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EX1102: ROV and Camera Sled Integration and Shakedown on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer between April 4 and April 28
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This project will involve two legs - EX1102L1 and EX1102L2. The first, between April 4-18, 2011, will involve the dockside integration of the new OER camera platform... -
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EX2205: Voyage to the Ridge 2 (ROV and Mapping)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
From July 9-30, 2022 (Norfolk, VA to Horta, Faial, Azores) NOAA Ocean Exploration completed the Voyage to the Ridge 2 expedition (EX-22-05), a combined mapping and... -
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Okeanos Explorer (EX0908): Transit to Hawaii
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Transiting the Okeanos Explorer to Hawaii for work in the Hawaiian Islands. -
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Continental Slope Coral Banks of the Southeastern United States: Exploring the Distribution, Ecology, and Biology of Deep Coral Habitats and Associated Fauna 2005
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Deep coral habitats are more extensive and important than previously known, and at the same time they are being threatened. These high profile features may... -
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Deepwater Atlantic Habitats II: Continued Atlantic Research and Exploration in Deepwater Ecosystems with Focus on Coral, Canyon and Seep Communities (RB1903)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This project aims to meet BOEM's urgent science needs in the Mid- and South-Atlantic planning areas, and involves collaboration among three federal agencies: BOEM,... -
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Mountains in the Sea - Exploring the New England Seamount Chain on RV Atlantis in North Atlantic Ocean between 20030711 and 20030719
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This summer, an interdisciplinary scientific team spent 9 days aboard the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's research vessel Atlantis II and used the deep-sea... -
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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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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... -
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MaritimeMaya2011: The Costa Escondida Project: Exploring the Hidden World of the Maritime Maya on the Yucatan Peninsula between 20110509 and 20110531
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The northeast tip of the Yucatan Peninsula is a largely unexplored coastline where ancient Maya traders traveled in massive dugout canoes filled with goods from... -
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Exploration and Characterization of Fine-scale Physical-biogeochemical Environment over Deep Coral Reefs on the West Florida Slope using Integrated ROV-lander-sensor Systems
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
We have limited understanding of how the variability of carbonate chemistry and other environmental conditions surrounding deep-sea corals are critical for their... -
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Deepwater Canyons 2012: Pathways to the Abyss on NOAA Ship Nancy Foster between 20120815 and 20121001
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Mid-Atlantic Deep-Water Canyons project is co-funded by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and NOAAâs Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (which... -
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Okeanos Explorer (EX1403): East Coast Mapping and Exploration
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Multibeam, single beam, and subbottom sonar data will be collected 24 hours a day. XBT casts will be conducted regularly for multibeam calibration. The ship's... -
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Exploring Hydrothermal System Response to Magma Supply and Crustal Thickness Gradients Along the Galapagos Spreading Center 2005
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
In December 2005 and January 2006, an interdisciplinary team of 38 scientists ventured to a deep sea site north of the Galapagos Islands to conduct research on the... -
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Profiling Sensor to Map N2 Gas Production in OMZs - EX1709
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Oxygen Minimum Zones (OMZs) play important roles in regulating the ocean's global carbon and nitrogen cycles. In these functionally anoxic waters, denitrifying and... -
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EX1301: Ship Shakedown and Patch Test Exploration, NE Canyons and Seamounts on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer between 20130318 and 20130405
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Following annual ship shakedown and patch tests, EX1301 will complete the comprehensive mapping of the Northeast canyons and the adjacent continental shelf carried... -
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EX2102: 2021 Technology Demonstration (AUV & Mapping)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
From May 14-27, 2021, NOAA Ocean Exploration led the 2021 Technology Demonstration on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer from Cape Canaveral, Florida, to Norfolk, Virginia.... -
Federal
Profiling Sensor to Map N2 Gas Production in OMZs - EX1709
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Oxygen Minimum Zones (OMZs) play important roles in regulating the ocean's global carbon and nitrogen cycles. In these functionally anoxic waters, denitrifying and... -
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Peleliu's Forgotten WWII Battlefield
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The science team revisited or located 100 sites that represent both WWII specific remains and modern debris (Appendix 3.1). The terrestrial survey inshore of the... -
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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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Investigations of Chemosynthetic Communities on the Lower Continental Slope of the Gulf of Mexico 2006
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
A total of 24 Alvin dives were made at 10 sites. Chemosynthetic communities were found at all of the sites, along with hydrocarbon seepage, carbonates, and occasional...