This week I have been with Cornel de Ronde and a group of ocean floor researchers applying more of their methods to expand the large amount of research of Lake Rotomahana done over recent years. This is the lake that used to be decorated by the famous Pink and White Terraces. It was excavated by […]
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Here is our video describing this years Rotomahana explorations – a hidden world come into view!
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Following last weeks’ multibeam sonar survey, the bed of Lake Rotomahana has now been mapped to a resolution of half a metre, bringing to light a mass of detail hitherto unknown to scientists. The first photo shows last year’s map which was made with the assistance of WHOI (Wood’s Hole Oceanographic Institution). The resolution of
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The Seismic Survey of Lake Rotomahana is proceeding well this week. Whilst it is being led by GNS Science, the University of Waikato and NIWA are providing technical assistance with some of the equipment being used. The first photo shows the survey boat being loaded with the the cable that contains the hydrophones. These pick
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By the end of this week, scientists hope to have a clearer picture of how the famous Pink and White Terraces look. Listen to the National Radio interview: (3′37″) Download: Ogg Vorbis MP3 | Embed New Zealand Herald article on the project here
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This week I am revisiting Lake Rotomahana with Cornel de Ronde and two surveyors from IXSurvey, Mark Matthews and Dave Mundy. Our first goal in this year’s research at the lake is to make the most detailed map possible of the lake floor. Next week we will use this detailed map to help us take
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Cornel de Ronde is leading another science team to further investigate the remains of the Pink and White Terraces on Lake Rotomahana in March 2012. Last year, a sidescan sonar mounted on an autonomous underwater vehicle or AUV, produced images of parts of the Pink Terraces emerging from the thick mud on the lake floor.
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Here is a last look at the posters of Lake Rotomahana created by Rotorua Primary and Intermediate school children.The first image is the winning poster created by Kaya Henderson-Corporaal, Georgia Perham and Breannah Wakefield of Galatea School. We were particularly impressed by the careful detail and realism of features on the lake floor in this
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Last week I toured a number of Rotorua Schools to show slides and to describe the rediscovery of the Pink Terraces as well as other results of the Rotomahana Project. Over three days I talked to over 1100 children. I also took the opportunity to present prizes to the winners of the Rotomahana Project Poster
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From Wednesday 16th February to Friday 18th, I will be touring Rotorua schools with a presentation about the Rotomahana Project. (If you haven’t caught up about this yet you can read an earlier blog post about it or watch this video). Contact me soon if you would like your school included – there are a
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