Category Archives: SCUBAnauts

SCUBAnauts International’s Operation Deep Climb

SCUBAnauts International (SNI) – Day 7

Posted on 12/07/2007 by peggy

The blog below is about underwater archaeology. Making discoveries is fun, but mapping is an important part of all science. GLOBE has GPS and Site Characterization Protocols to characterize the location and environment of measurements. In the atmosphere, this is … Continue reading →

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SCUBAnauts Operation Deep Climb – Day 6

Posted on 12/07/2007 by peggy

As noted for Day 5, the students are suffering from less oxygen they are used to. Using the Hilo sounding, the students started out breathing in air with about 73% of the oxygen available at sea level; at the top … Continue reading →

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SCUBAnauts International (SNI) – Day 6

Posted on 12/07/2007 by peggy

Not only are Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa on the Island of Hawaii, but the “big Island” also has more petroglyphs than the other Hawaiian islands, and some spectacular waterfalls. Petroglyphs are images carved in stone. The age of these … Continue reading →

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SCUBAnauts International (SNI) – Day 5

Posted on 11/28/2007 by peggy

There is much exciting wildlife below the water, as you will see below, and some beautiful pictures! Again — you might want to look on the Web for more images of some of the sea creatures the bloggers saw. Notice … Continue reading →

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SCUBAnauts Operation Deep Climb – Day 5

Posted on 11/27/2007 by peggy

As the Operation Deep Climb hikers make their way up Mauna Kea, not only does the team tire, but some are experiencing altitude sickness. This is because they live at sea level, and air pressure lowers as they get higher. … Continue reading →

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