Much of our research and service is based on observations collected in the field by ourselves or others or published in the scientific literature. This is so because thorough knowledge and understanding of the governing processes is paramount when seeking answers to scientific questions.
Our experience in the field is broad and comprehensive. It includes
We have carried out fieldwork in remote locations where tailor-made, flexible solutions and a fair amount of handicraft, mechanical as well as electronic, are required for a successful expedition. This reduces downtime and costs tremendously and increases the quality and the amount of the observations.
We are trained and certified according to STCW to man any vessel. This reduces the cost of chartering the vessel, increases safety and opens space for an additional scientist or surveyor.
In order for fieldwork to be successful, the following points are of particular importance.
These points are crucial to data quality and the possibility of utilizing the data fully when they are analyzed subsequently, including determining the uncertainty of the measurements.
A terrifying example of how wrong things can go is this: the Danish Galathea III Expedition travelled around the world with inappropriate settings of its two ADCPs, causing some 90% of all the flow velocity data to be useless.