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Okeanos Explorer (EX1804): NESDIS VIIRS Satellite
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
While this Okeanos Explorer mission will be managed by NESDIS's Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Satellite project, OER will have a mapping lead,... -
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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
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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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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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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Okeanos Explorer (EX1404L3): Northeast Seamounts and Canyons
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
High resolution mapping data from vessel multibeam and submersible sonar systems; singlebeam and sub-botoom profile data; periodic CTD casts; submersible CTD data;... -
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Bermuda: Search for Deep Water Caves 2009 on the R/V Endurance between 20090905 and 20090930
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Deep-water marine caves are one of the Earth's last largely unexplored frontiers of undiscovered fauna (animal life). More than 150 limestone caves are known to exist... -
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Okeanos Explorer (EX1404L1): Shakedown and Mapping, NE Seamounts
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Multibeam, single beam, and subbottom sonar data will be collected 24 hours a day and XBT casts will be conducted at an interval defined by prevailing oceanographic... -
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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... -
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EX1303: New England Seamount Chain Exploration on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer between 20130611 and 20130629
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Transit mapping operations will collect bathymetric, water column backscatter, seafloor backscatter data, and sub-bottom profile data. -
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October 2015 Transit: Honolulu, HI to Alameda, CA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Throughout this cruise, multibeam data will be collected 24 hours a day and XBT casts will be conducted every 6 hours. Additionally, EK 60 (split beam) and sub-bottom... -
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Okeanos Explorer (EX1404L2): Our Deepwater Backyard: Exploring the Atlantic Canyons and Seamounts
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
High resolution mapping data from vessel multibeam and submersible sonar systems; singlebeam and sub-bottom profile data; periodic CTD casts; submersible CTD data;... -
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EX1304: Northeast U.S. Canyons Exploration on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer between 20130708 and 20130725 (Leg I) and 20130731 and 20130817 (Leg II)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
ROV exploration of the Northeast U.S. Deepwater Canyons complementing and continuing the work of the 2012 ACUMEN expedition. The two legs of EX1304 will perform... -
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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... -
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Okeanos Explorer (EX1502L1): Caribbean Exploration (Mapping)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
During the transit, multibeam data will be collected 24 hours a day and XBT casts will be conducted no less than every 6 hours. Singlebeam (EK60) data and sub-bottom... -
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Glacier Bay National Park Exploration
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
From March 17-30, 2016, a University of Maine-led team conducted the first-ever deepwater exploration of Glacier Bay National Park using both diver-based surveys and... -
Federal
EX2105: 2021 U.S. Blake Plateau Mapping 1 (Mapping)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
From August 15- September 2, 2021, NOAA Ocean Exploration conducted mapping operations on the Blake Plateau within U.S. waters, aiding in closing the gaps within this... -
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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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Okeanos Explorer (EX1803): Gulf of Mexico (ROV and Mapping)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Operations will include the use of the ship's deep water mapping systems (Kongsberg EM302 multibeam sonar, EK60 split-beam fisheries sonars, Knudsen 3260 chirp sub-...