Okeanos Explorer (EX1811): Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands (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 Profiler), XBTs in support of multibeam sonar mapping operations, CTD casts, OER's two-body ROV system (Deep Discoverer and Seirios), and the ship's high-bandwidth satellite connection for continuous ship-to-shore communications. Operations will focus on exploring deep waters (>250 m) in the U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Caribbean Sea, as well as in territorial waters surrounding surrounding Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Resources
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mapsOE.htm |
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/maps/oer-digital-atlas/mapsOE.htm |
Tags
- aspire
- davisville rhode island
- telepresence
- biodiversity
- deep-sea corals
- sampling operations
- habitat characterization
- submersibles
- warm temperate northwest atlantic
- caribbean
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