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Federal
Okeanos Explorer (EX1401): Ship Shakedown and Patch Test
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Multibeam and singlebeam mapping operations will be conducted 24 hours a day throughout the cruise. Sub-bottom profile mapping will be conducted each day between the... -
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Okeanos Explorer (EX1404L3): Northeast Seamounts and Canyons
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
High resolution mapping data from vessel multibeam and submersible sonar systems; singlebeam and sub-botoom profile data; periodic CTD casts; submersible CTD data;... -
Federal
EX2101: 2021 EM 304 Sea Acceptance Testing and Mapping Shakedown (Mapping)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Between April 14 and May 10, 2021 EX-21-01 performed the sea acceptance testing of the newly installed Kongsberg EM 304 MKII transmit array, conducted mission... -
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EX1202L2 :Gulf of Mexico Exploration on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer between 20120319 and 20120407
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
During EX1202 Leg II between March 19 and April 7, 2012 on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer (EX), 24-hour operations will be split between daytime ROV operations at depths... -
Federal
EX2206: Voyage to the Ridge 3 (ROV and Mapping)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
From August 6 - September 2, 2022 (Horta, Faial, Azores to San Juan, Puerto Rico) NOAA Ocean Exploration completed the Voyage to the Ridge 3 expedition (EX-22-06), a... -
Federal
EX1103: Exploration and Mapping, Galapagos Spreading Center: Mapping, CTD, Tow-Yo, and ROV on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer between 20110608 and 20110728
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This cruise will be composed of two separate legs. The first leg will be a transit from San Diego, CA to the Galapagos Spreading Center, where multibeam mapping, CTD... -
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EX2103: 2021 ROV Shakedown (ROV & Mapping)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) shakedown expedition aboard NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer began in Norfolk, Virginia on June 13, 2021 and concluded on June 28, 2021... -
Federal
EX1104: Mid-Cayman Rise Exploration on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer between 20110802 and 20110818
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This cruise will embark from Balboa, Panama, will transit and collect underway data through the Panama Canal toward the primary operating area, will focus its... -
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EX2105: 2021 U.S. Blake Plateau Mapping 1 (Mapping)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
From August 15- September 2, 2021, NOAA Ocean Exploration conducted mapping operations on the Blake Plateau within U.S. waters, aiding in closing the gaps within this... -
Federal
EX1304: Northeast U.S. Canyons Exploration on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer between 20130708 and 20130725 (Leg I) and 20130731 and 20130817 (Leg II)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
ROV exploration of the Northeast U.S. Deepwater Canyons complementing and continuing the work of the 2012 ACUMEN expedition. The two legs of EX1304 will perform... -
Federal
Okeanos Explorer (EX1404L1): Shakedown and Mapping, NE Seamounts
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Multibeam, single beam, and subbottom sonar data will be collected 24 hours a day and XBT casts will be conducted at an interval defined by prevailing oceanographic... -
Federal
Sub-bottom Profiler Collection for EX1206: Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Canyons Exploration
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Knudsen CHIRP 3260 Sub-bottom Profiler raw files (.sgy) -
Federal
EX2106: 2021 U.S. Blake Plateau Mapping 2 (Mapping)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
From September 5 - September 28, 2021, NOAA Ocean Exploration conducted mapping operations on the Blake Plateau within U.S. waters, aiding in closing the gaps within... -
Federal
EX1302: Ship Shakedown, Patch Test and Exploration, NE Canyons and Seamounts on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer between 20130513 and 20130606
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Between May 13 and May 18, shakedown operations will: ensure all scientific sonars are in good working order after dry dock operations; assess noise reduction... -
Federal
Okeanos Explorer (EX1402L1): Gulf of Mexico Mapping and Exploration
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
During EX1402L1, multibeam,single beam, and subbottom data will be collected 24 hours a day and XBT casts will be conducted at an interval defined by prevailing... -
Federal
Okeanos Explorer (EX1502L1): Caribbean Exploration (Mapping)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
During the transit, multibeam data will be collected 24 hours a day and XBT casts will be conducted no less than every 6 hours. Singlebeam (EK60) data and sub-bottom... -
Federal
EX1101: Ship Shakedown and Patch Tests on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer between March 16 and April 1, 2011
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This project will involve the shakedown of all Okeanos Explorer ship capabilities and a patch test of the Kongsberg EM302 multibeam system. Operations for this... -
Federal
EX1201: Ship Shakedown and Patch Tests on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer between 20100214 and 20120223
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
EX1201 is the 2012 shakedown mission of NOAA ship Okeanos Explorer (EX) and will perform system patch tests of the vesselâs Kongsberg EM302 multibeam sonar. EX1201... -
Federal
EX2000: EM 304 Sea Acceptance Trials
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This cruise will include a series of tests to ensure the condition of the new EM 304 that was installed over the winter repair period. The expedition will commence on... -
Federal
EX1303: New England Seamount Chain Exploration on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer between 20130611 and 20130629
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Transit mapping operations will collect bathymetric, water column backscatter, seafloor backscatter data, and sub-bottom profile data.