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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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Bioluminescence and Vision on the Deep-Seafloor
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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EX2204: Voyage to the Ridge 1 (Mapping)
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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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.... -
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EX2208: EXPRESS: West Coast Exploration 1 (Mapping)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
From October 16-November 3, 2022 (San Diego, California to Newport, Oregon), NOAA Ocean Exploration conducted mapping operations off the coast of California and... -
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EX2107: Windows to the Deep 2021: Southeast U.S. (ROV and Mapping)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Windows to the Deep 2021: Southeast U.S. ROV and Mapping expedition (EX-21-07) was a combined mapping and remotely operated vehicle (ROV) expedition to the Blake... -
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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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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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Deepwater Atlantic Habitats II: Continued Atlantic Research and Exploration in Deepwater Ecosystems with Focus on Coral, Canyon and Seep Communities (AT41)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The AT41 expedition on board the RV Atlantis with the DSV Alvin is the first submersible sampling cruise of the Deep SEARCH project. This cruise occurred from August... -
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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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EX2106: 2021 U.S. Blake Plateau Mapping 2 (Mapping)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
From September 5 - September 28, 2021, NOAA Ocean Exploration conducted mapping operations on the Blake Plateau within U.S. waters, aiding in closing the gaps within... -
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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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EX2000: EM 304 Sea Acceptance Trials
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This cruise will include a series of tests to ensure the condition of the new EM 304 that was installed over the winter repair period. The expedition will commence on... -
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Profiling Sensor to Map N2 Gas Production in OMZs
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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EX2206: Voyage to the Ridge 3 (ROV and Mapping)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
From August 6 - September 2, 2022 (Horta, Faial, Azores to San Juan, Puerto Rico) NOAA Ocean Exploration completed the Voyage to the Ridge 3 expedition (EX-22-06), a... -
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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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Aviators Down! The Search for Tuskegee and Free French World War II Aircraft in Lake Huron
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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Deepwater Atlantic Habitats II: Continued Atlantic Research and Exploration in Deepwater Ecosystems with Focus on Coral, Canyon and Seep Communities
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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Search for the Lost Whaling Fleets of the Western Arctic
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
We believe that the proposed surveys will provide important knowledge and information critical to understanding, and ultimately preserving, the underwater cultural... -
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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...