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Oceanographic equipment sea trial from the R/V Kairei, cruise KR17-08C, in the Mariana Trench from 2017-05-05 to 2017-05-25 (NCEI Accession 0303130)

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Catalog Last Checked: August 03, 2026 at 04:58 AM | Dataset Last Updated: July 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The main purpose of this cruise was to observe the bottom of Mariana Trench through operating test for a newly developed full depth underwater system. A chemical survey was also carried out with multi sensors (hydrogen, hydrogen-sulfide, oxygen, methane) equipped on the system. Also includes bathymetry and oceanographic survey. Cruise data are available from the JAMSTEC DARWIN portal, see the Documentation. This dataset is U.S. State Department MSR U2016-033 as part of the World Data Service for Geophysics and Oceanography.

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