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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
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
EX1205L2: Northeast Canyons and Continental Margins Exploration on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer between 20120728 and 20120803
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
EX1205 Leg 2 is the final cruise of the 2012 season for Okeanos Explorer (EX). It will be primarily focused on supplementing Northeast canyon and continental shelf... -
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EX1202L3 :Gulf of Mexico Exploration on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer between 20120411 and 20120429
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
During EX1202 Leg III between April 11 and April 29, 2012 on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer (EX), 24-hour operations occured in targeted areas in the Northern Gulf of... -
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EX1203: Florida Escarpment and Straits Exploration on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer between 20120505 and 20120523
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
EX1203 of NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer (EX) will run its Kongsberg EM302 multibeam sonar survey system 24 hours per day with periodic XBT casts for calibration. One to... -
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Exploring the Submerged New World on R/V Weatherbird II between 20090723 and 20090805
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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New Zealand American Submarine Ring of Fire 2007
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,... -
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EX1302: Ship Shakedown, Patch Test and Exploration, NE Canyons and Seamounts on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer between 20130513 and 20130606
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Between May 13 and May 18, shakedown operations will: ensure all scientific sonars are in good working order after dry dock operations; assess noise reduction... -
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Okeanos Explorer (EX1503L1): Tropical Exploration (Mapping I)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Multibeam data will be collected 24 hours a day and XBT casts will be conducted at an interval defined by prevailing oceanographic conditions, but not to exceed 6... -
Federal
Continental Slope Coral Banks of the Southeastern United States: Exploring the Distribution, Ecology, and Biology of Deep Coral Habitats and Associated Fauna 2005
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... -
Federal
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... -
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Chile Triple Junction 2012: NE Lau Basin on Scripps Research Vessel Roger Revelle between 20120909 and 20120926
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Submarine Ring of Fire 2012 cruise will use the University of Bremen Quest 4000 remotely operated vehicle to locate, map and sample hydrothermal sites at... -
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Applying Advanced Imaging and Visualization Technology to the Battle of the Atlantic Shipwrecks between 20110531 and 20110821
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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EX1103: Exploration and Mapping, Galapagos Spreading Center: Mapping, CTD, Tow-Yo, and ROV on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer between 20110608 and 20110728
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... -
Federal
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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MaritimeMaya2011: The Costa Escondida Project: Exploring the Hidden World of the Maritime Maya on the Yucatan Peninsula between 20110509 and 20110531
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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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... -
Federal
SROF12: NE Lau Basin on Scripps Research Vessel Roger Revelle between 20120909 and 20120926
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Submarine Ring of Fire 2012 cruise will use the University of Bremen Quest 4000 remotely operated vehicle to locate, map and sample hydrothermal sites at... -
Federal
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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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
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
Mountains in the Sea - Exploring the New England Seamount Chain on RV Atlantis in North Atlantic Ocean between 20030711 and 20030719
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This summer, an interdisciplinary scientific team spent 9 days aboard the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's research vessel Atlantis II and used the deep-sea...