Media Gallery
Buoys
One of the very first deployments of the POSEIDON buoys, close to Aegina island (March 1999)
Preparation for one of the first maintenance cruises of the buoy network (November 2000)
Buoy maintenace on board (December 2000)
A ready to be deployed buoy on the R/V AEGAEO's deck (December 2000)
On board calibration was a common practice in the early years of buoy network maintenance (December 2000)
Preparation of the calibration tank (December 2000)
Inside the calibration tank (December 2000)
Break of the maintenance cruise, due to bad weather conditions (Tinos' port, December 2000)
Break of the maintenance cruise, due to bad weather conditions (Tinos' port, December 2000)
Recovery of the buoy that was deployed south of Santorini island (December 2000)
Biofouling that severely affects the salinity recordings (December 2000)
Despite the rough sea, the maintenance cruise continues (December 2000)
Delivery of the first Wavescan buoys (May 2007)
Wavescan buoy is moving to R/V AEGAEO (May 2007)
Wavescan buoy is moving to R/V AEGAEO (May 2007)
Wavescan buoy on R/V AEGAEO's deck (February 2013)
Wavescan buoy deployed off the Pylos coast (April 2013)
Wavescan buoy deployed off the Pylos coast (April 2013)
The autonomous seabed platform at the Pylos port (September 2013)
Recovery of the autonomous seabed platform that was deployed close to Pylos buoy (November 2014)
Recovery of the autonomous seabed platform that was deployed close to Pylos buoy (November 2014)
Recovery of the autonomous seabed platform that was deployed close to Pylos buoy (November 2014)
Athos buoy just recovered (June 2018)
Athos buoy just recovered (June 2018)
Athos buoy just recovered (June 2018)
Recovery of CTD,O2, Chl-A and Turbidity sensors from the sea bottom (Athos, June 2018)
Combined atmospheric/marine CO2 sensor is attaching to E1-M3A buoy (June 2018)
HCMR's inflatable boat approaches E1-M3A station (April 2018)
Approach to Athos buoy for recovery (June 2018)
Remainders of fishing activities to the Athos mooring line (June 2018)
Athos buoy after maintenance on its way for redeployment (June 2018)
Night deployment of Saronikos buoy (October 2018)
HCMR's inflatable boat approaches E1-M3A station (March 2019)
On site maintenace of E1-M3A station (March 2019)
Installation of GPS tracker in Athos station (December 2019)
Athos buoy with autonomous GPS tracker (December 2019)
On site maintenace of Pylos station (January 2020)
On site maintenace of Pylos station (January 2020)
Installation of a radioactivity sensor in Athos station (November 2019)
Buoys Gallery
E1-M3A cruises
Boat loaded and ready for the transportation (Nov. 2015)
Boat enters the water (Nov. 2015)
Boat ready for the cruise (Nov. 2015)
CTD preparation for deployment (Nov. 2015)
CTD ready to go (Nov. 2015)
Bottles attached for water sampling (Nov. 2015)
Plankton Net sampling (Nov. 2015)
Plankton Net sampling (Nov. 2015)
E1-M3A buoy (Sep. 2016)
Sampling using R/V Philia at E1-M3A site (Sep. 2016)
Plankton Net sampling from R/V Philia (Sep. 2016)
Plankton Net sampling from R/V Philia (Sep. 2016)
Plankton Net sampling from R/V Philia (Sep. 2016)
Plankton Net sampling from R/V Philia (Sep. 2016)
Preparation for water sampling (Sep. 2016)
Preparation for water sampling (Sep. 2016)
CTD deployment from R/V Philia (Sep. 2016)
CTD deployment from R/V Philia (Sep. 2016)
Taking care of samples at R/V Philia's lab (Sep. 2016)
Taking care of samples at R/V Philia's lab (Sep. 2016)
Preserving the samples collected by net (Sep. 2016)
Preserving the samples collected by net (Sep. 2016)
Preserving the samples collected by net (Sep. 2016)
E1-M3A's shot during the sampling (Sep. 2016)
Preparation for the sediment trap deployment (June 2012)
Sediment trap deployment in the Cretan Sea (July 2015)
Plankton net's preparation for sampling (Sep. 2012)
Plankton net in the water (Sep 2012)
Niskin bottle ready for deployment (May 2013)
Niskin bottle descending in the water (May 2013)
Sampling preparation procedures (Sep. 2012)
CTD ready for deplpoyment (March 2015)
Large zooplankton organisms captured with a 500 μm mesh-size net in the 0-350 m layer at the E1-M3A location (Potiris et al., 2018)
Large zooplankton organisms captured with a 500 μm mesh-size net in the 0-350 m layer at the E1-M3A location (Potiris et al., 2018)
Argo Floats
NOVA float to be loaded on the HCMR’s Research Vessel FILIA
A float deployed using an inflatable boat in 2011
An Italian Deep-Arvor DO float ready to be deployed in the deep Ionian Trench in 2019
A Deep-Arvor DO float ready to be deployed on behalf of Argo-Italy at 4000 m depth in 2019
Greek Argo float during deployment offshore Cephalonia in 2013
Argo float deployment during a POSEIDON maintenance cruise with R/V AEGAEO
A Nova-type float during deployment under the framework of IONIO – Intereg project
