EX1201: Ship Shakedown and Patch Tests on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer between 20100214 and 20120223

Description

EX1201 is the 2012 shakedown mission of NOAA ship Okeanos Explorer (EX) and will perform system patch tests of the vessel’s Kongsberg EM302 multibeam sonar. EX1201 operations are expected to commence on February 14, 2012 at Davisville, RI and conclude on February 23, 2012 at Charleston, SC. The planned transit line is 1,139 nautical miles and is expected to take 5.3 days at an average speed of 9 knots. Multibeam mapping operations will be conducted 24 hours a day during the transit, including regular XBT casts.

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Name Format Description Link
21 mapsOE.htm https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/maps/oer-digital-atlas/mapsOE.htm
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  • single beam sonar
  • ocean discovery
  • ocean research
  • acoustic scattering
  • underwater video
  • explorer
  • scs
  • transformational research
  • ocean education
  • r337
  • telepresence
  • conductivity
  • underwater
  • bathymetry
  • stewardship
  • oceans
  • xbt
  • acumen
  • high-definition underwater video
  • marine education
  • water column backscatter
  • singlebeam sonar
  • noaa
  • scientific research
  • ocean literacy
  • multibeam
  • noaa fleet
  • undersea
  • ocean exploration and research
  • systematic exploration
  • bathymetry/seafloor topography
  • ocean
  • echo sounders
  • mapping survey
  • sub-bottom profile
  • new england continental margin
  • narragansett
  • ocean exploration
  • sea
  • multibeam sonar
  • expendable bathythermograph
  • multibeam backscatter
  • single-beam sonar
  • veatch canyon
  • accomac canyon
  • scientific computing system
  • technology
  • multibeam mapping system
  • okeanos explorer
  • temperature
  • exploration
  • mbes
  • charleston
  • science
  • ctd
  • exploration vessel
  • okeanos
  • depth
  • deep-sea exploration
  • ocean acoustics
  • wallops island
  • expedition
  • scientific mission
  • oer

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