1 00:00:10,910 --> 00:00:14,570 from space we realize that water covers 2 00:00:14,570 --> 00:00:14,580 from space we realize that water covers 3 00:00:14,580 --> 00:00:17,660 from space we realize that water covers most of planet Earth it is ocean waves 4 00:00:17,660 --> 00:00:17,670 most of planet Earth it is ocean waves 5 00:00:17,670 --> 00:00:19,970 most of planet Earth it is ocean waves that transfer and maintain energy in our 6 00:00:19,970 --> 00:00:19,980 that transfer and maintain energy in our 7 00:00:19,980 --> 00:00:22,910 that transfer and maintain energy in our atmosphere recently an international 8 00:00:22,910 --> 00:00:22,920 atmosphere recently an international 9 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:24,980 atmosphere recently an international effort between NASA and the Office of 10 00:00:24,980 --> 00:00:24,990 effort between NASA and the Office of 11 00:00:24,990 --> 00:00:27,380 effort between NASA and the Office of Naval Research studied ocean waves off 12 00:00:27,380 --> 00:00:27,390 Naval Research studied ocean waves off 13 00:00:27,390 --> 00:00:29,300 Naval Research studied ocean waves off the coast of Virginia with aircraft 14 00:00:29,300 --> 00:00:29,310 the coast of Virginia with aircraft 15 00:00:29,310 --> 00:00:32,600 the coast of Virginia with aircraft ships and buoys it was designed to 16 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:32,610 ships and buoys it was designed to 17 00:00:32,610 --> 00:00:34,490 ships and buoys it was designed to better understand how ocean waves 18 00:00:34,490 --> 00:00:34,500 better understand how ocean waves 19 00:00:34,500 --> 00:00:36,620 better understand how ocean waves develop and dissipate and how they 20 00:00:36,620 --> 00:00:36,630 develop and dissipate and how they 21 00:00:36,630 --> 00:00:39,459 develop and dissipate and how they transfer energy between the sea and air 22 00:00:39,459 --> 00:00:39,469 transfer energy between the sea and air 23 00:00:39,469 --> 00:00:42,319 transfer energy between the sea and air this information is useful in shipping 24 00:00:42,319 --> 00:00:42,329 this information is useful in shipping 25 00:00:42,329 --> 00:00:44,810 this information is useful in shipping ocean monitoring systems and weather 26 00:00:44,810 --> 00:00:44,820 ocean monitoring systems and weather 27 00:00:44,820 --> 00:00:48,770 ocean monitoring systems and weather forecasting 28 00:00:48,770 --> 00:00:48,780 29 00:00:48,780 --> 00:00:51,450 much of what we presently know comes 30 00:00:51,450 --> 00:00:51,460 much of what we presently know comes 31 00:00:51,460 --> 00:00:53,910 much of what we presently know comes from research in wave tanks like the one 32 00:00:53,910 --> 00:00:53,920 from research in wave tanks like the one 33 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:57,829 from research in wave tanks like the one at Nashua using lasers dr. northern Wan 34 00:00:57,829 --> 00:00:57,839 at Nashua using lasers dr. northern Wan 35 00:00:57,839 --> 00:01:00,810 at Nashua using lasers dr. northern Wan investigates the speed of currents below 36 00:01:00,810 --> 00:01:00,820 investigates the speed of currents below 37 00:01:00,820 --> 00:01:06,730 investigates the speed of currents below ways 38 00:01:06,730 --> 00:01:06,740 39 00:01:06,740 --> 00:01:08,800 laboratory research along with few 40 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:08,810 laboratory research along with few 41 00:01:08,810 --> 00:01:10,870 laboratory research along with few studies like this 42 00:01:10,870 --> 00:01:10,880 studies like this 43 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:13,569 studies like this research vessel Creed helped determine 44 00:01:13,569 --> 00:01:13,579 research vessel Creed helped determine 45 00:01:13,579 --> 00:01:17,020 research vessel Creed helped determine how waves and currents interact the 46 00:01:17,020 --> 00:01:17,030 how waves and currents interact the 47 00:01:17,030 --> 00:01:19,090 how waves and currents interact the Creed is specially designed with 48 00:01:19,090 --> 00:01:19,100 Creed is specially designed with 49 00:01:19,100 --> 00:01:22,030 Creed is specially designed with underwater stabilizers and 50 00:01:22,030 --> 00:01:22,040 underwater stabilizers and 51 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:24,520 underwater stabilizers and and it will see well making it a near 52 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:24,530 and it will see well making it a near 53 00:01:24,530 --> 00:01:27,190 and it will see well making it a near perfect wave 54 00:01:27,190 --> 00:01:27,200 perfect wave 55 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:33,590 perfect wave attached to her bow 56 00:01:33,590 --> 00:01:33,600 57 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:35,820 scattered throughout the ship are a 58 00:01:35,820 --> 00:01:35,830 scattered throughout the ship are a 59 00:01:35,830 --> 00:01:37,590 scattered throughout the ship are a variety of instruments that collect 60 00:01:37,590 --> 00:01:37,600 variety of instruments that collect 61 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:40,320 variety of instruments that collect local weather and ocean data would 62 00:01:40,320 --> 00:01:40,330 local weather and ocean data would 63 00:01:40,330 --> 00:01:42,450 local weather and ocean data would create gathers information the total 64 00:01:42,450 --> 00:01:42,460 create gathers information the total 65 00:01:42,460 --> 00:01:45,390 create gathers information the total visits to a meteorological Dewar's in a 66 00:01:45,390 --> 00:01:45,400 visits to a meteorological Dewar's in a 67 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:49,700 visits to a meteorological Dewar's in a sense the ship becomes a calibration 68 00:01:49,700 --> 00:01:49,710 69 00:01:49,710 --> 00:01:56,920 