EX1105: Field Trials of EM302 Multibeam Sonar Water Column Backscatter on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer between 20110822 and 20110910

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During this OER project in partnership with NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE), two ships will work collaboratively in the Gulf of Mexico to map known targets of man-made or natural seeps to test the use of their sensors to detect these seeps. The NOAA Ship Pisces will utilize its ME70 multibeam sonar sensor and the Okeanos Explorer will use its state-of-the-art Kongsberg EM302 multibeam sonar system and its newly acquired EK60 echosounder. Of special interest to the objectives of this mission is the water column backscatter data component of the EM302 multibeam survey system. These data will be analyzed as they are collected over known natural and man-made seeps in the Gulf of Mexico and, along with the data from the newly acquired EK60 echosounder, will be compared to those data collected by the Pisces ME70 and single beam sonar sensors.

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0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords
21 mapsOE.htm https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/maps/oer-digital-atlas/mapsOE.htm
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords

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  • seafloor backscatter
  • single beam sonar
  • ocean discovery
  • ocean research
  • acoustic scattering
  • underwater video
  • explorer
  • scs
  • deepwater horizon
  • transformational research
  • ocean education
  • r337
  • telepresence
  • key west
  • deep sea
  • conductivity
  • underwater
  • bathymetry
  • stewardship
  • oceans
  • xbt
  • high-definition underwater video
  • marine education
  • oil plume
  • water column backscatter
  • singlebeam sonar
  • noaa
  • florida escarpment
  • seeps
  • scientific research
  • ocean literacy
  • multibeam
  • noaa fleet
  • undersea
  • gulf of mexico
  • ocean exploration and research
  • systematic exploration
  • noaa ship pisces
  • bathymetry/seafloor topography
  • ocean
  • echo sounders
  • mapping survey
  • sub-bottom profile
  • dissolved oxygen
  • gaseous seeps
  • ocean exploration
  • sea
  • multibeam sonar
  • expendable bathythermograph
  • multibeam backscatter
  • single-beam sonar
  • pock marks
  • scientific computing system
  • technology
  • multibeam mapping system
  • okeanos explorer
  • temperature
  • exploration
  • deep ocean
  • mbes
  • science
  • ctd
  • exploration vessel
  • okeanos
  • pascagoula
  • backscatter
  • depth
  • deep-sea exploration
  • ocean acoustics
  • expedition
  • deep water
  • scientific mission
  • oer

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