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Bermuda Deep Water Caves 2011: Dives of Discovery between 20110607 and 20110627
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
During the three week NOAA Ocean Exploration project, Bermuda Deep Water Caves 2011: Dives of Discovery, our four member deep team, aided by numerous assistants,... -
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Okeanos Explorer (EX1503L1): Tropical Exploration (Mapping I)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Multibeam data will be collected 24 hours a day and XBT casts will be conducted at an interval defined by prevailing oceanographic conditions, but not to exceed 6... -
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PacificReefs2011: Ocean Exploration and Biotechnology on the Reefs of Palau between 20110219 and 20110304
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This expedition represents the culmination of ongoing collaboration between National Institute for Undersea Science and Technology- Ocean Biotechnology Center and... -
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Submarine Ring of Fire - Mariana Arc 2006
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
A continuing effort by the Submarine Ring of Fire team to explore the submarine portions of the intra-oceanic volcanic arcs of the western Pacific. The 2004 dive... -
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New Zealand American Submarine Ring of Fire 2007
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The New Zealand American Ring of Fire 2007 expedition has been an outstanding success for all partners. The automous benthic explorer (ABE) team leader, Dana Yoerger,... -
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October 2015 Transit: Honolulu, HI to Alameda, CA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Throughout this cruise, multibeam data will be collected 24 hours a day and XBT casts will be conducted every 6 hours. Additionally, EK 60 (split beam) and sub-bottom... -
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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... -
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Alaska's Submerged Heritage 2006
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
In April 2006, Alaska's Office of History and Archaeology (OHA) collaborated with the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), the University of Rhode Island (URI), the... -
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EX1105: Field Trials of EM302 Multibeam Sonar Water Column Backscatter on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer between 20110822 and 20110910
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
During this OER project in partnership with NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE),...