because it made such an tunisians 70 00:01:56,920 --> 00:01:56,930 71 00:01:56,930 --> 00:02:00,080 that's right we're eating a total item 72 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:00,090 that's right we're eating a total item 73 00:02:00,090 --> 00:02:05,330 that's right we're eating a total item perhaps or six five or six feet remote 74 00:02:05,330 --> 00:02:05,340 perhaps or six five or six feet remote 75 00:02:05,340 --> 00:02:08,389 perhaps or six five or six feet remote sensing planes like NASA's c-130 can 76 00:02:08,389 --> 00:02:08,399 sensing planes like NASA's c-130 can 77 00:02:08,399 --> 00:02:10,520 sensing planes like NASA's c-130 can cover a larger area than the Creed in 78 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:10,530 cover a larger area than the Creed in 79 00:02:10,530 --> 00:02:13,440 cover a larger area than the Creed in much less time 80 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:13,450 81 00:02:13,450 --> 00:02:16,890 a year and have to be perfect even so 82 00:02:16,890 --> 00:02:16,900 a year and have to be perfect even so 83 00:02:16,900 --> 00:02:18,839 a year and have to be perfect even so there are exciting possibilities 84 00:02:18,839 --> 00:02:18,849 there are exciting possibilities 85 00:02:18,849 --> 00:02:21,000 there are exciting possibilities according to chief scientist dr. mark 86 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:21,010 according to chief scientist dr. mark 87 00:02:21,010 --> 00:02:23,339 according to chief scientist dr. mark Donnelly the most striking of which is 88 00:02:23,339 --> 00:02:23,349 Donnelly the most striking of which is 89 00:02:23,349 --> 00:02:25,740 Donnelly the most striking of which is the ability to measure the surface and 90 00:02:25,740 --> 00:02:25,750 the ability to measure the surface and 91 00:02:25,750 --> 00:02:26,880 the ability to measure the surface and directional properties away from 92 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:26,890 directional properties away from 93 00:02:26,890 --> 00:02:30,570 directional properties away from aircraft with what's called microwave 94 00:02:30,570 --> 00:02:30,580 aircraft with what's called microwave 95 00:02:30,580 --> 00:02:31,920 aircraft with what's called microwave radar systems that look down on the 96 00:02:31,920 --> 00:02:31,930 radar systems that look down on the 97 00:02:31,930 --> 00:02:33,509 radar systems that look down on the surface and either make in effect a 98 00:02:33,509 --> 00:02:33,519 surface and either make in effect a 99 00:02:33,519 --> 00:02:35,030 surface and either make in effect a stereographic map of the surface by 100 00:02:35,030 --> 00:02:35,040 stereographic map of the surface by 101 00:02:35,040 --> 00:02:38,460 stereographic map of the surface by sensing the elevation of aircraft all by 102 00:02:38,460 --> 00:02:38,470 sensing the elevation of aircraft all by 103 00:02:38,470 --> 00:02:40,500 sensing the elevation of aircraft all by scanning it's low properties in using 104 00:02:40,500 --> 00:02:40,510 scanning it's low properties in using 105 00:02:40,510 --> 00:02:42,839 scanning it's low properties in using that one instrument built by the 106 00:02:42,839 --> 00:02:42,849 that one instrument built by the 107 00:02:42,849 --> 00:02:44,970 that one instrument built by the University of Massachusetts produces 108 00:02:44,970 --> 00:02:44,980 University of Massachusetts produces 109 00:02:44,980 --> 00:02:47,640 University of Massachusetts produces circular radar scans that plot complete 110 00:02:47,640 --> 00:02:47,650 circular radar scans that plot complete 111 00:02:47,650 --> 00:02:50,130 circular radar scans that plot complete profiles of in researchers a color-coded 112 00:02:50,130 --> 00:02:50,140 profiles of in researchers a color-coded 113 00:02:50,140 --> 00:02:54,180 profiles of in researchers a color-coded roadmap of wave heights data from 114 00:02:54,180 --> 00:02:54,190 roadmap of wave heights data from 115 00:02:54,190 --> 00:02:56,970 roadmap of wave heights data from aircraft buoys and the ship give a high 116 00:02:56,970 --> 00:02:56,980 aircraft buoys and the ship give a high 117 00:02:56,980 --> 00:02:59,220 aircraft buoys and the ship give a high angle view of the study site during 118 00:02:59,220 --> 00:02:59,230 angle view of the study site during 119 00:02:59,230 --> 00:03:01,949 angle view of the study site during intense weather animation shows a 120 00:03:01,949 --> 00:03:01,959 intense weather animation shows a 121 00:03:01,959 --> 00:03:04,229 intense weather animation shows a storm's track with hot colors 122 00:03:04,229 --> 00:03:04,239 storm's track with hot colors 123 00:03:04,239 --> 00:03:07,890 storm's track with hot colors representing the highest waves being 124 00:03:07,890 --> 00:03:07,900 representing the highest waves being 125 00:03:07,900 --> 00:03:10,470 representing the highest waves being able to combine research tools like this 126 00:03:10,470 --> 00:03:10,480 able to combine research tools like this 127 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:12,160 able to combine research tools like this will eventually 128 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:12,170 will eventually 129 00:03:12,170 --> 00:03:13,950 will eventually to study 130 00:03:13,950 --> 00:03:13,960 to study 131 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:16,080 to study the world from space with satellites 132 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:16,090 the world from space with satellites 133 00:03:16,090 --> 00:03:19,200 the world from space with satellites giving us a truly global picture of our 134 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:19,210 giving us a truly global picture of our 135 00:03:19,210 --> 00:03:22,590 giving us a truly global picture of our water-covered planet