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
21 mapsOE.htm https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/maps/oer-digital-atlas/mapsOE.htm
0 http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/

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  • 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

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