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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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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),... -
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Exploring the Sunken Heritage of the Battle of Midway: Honoring the Legacy of the 75th Anniversary of the Turning Point in the Pacific War
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This project will explore sunken aircraft associated with the Battle of Midway adding an important maritime heritage component to our understanding of the broader... -
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DEEP SEARCH: Deep Sea Exploration to Advance Research on Coral/Canyon/Cold Seep Habitats
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The NF-19-09 expedition on board the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster was part of the multi-year Deep SEARCH project. This cruise occurred from October 21 to October 30, 2019.... -
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Okeanos Explorer (EX0909): EX0909 Legs 1 through 4 Mapping Field Trials V through VIII Hawaiian Islands
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer arrived in Honolulu, HI on 7 August, 2009. The ship planned to stay and work in Hawaii till March / April 2009. A total of 77 days-at-sea... -
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Bonaire 2008: Exploring Coral Reef Sustainability with New Technologies on Fetch1 AUV and Gavia AUV's in Netherlands, Antilles between 20080107 and 20080130
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The goal of the Bonaire 2008 expedition is to survey this unique environment over a greater depth range than can be reached with compressed air scuba, using three... -
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Florida Shelf Edge Expedition (FLoSEE) 2010
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Three months after the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill, and before extensive oil impacts reach shelf-edge reefs in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, NOAA's Cooperative... -
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Bermuda: Search for Deep Water Caves 2009 on the R/V Endurance between 20090905 and 20090930
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Deep-water marine caves are one of the Earth's last largely unexplored frontiers of undiscovered fauna (animal life). More than 150 limestone caves are known to exist... -
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Okeanos Explorer (EX1003): Transit from Hawaii to Guam
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This cruise consists of 14 days of transit from Hawaii to Guam. Operations will focus on streamlining mapping operations. Objectives include testing and refining... -
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Aegean and Black Sea 2006
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
From April to June 2006, scientists from the University of Rhode Island led an expedition to study the archaeology and geology of the Aegean and Black Seas aboard two... -
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EX2203: North Puerto Rico Mapping + drop cam
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
From April 4 - 28, 2022, NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer sailed to support NOAA Ocean Exploration's Puerto Rico Mapping and Deep-Sea Camera expedition (EX-22-03). The ship... -
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Deep Sea Precious Corals as Habitat for Macroinvertebrates in Hawaii
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Scientists examined the coral-associated invertebrate fauna at three large precious coral beds in the Hawaiian Archipelago, the Makapuu Bed, on the southwest slope of... -
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Florida Coast Deep Corals 2005
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Data collected included AIR TEMPERATURE, BAROMETRIC PRESSURE, BENTHIC COMMUNITIES, BENTHIC SPECIES, CONDUCTIVITY, CURRENT METER - EAST-WEST COMPONENT (U), CURRENT... -
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Okeanos Explorer (EX0802): Operation Halloween Shakedown
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Test the VSAT system and networks, from ship to satellite, to I2, to land-based consoles. 2. Test newly installed sensors independently, as well as integrated into... -
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AUV Fest 2008: Navy Mine-hunting Robots Help NOAA Explore Sunken History, in Narragansett Bay, RI between 20080512 and 20080523
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The goal of the Bonaire 2008 expedition is to survey this unique environment over a greater depth range than can be reached with compressed air scuba, using three... -
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ACUMEN 2012: Atlantic Canyons Undersea Mapping Expeditions
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Between February and August 2012, a team of NOAA and external partners will conduct a mapping âblitzâ focused on deepwater canyons off the northeastern seaboard.... -
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Okeanos Explorer (EX1006): Hawaii to San Francisco Transit to Drydock
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Okeanos Explorer (EX) will transit from Honolulu, HI to San Francisco for the winter inport and drydock period. During the transit, the EX will perform 24-hour... -
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Okeanos Explorer (EX1001): Ship Shakedown
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The ship has been alongside for repairs and leave since November, 2009. The ship shakedown cruise is scheduled to provide an opportunity for the ship to get underway... -
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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... -
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Pushing the Boundaries: Using Advanced Technology to Locate and Rapidly Assess Cultural Sites in Multiple Underwater Environments within NOAA's Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Located in Lake Huron, Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary was established in 2000 to protect one of the nation's most historically significant collections of...