Oceanography from the Canadian Meteorology and Oceanography Society (CMOS)! The award recognizes any person whose Read More
  • DFO NEPDEP 2023 Expedition

    DFO NEPDEP 2023 Expedition

    DFO NEPDEP 2023 Expedition CCGS John P. Tully May 28 – June 12, 2023 On May 28, 2023, seven Canadian Scientific Submersible Facility team members assisted scientists from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Pacific Region in the exploration of seamounts, hydrothermal vents and cold seeps off the coast of Read More
  • BGR INDEX2023 Expedition

    BGR INDEX2023 Expedition

    BGR INDEX2023 Expedition R/V Sonne September 29 – November 20, 2023 From September 29 – November 20, 2023, 6 CSSF team members supported the INDEX2023 ship expedition of the Germany’s Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR; Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources) in the Central Indian Ocean. The focus of this Read More
  • NSF VISIONS ‘22 Expedition

    NSF VISIONS ‘22 Expedition

    NSF VISIONS ‘22 Expedition R/V Thomas G. Thompson August 9 – September 15, 2022 From August 9 – September 15, 2022, 8 CSSF team members performed maintenance and installation on the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Ocean Observatories Initiative’s (OOI) Regional Cabled Array (RCA) for the University of Washington (UW) aboard the UW’s Read More
  • NSF-OOI RCA and ROPOS Long-Term International Collaboration

    NSF-OOI RCA and ROPOS Long-Term International Collaboration

    NSF-OOI RCA and ROPOS Long-Term International Collaboration December 8, 2022 The National Science Foundation Ocean Observatories Initiative’s Regional Cabled Array (NSF-OOI RCA) is an underwater cabled observatory that extends 480 km off the coast of Newport, Oregon, USA and is run by the University of Washington’s (UW) School of Oceanography Read More
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ROPOS Manuals

Manual Description
IRLS User Guide This guide is an introduction to IRLS 2.0 and provides an overview of the interface, organizational elements, and many features available in the application. We hope that it will provide valuable information that will help you make the most of IRLS 2.0 and your time offshore with ROPOS.
ROPOS Core Tube Manual This document is intended to demonstrate ONE method of using the core Tube on Ropos. There may be different priorities or different techniques required.
ROPOS Suction Sampler Manual This document is intended to train a person to use and handle the suction sampler. It will also help demonstrated the limits and capabilities of the device.
ROPOS DSC Guide Tips on photography and using the ROPOS DSC.

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