Description
Operations will use the shipâs deep water mapping systems
(Kongsberg EM302 multibeam sonar, EK60 split-beam fisheries sonars, ADCPs, and
Knudsen 3260 chirp sub-bottom profiler sonar), CTD rosette, and the shipâs
high-bandwidth satellite connection for periodic real-time ship to shore
communications. Operations for this cruise will include 24 hour mapping,
periodic telepresence-based remote participation, and CTD rosette operations.
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.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| OER Digital Atlas | HTML | mapsOE.htm | Open resource |
Tags
- arc lavas capstone crust ecs project extended continental shelf fault hydrothermal vents morphology
- biodiversity
- cnmi commonwealth of the northern marianas islands fryer guyot guam mariana arc mariana basin marian
- davisville rhode island
- deep-sea corals
- expedition exploration explorer mapping survey marine education multibeam multibeam backscatter mult
- international waters
- marine protected areas
- seafloor mapping
- seamounts
- telepresence
- testing new technologies
- trenches
- tropical northwest pacific
- volcanoes