Platform

R/V Moana Wave
R/V Moana Wave

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NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory passes Antarctica's tallest peak, Mount Vinson, on Oct. 22, 2012, during a flight over the continent to measure changes in the massive ice sheet and sea ice. Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger (Photography courtesy NASA Images)

Overview

The R/V Moana Wave is an oceanographic research ship that was owned by the United States Navy and is now owned by the University of São Paulo. It was used during the Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere-Coupled Ocean Atmosphere Response Experiment (TOGA-COARE) campaign to support research on ocean mixing and air-sea fluxes in the Western Pacific Ocean. It measures 165 feet in length and 36 feet in beam. Typical research voyages can last up to 60 days and cover 8,000 nautical miles. It can support 23 researchers and 10 crew members.