The Deep-Arvor before deployment in the Ionian Sea
Greek Argo float after deployment in the Myrtoan Sea
The Greek Argo RI in the Researchers Night 2017
An Argo-Italy float recovered and re-deployed in the Myrtoan Sea in 2019
An Arvor-I float sent to HCMR by the Euro-Argo ERIC to be deployed in the North Aegean
The deployment of an Arvor-I float under the framework of MOCCA project
Joint deployment with EMSO Hellenic Site in the Ionian Sea
A NOVA-type float deployed in the North Aegean in 2016
A float of the Greek Argo RI in the south Aegean
On board of R/V AEGAEO during a POSEIDON maintenance cruise
Deep Arvor on board of R/V AEGEO before deployment
The first Greek Argo float (Provor – type) to be deployed in 2010 in the Cretan Sea
A float performing buoyancy tests before submersion
First Greek Argo float deployment from the Greek Argo team in 2010 in the Cretan Sea
Argo float deployment South of Crete
A Provor float deployed in the Cretan Sea under PERSEUS project
Simple explanation on how an Argo float works
More than two million profiles have been collected by Argo Network
Argo Floats Gallery
Gliders
Glider deployment for its first mission at Saronikos gulf - 2016
Glider recovery – Crete, Dec 2017
Poseidon glider's dive in Cretan Sea, May 2018
Glider recovery – Crete, May 2018
Glider recovery – Crete, May 2018
Glider recovery – Crete, May 2018
Glider recovery – Crete, May 2018
Glider recovery – Crete, May 2018
Glider recovery – Crete, May 2018
Check on the boat before glider deployment - Crete, Nov 2018
Glider deployment from the boat - Crete, Nov 2018
Glider deployment from R/F Philia - Crete, March 2019
Glider deployment – Crete, Mar 2019
Glider deployment – Crete, Nov 2019
Glider test mission at Saronikos Gulf
Glider test mission at Saronikos Gulf
Glider's operation principle
Gliders Gallery
Images & Videos
Cabled Observatory
The seabed platform on the deck ready for deployment (May 2018)
Τhe bottom of the ADCP which is mounted on top of the platform (May 2018)
The connections of the camera and the acoustic recorder (May 2018)
CO2 sensor (May 2018)
CTD, Chl-A, Dissolved oxygen and Turbidity sensors (May 2018)
The instrumentation system of the seabed platfrom (May 2018)
The waterproof power jacks of the platform (May 2018)
A closer look of the power jack (May 2018)
The termination of the submarine electro-optical cable that will be deployed close to the seabed platform (May 2018)
Deployment preparations start (May 2018)
The platform is lifting from the deck (May 2018)
The platform is lifting from the deck (May 2018)
The platform approaches the water (May 2018)
The platform approaches the water (May 2018)
The platform enters the water (May 2018)
The platform as seen by ROV's camera (May 2018)
The platform approaches the sea bottom (May 2018)
The platform is being plugged by the ROV (May 2018)
Final adjustments are made by the ROV (May 2018)
Cabled Seabed Observatory Gallery
HF Radar
HF Radar’s antennas system at Fisini site
HF Radar’s antennas system at Fisini site
HF Radar’s antennas system at Fisini site
HF radar’s container at Fisini
HF radar’s container at Fisini
HF radar’s container at Fisini
ΗF Radar’s antennas system at Plaka site
ΗF Radar’s antennas system at Plaka site
ΗF Radar’s antennas system at Plaka site
ΗF Radar’s antennas system at Plaka site
HF radar’s container at Plaka
The very first measurement recorded at Fissini
Surface current map recorded by the HF Radar at NE Aegean Sea
HF Radar Gallery
Calibration Lab
Calibration Lab
Calibration Lab
Calibration set up
Calibration set up
CTD field calibration
Fluorescence sensors calibration
Fluorescence sensors calibration
Fluorescence sensors calibration
Working on the lab
Working on the lab
Turbidity sensors calibration
Buoys Lab
Buoys Lab
Maintenance of the oceanogrpahic station (buoy) in the laboratory
Maintenance of the oceanogrpahic station (buoy) in the laboratory
buoy crane - Buoys Lab
pH meter check - Buoys Lab
benchmark - Buoys Lab
storing inductive cables - Buoys Lab
Extensive repairs on a Wavescan buoy
Extensive repairs on a Wavescan buoy
Extensive repairs on a Wavescan buoy
Cracks on buoy's main body can be dangerous for its safety
Cracks on buoy's main body can be dangerous for its safety
Crack repaired
Gliders Lab
Gliders Lab
Glider on repair frame
Glider on cart
Preparing glider for ballasting procedure
Glider ballasting procedure
Glider ballasting procedure
Prepare the glider for stability test
Glider disassembly and repair
Glider assembly and preparation for the mission
Glider assembly and preparation for the mission
GPCTD and DO sensors’ check
During compass calibration procedure
Glider on compass calibration table
Ready to be transferred in the sea
Ferrybox
Ferrybox
Ferrybox
Ferrybox Temperature
Ferrybox
Ferrybox Gallery