{"id":60095,"date":"2012-05-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-graduate-school-of-oceanography-exhibits-to-be-featured-at-americas-cup-world-series-june-23-july-1\/"},"modified":"2012-05-24T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-05-24T00:00:00","slug":"uri-graduate-school-of-oceanography-exhibits-to-be-featured-at-americas-cup-world-series-june-23-july-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2012\/05\/uri-graduate-school-of-oceanography-exhibits-to-be-featured-at-americas-cup-world-series-june-23-july-1\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 Graduate School of Oceanography exhibits to be featured at America\u2019s Cup World Series, June 23-July 1"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tNARRAGANSETT, R.I. \u2013 May 24, 2012 \u2013 When the America\u2019s Cup World Series sailing races come to Narragansett Bay in late June, spectators and sailors will have the opportunity to learn how oceanographic research relates to sailboat racing through a series of exhibits and presentations hosted by the 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Graduate School of Oceanography.<\/p>\n


\n\tGSO is the lead exhibitor in the event\u2019s Exploration Zone, which will be open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 23-26 and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. June 27-July 1 in the America\u2019s Cup Village at Fort Adams, Newport.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cWe\u2019re looking forward to demonstrating the expertise of our scientists and students with a wide variety of interactive displays about Narragansett Bay, the ocean and the atmosphere and how it all ties in to the world of sailing,\u201d said Dennis Nixon, associate dean of the Graduate School of Oceanography. \u201cThis is the most exciting sailboat racing you\u2019ll ever see, and we look forward to meeting race fans and sharing our informative exhibits with them.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tCoordinated by GSO student Lauren Killea, the exhibits will include:<\/p>\n


\n–\tWhat\u2019s In A Drop Of Bay Water?, where visitors can use microscopes to observe the tiny organisms living in the bay;<\/p>\n


\n–\tA 10-foot aquarium filled with dozens of live animals representing the Narragansett Bay ecosystem;<\/p>\n


\n–\tA SODAR sonic wind profiler, which measures wind speeds and wind turbulence at varying heights above the surface;<\/p>\n


\n–\tOceanographic research equipment, like deep sea cameras, plankton nets, remotely operated vehicle arms, and other tools of the trade; and <\/p>\n


\n–\tDisplays about Gulf Stream currents, chemical pollutants in the ocean, seaweed, the affect of low-oxygen levels in the Bay, and many more.<\/p>\n


\nIn addition, GSO scientists will present short talks each day between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on such topics as ocean exploration, robots in the ocean, nautical charts, microscopic predators, hurricane forecasting, changing fish populations in the bay, scientific diving, the law of recreational boating, water circulation in the bay, and other topics.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cThis kind of opportunity doesn\u2019t come around for us very often, where thousands of people with an interest in sailing and the sea will be visiting almost in our backyard, so we can\u2019t wait to share our resources and expertise with an audience we know will appreciate it,\u201d said Nixon.<\/p>\n


\nThe GSO exhibits are funded in part by the 11th Hour Racing, which aims to use sailboat racing to educate the public about the marine environment and the responsible use of natural resources.<\/p>\n


\nFor more information about the GSO exhibits, contact Killea at lkillea@my.uri.edu or 401-874-6820. For details about the America\u2019s Cup World Series, visit www.americascup.com\/en\/Events\/2011-2012-world-series.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NARRAGANSETT, R.I. \u2013 May 24, 2012 \u2013 When the America\u2019s Cup World Series sailing races come to Narragansett Bay in late June, spectators and sailors will have the opportunity to learn how oceanographic research relates to sailboat racing through a series of exhibits and presentations hosted by the 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Graduate School of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archives"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60095"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60095\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}