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EX2204: Voyage to the Ridge 1 (Mapping) recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
From May 14 - June 7, 2022 (Newport, Rhode Island to St. John's, Newfoundland), NOAA Ocean Exploration conducted mapping operations on the Charlie Gibbs Fracture... -
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Bioluminescence 2009: Living Light on the Deep Sea Floor recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Bioluminescence is a fascinating phenomenon that is relatively rare on land but is common in all the world's oceans. At least 12 animal phyla, as well as Eubacteria... -
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Okeanos Explorer (EX1401): Ship Shakedown and Patch Test recent views
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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Aviators Down! The Search for Tuskegee and Free French World War II Aircraft in Lake Huron recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Nearly 200 military aircraft were lost in the Great Lakes during World War II (WWII). The vast majority of losses occurred in lower Lake Michigan where Navy aviators... -
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Cradle of the Earthquake: Exploring the Underwater San Andreas Fault on the R/V Pacific Storm and the SRV Derek M. Baylis between 20100910 and 20101003 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Over one hundred years after the devastating Great 1906 Earthquake that nearly destroyed San Francisco, this expedition explored the Northern San Andreas Fault, the... -
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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 recent views
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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Exploring the Submerged New World on R/V Weatherbird II between 20090723 and 20090805 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... -
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Profiling Sensor to Map N2 Gas Production in OMZs recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The newly developed Gas Tension Device (GTD) for this project was successfully tested. The new GTD was used to 150 m depth on the shipâs rosette CTD and step... -
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Okeanos Explorer (EX1403): East Coast Mapping and Exploration recent views
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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Okeanos Explorer (EX0909): EX0909 Legs 1 through 4 Mapping Field Trials V through VIII Hawaiian Islands recent views
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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MaritimeMaya2011: The Costa Escondida Project: Exploring the Hidden World of the Maritime Maya on the Yucatan Peninsula between 20110509 and 20110531 recent views
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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Continental Slope Coral Banks of the Southeastern United States: Exploring the Distribution, Ecology, and Biology of Deep Coral Habitats and Associated Fauna 2005 recent views
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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Exploring Hydrothermal System Response to Magma Supply and Crustal Thickness Gradients Along the Galapagos Spreading Center 2005 recent views
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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EX2201: Mapping & ROV Shakedown recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
From February 23 - March 3, 2022 (Pascagoula, MS to Key West, FL), NOAA Ocean Exploration conducted a shakedown of the remotely operated vehicle (ROV), video,... -
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Bioluminescence and Vision on the Deep-Seafloor recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Images and video of habitat and organisms from ROV dives under white light; images and video of organisms taken with low light cameras/ Medusa lander/lagoratory... -
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Deepwater Atlantic Habitats II: Continued Atlantic Research and Exploration in Deepwater Ecosystems with Focus on Coral, Canyon and Seep Communities (PC1705) recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This expedition is the first of three cruises for the Deep SEARCH project focused on exploring and characterizing seeps, corals, and canyon environments along 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 recent views
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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Exploration and Characterization of Fine-scale Physical-biogeochemical Environment over Deep Coral Reefs on the West Florida Slope using Integrated ROV-lander-sensor Systems recent views
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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The Hidden Ocean: Explorations Under the Ice of the Western Arctic - The Pelagic Fauna: Phase II recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
In June/July 2005, an international team of 45 scientists from the United States, Canada, China and Russia participated in a collaborative effort to explore the... -
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Okeanos Explorer (EX1710): Canal Transit and Gulf of Mexico Mapping (Mapping) recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Multibeam and splitbeam mapping operations will be conducted 24 hours a day throughout the cruise. Sub-bottom profile mapping will be conducted 24 hours a day at the...