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Okeanos Explorer (EX1404L1): Shakedown and Mapping, NE Seamounts recent views
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... -
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Lophelia II 2009: Deepwater Program: Exploration and Research of Northern Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Natural and Artificial Hard Bottom Habitats with Emphasis on Coral Communities: Reefs, Rigs and Wrecks on NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown between 20090819 and 20090912 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This cruise used the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Jason II to: explore 4-6 new sites for the occurrence of deep water coral reefs; made collections of Lophelia and... -
Federal
Mapping and Characterization of Deep Sea Coral Ecosystems off the Coast of Florida 2005 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
With the continuing global depletion of coastal fisheries, commercial fishing vessels are moving into deeper water and exploiting fish and crustacean species that are... -
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Okeanos Explorer (EX0905): Mapping Field Trials II Mendocino Volcano Field I and II recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The goals of this field trial cruise are to test use of EX mapping sensors to characterize complex geological areas (i.e. volcanic field) and develop protocols to... -
Federal
Operation Laser Line 2006 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Mapping the coral reefs has been identified as one of the first and most important steps needed to address the increasing decline of the world's coral reefs. Either... -
Federal
Okeanos Explorer (EX1709): Eastern Pacific Mapping (Telepresence Mapping) recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Operations for this cruise will include 24 hour mapping, and continuous telepresence-based remote participation in mapping operations. Multibeam and splitbeam mapping... -
Federal
Synthetic Aperture Sonar Survey to Locate Archaeological Resources in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary on NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries vessel SRVx between 20100823 and 20100901 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
SAS technology exemplifies recent advances in geophysical survey technology that will revolutionize maritime archaeological remote sensing. Applied Signal Technology... -
Federal
Applying Advanced Imaging and Visualization Technology to the Battle of the Atlantic Shipwrecks between 20110531 and 20110821 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
In 2008, the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary (MNMS) commenced a multiyear project focusing on shipwreck sites associated with the Battle of the Atlantic. During... -
Federal
3D Visual Reconstruction for Rapid Archaeological Characterization recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The use of optical mapping has the potential to create accurate and vastly higher-resolution models of submerged archaeological sites with a fraction of the time and... -
Federal
Deep Water Corals of the Davidson Seamount: Habitat Suitability Taxonomy Age and Growth 2006 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Building off the successes of an Office of Ocean Exploration (OE) expedition to Davidson Seamount in 2002, this project will focus on deep-water corals. The week-long... -
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Okeanos Explorer (EX1803): Gulf of Mexico (ROV and Mapping) recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
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-... -
Federal
EX1106: Exploration Mapping to Davisville, Rhode Island on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer between 20110915 and 20110928 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
In EX-11-06, the final cruise involving the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer in the 2011 Field Season, the ship will depart from Pascagoula, MS, round the Florida Keys,... -
Federal
Okeanos Explorer (EX1402L3): Gulf of Mexico Mapping and ROV Exploration recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Multibeam mapping, single beam, water column sonar, sub-bottom profile, water column profile, ship sensor, ROV sensor, video and image data will all be collected... -
Federal
EX1206: Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Canyons Exploration on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer between 20121030 and 20121120 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
EX1206 was added and is now the final cruise of the 2012 season for Okeanos Explorer (EX). It will be primarily focused on further supplementing Northeast canyon and... -
Federal
Aegean and Black Sea 2006 recent views
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... -
Federal
Deepwater Canyons 2012: Pathways to the Abyss on NOAA Ship Nancy Foster between 20120815 and 20121001 recent views
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... -
Federal
Investigations of Chemosynthetic Communities on the Lower Continental Slope of the Gulf of Mexico 2006 recent views
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... -
Federal
New Zealand American Submarine Ring of Fire 2007 recent views
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,... -
Federal
Subbottom Profile Data Collection for EX1404_3: Northeast Seamounts and Canyons recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Subbottom Profile data files: Subbottom Profiler