Okeanos Explorer (EX1711): Gulf of Mexico (ROV and 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 Profiler), XBT and CTD casts in support of multibeam sonar
mapping operations, OER's 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
- davisville rhode island
- expedition exploration explorer marine education noaa ocean ocean discovery ocean education ocean ex
- telepresence
- deep-sea corals
- gulf of mexico
- essential fish habitats national marine sanctuaries benthic habitats bottom fish habitats deep sea c
- habitat characterization
- submersibles
- warm temperate northwest atlantic