SOAR’s for Research

[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]Hi Larry,

I attached a few photos – they aren’t the best action shots but I figured you might have fun seeing them anyway. The photos are taken by a Swedish colleague, Svante Bjorck, at Lund University during a coreing expedition (for climatological research) we made to the island of Grenada (Caribbean) in March 2002. They show us setting up our 2 S12’s with the lashing bar system on the shores of Grand Etang (a crater lake) in the middle of the island. While we were doing so, a group of school kids arrived and needless to say they thought we were a spectacle. The “abstract” photo was taken while standing on our research craft, taking a core sample. You can see a sediment core which is a series of layers that document the lake’s history – sitting on the tube of our SOAR rig.

I want you to know that I have taken our SOAR’s for research in Africa and South America. The whole system is easy to ship, easy to put together, and is a nice stable platform. Our department is now ready to purchase a 2nd set of S12s for more field work in other countries.

Sheri Fritz, University of Nebraska – Lincoln[/vc_column_text][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”1808,1809,1810″ image_grid_loading=”default” layout=”3″ masonry_style=”true” item_spacing=”1px” gallery_style=”7″ load_in_animation=”none” img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row]