gov.noaa.ncei.oer:Lophelia2010 eng; USA utf8 collectionSession collection level metadata NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact 2026-03-25T12:33:41 ISO 19115-2 Geographic information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) RB-10-07 Lophelia II 2010: Oil Seeps and Deep Reefs on NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown in the Gulf of Mexico between 20101014 and 20101104 LopheliaII2010 Lophelia2010 2012-10-24 creation Dr. Erik Cordes Temple University College of Science and Technology Assistant Professor 215-204-8854 Department of Biology 255 Biology-Life Sciences Building 1900 N. 12th Street Philadelphia PA 19122 USA erik.cordes@temple.edu principalInvestigator Dr. Charles Fisher Penn State University Professor of Biology 814-865-3365 Department of Biology 208 Mueller Lab University Park PA 16802 USA cfisher@psu.edu principalInvestigator NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research author NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information publisher The Lophelia II project involves exploration and research of the northern Gulf of Mexico deepwater natural and artificial hard bottom habitats with emphasis on coral communities. In order to better understand the deep water coral reefs, operations will involve primarily dives with the JASON II ROV for deployments, collections, and video. Dive operations will be performed over 15 to 20 targeted locations, at which elevators will be deployed and recovered for the large number of collections expected. Multibeam surveys will be performed over targeted areas for operational use. The JASON ROV will be equipped with a sonar for obstacle avoidance. Twelve to fifteen CTD casts with Niskin rosettes will be deployed and four to six previously deployed moorings will be recovered. To collect data Dr. Erik Cordes Temple University College of Science and Technology Assistant Professor 215-204-8854 Department of Biology 255 Biology-Life Sciences Building 1900 N. 12th Street Philadelphia PA 19122 USA erik.cordes@temple.edu principalInvestigator Dr. Charles Fisher Penn State University Professor of Biology 814-865-3365 Department of Biology 208 Mueller Lab University Park PA 16802 USA cfisher@psu.edu principalInvestigator Felipe Arzayus 301-427-8106 National Marine Fisheries Service Marine Ecosystems Division 1315 East-West Highway, SSMC3 Silver Spring MD 20910 USA felipe.arzayus@noaa.gov pointOfContact unknown https://data.noaa.gov/docucomp/image/5abab464-7994-49fc-8a2f-ec337a11bfd4 NOAA logo PNG CORING DEVICES platform Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords 2025 revision 22 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian expedition exploration explorer marine education noaa ocean ocean discovery ocean education ocean exploration ocean exploration and research OER ocean literacy ocean research science scientific mission scientific research sea stewardship systematic exploration technology transformational research undersea underwater Ocean Exploration and Research (OER) Program Discovery Keywords NOAA/OAR/OER - Ocean Exploration and Research 301-734-1014 301-713-4252 1315 East-West Hwy, SSMC3, #10210 Silver Spring MD 20910 USA oceanexplorer@noaa.gov 8am-5pm, Monday through Friday resourceProvider This is a list of static and vetted keywords to assist in search and discovery of Ocean Exploration and Research (OER) program-related records. deep ocean deep sea deep water hard-bottom habitat deep water shipwrecks hard-bottom biological communities soft-bottom biological communities theme None North Atlantic Mid-Atlantic Bight Norfolk Canyon Washington Canyon Baltimore Canyon Accomac Canyon Poor Man's Canyon Cape Lookout place None otherRestrictions otherRestrictions Access Constraints: No access constraints. Use Constraints: No use constraints. National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) largerWorkCitation program Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) largerWorkCitation program U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) largerWorkCitation program eng; USA oceans biota environment society -93.59578 -87.26026 27.10737 30.34643 2010-10-14 2010-11-04 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information distributor https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/maps/oer-digital-atlas/mapsOE.htm information asNeeded This metadata is complete. NOAA Ship Ronald H Brown Ron Brown Ronald H Brown RHB 2012-01-18 creation Ronald Brown (RB) At 274 ft and displacing more than 3,200 tons, the NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown is the flagship of the NOAA fleet. Named in memory of a former the U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary who perished in a plane crash in 1996, the ship is a state-of-the-art oceanographic and atmospheric research platform. The Ron Brown, as it is commonly and fondly known, is equipped with an array of advanced instruments and sensors. From its home port in Charleston, South Carolina, the ship has sailed the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, conducting scientific studies to increase our understanding of the world's marine environment. The Ron Brown carries a complement of 5 NOAA Corps officers, 20 crew members, and can accommodate up to 33 scientists. The crew's primary responsibilities involve day-to-day operations. This includes routine data collection and management tasks related to the ship's mission as a scientific research platform. DOC/NOAA/OMAO/MOC-A > Marine Operations Center - Atlantic, NOAA Marine Operations, NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce 757-441-6495 NOAA/OMAO/MOC-A 439 West York Street Norfolk VA 23510-1145 USA David.A.Score@noaa.gov https://www.omao.noaa.gov/omao/marine-operations-center-atlantic-moc Marine Operations Center - Atlantic NOAA Marine Operations Center-Atlantic (MOC-A) serves as a homeport for one NOAA survey ship and provides administrative, engineering, maintenance and logistical support to NOAA's Atlantic fleet. information pointOfContact C-Band Doppler Radar C-Band Dr. Larry Davis Radtec Engineering, Inc. 303-438-8745 303-438-8820 2150 West 6th Avenue Broomfield CO 80020 USA larry@radar-sales.com http://radar-sales.com/systems-rdr.html resourceProvider RDR Doppler Weather Radar Systems C-Band C-Band Doppler Radar Coaxial magnetron, solid state IGBT modulator, and integrated low noise receiver front end, provision for future capabilities such dual polarity operation. SeaBeam 2112 Multibeam Echosounder Sea Beam 2112 SB2112 L-3 ELAC Nautik http://www.elac-nautik.de/contact-contact/highlite-contact/322fa9862948e6f0530dcae7c7e8df7f/ resourceProvider SeaBeam 2112 Multibeam Echosounder Seabeam 2112 (12 Khz) swath bathymetric sonar system. The system, originally used for high accuracy (Seabeam Classic) charting of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), is capable of hydrographic charting and seafloor acoustic backscatter imaging in water depths of 50 to 11,000 meters with up to 151 beams. Swath coverage (75 percent of water depth) varies as a function of depth, from 150 degrees at 1,000 meters, to 120 degrees at 5,000 meters, and 90 degrees at 11,000 meters, with a resolution of two degrees. The system regularly operates in 4000+ meters of water but is effective in shallower applications (less than 500m).