Rick Cole
President, RDSEA International, Inc.
104 32nd Avenue
St. Pete Beach, Florida, 33706 USA
Mobile Tele: 727.385.3834
Email: info@rdsea.com
Web: www.rdsea.com

RDSEA is presently under contract with NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL), Seattle, WA for support on the RAMA Program (the Research Moored Array for African-Asian-Australian Monsoon Analysis and Prediction System), a sub component of the Indian Ocean Observing System (IndOOS). The focus of this research is on understanding seasonal monsoon variability, circulation and the transport of heat in the Indian Ocean and its effect on the continent of Asia and neighboring oceans. RDSEA President, Rick Cole is to join PMEL staff for a research cruise aboard RV Baruna Jaya III, home based out of Jakarta, Indonesia. Cruise track is a departure from the west end of Java (Cilegon) through the Sundra Straights and a return to Sumatra at Banda Aceh. Please see the upcoming new gallery soon for a pictorial of our trip.

