Okeanos Explorer (EX1604): CAPSTONE Wake Island PRIMNM (Preliminary Mapping)

Description

Multibeam and singlebeam mapping operations will be conducted 24 hours a day throughout the cruise. Sub-bottom profile mapping will be conducted 24 hours a day at the discretion of the CO. XBT and/or UnderwayCTD (UCTD) sound velocity casts in support of multibeam sonar mapping operations will be conducted at an interval defined by prevailing oceanographic conditions, but not to exceed 6 hours. All data will be fully processed according to standard onboard procedures and will be archived with the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

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Name Format Description Link
21 mapsOE.htm https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/maps/oer-digital-atlas/mapsOE.htm

Tags

  • seafloor mapping
  • davisville rhode island
  • transformational research undersea underwater water column backscatter expedition exploration explor
  • tropical northwest pacific
  • telepresence
  • international waters
  • wake atoll wake island guam kwajalein primnm
  • seamounts
  • habitat characterization
  • capstone central pacific seamounts deep sea corals deep sea minerals marine sanctuary pcz plate tect

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