Okeanos Explorer (EX1710): Canal Transit and Gulf of Mexico Mapping (Mapping)

Description

Multibeam and splitbeam 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 Underway CTD 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 mapping data will be fully processed according to standard procedures and will be archived with the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Resources

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

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  • seafloor mapping
  • single beam sonar
  • water column
  • ocean discovery
  • davisville rhode island
  • ocean research
  • explorer
  • scs
  • columbia
  • noaa ocean
  • multi-beam sonar
  • transformational research
  • ocean education
  • r337
  • telepresence
  • underwater
  • stewardship
  • marine education
  • florida keys
  • singlebeam sonar
  • scientific research
  • ocean literacy
  • multibeam
  • noaa fleet
  • undersea
  • gulf of mexico
  • ocean exploration and research
  • systematic exploration
  • panama canal
  • cuba
  • mapping survey
  • sub-bottom profile
  • seamounts
  • ocean exploration
  • sea
  • multibeam sonar
  • nicaragua rise
  • multibeam backscatter
  • warm temperate northwest atlantic
  • single-beam sonar
  • yucatan channel
  • scientific computing system
  • technology
  • okeanos explorer
  • seaflower marine protected area
  • panama
  • exploration
  • balboa
  • honduras
  • marine protected areas
  • science
  • okeanos
  • backscatter
  • expedition
  • scientific mission
  • oer

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