Okeanos Explorer (EX1703): Howland/Baker PRIMNM and PIPA (ROV/Mapping)
Description
Operations will include the use of the ship's deep water
mapping systems (Kongsberg EM302 multibeam sonar, EK60 split-beam fisheries
sonars, Knudsen 3260 chirp sub-bottom profiler sonar, and Teledyne Acoustic
Doppler Current Profilers), XBT and Underway CTD casts in support of multibeam
sonar mapping operations, OERâs 6000 m two-body ROV Deep Discoverer and Seirios,
and the ship's high-bandwidth satellite connection for continuous real-time
ship-to-shore communications.
Resources
| Name |
Format |
Description |
Link |
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21 |
mapsOE.htm |
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/maps/oer-digital-atlas/mapsOE.htm |
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0 |
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http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/ |
Tags
- seafloor mapping
- davisville rhode island
- expedition exploration explorer marine education noaa ocean ocean discovery ocean education ocean ex
- tropical northwest pacific
- telepresence
- biodiversity
- and ocean needs monuments telepresence prime crust zone pcz vulnerable marine habitats high density
- faults
- samoa central pacific seamounts
- deep-sea corals
- sampling operations
- international waters
- phoenix islands protected area pipa capstone campaign to address pacific monument science
- seamounts
- habitat characterization
- submersibles
- technology
- marine protected areas
- tokelau kiribati phoenix islands howland and baker unit pacific remote islands marine national monum