Datasets
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Search for the Lost Whaling Fleets of the Western Arctic
We believe that the proposed surveys will provide important knowledge and information critical to understanding, and ultimately preserving, the underwater cultural heritage of... -
EX2202: Caribbean Mapping (MACHC partnership)
From March 10 - 28, 2021 (Key West, FL to San Juan, Puerto Rico), NOAA Ocean Exploration conducted mapping operations south of Puerto Rico in U.S. waters, aiding in closing... -
Okeanos Explorer (EX1609): Main Hawaiian Island Shakedown
Multibeam, split-beam, and/or ADCP sonar mapping operations will be conducted 24 hours a day throughout the cruise. Sub-bottom profile mapping will be conducted periodically... -
MaritimeMaya2011: The Costa Escondida Project: Exploring the Hidden World of the Maritime Maya on the Yucatan Peninsula between 20110509 and 20110531
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 across... -
Okeanos Explorer (EX1502L3): Caribbean Exploration (ROV)
This will be the first cruise to have 12-hour ROV operations. The daily schedule for the cruise cruises will usually be split between daytime ROV operations and nighttime CTD... -
Continental Slope Coral Banks of the Southeastern United States: Exploring the Distribution, Ecology, and Biology of Deep Coral Habitats and Associated Fauna 2005
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 concentrate... -
Deepwater Atlantic Habitats II: Continued Atlantic Research and Exploration in Deepwater Ecosystems with Focus on Coral, Canyon and Seep Communities (PC1705)
This expedition is the first of three cruises for the Deep SEARCH project focused on exploring and characterizing seeps, corals, and canyon environments along the Atlantic margin. -
EX2206: Voyage to the Ridge 3 (ROV and Mapping)
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 combined... -
Exploring Hydrothermal System Response to Magma Supply and Crustal Thickness Gradients Along the Galapagos Spreading Center 2005
In December 2005 and January 2006, an interdisciplinary team of 38 scientists ventured to a deep sea site north of the Galapagos Islands to conduct research on the Galapagos... -
Bioluminescence and Vision on the Deep-Seafloor
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 images of... -
Exploring the Submerged New World on R/V Weatherbird II between 20090723 and 20090805
In 2008, the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary (MNMS) commenced a multiyear project focusing on shipwreck sites associated with the Battle of the Atlantic. During WWII, this was... -
Aviators Down! The Search for Tuskegee and Free French World War II Aircraft in Lake Huron
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 attempted... -
Cradle of the Earthquake: Exploring the Underwater San Andreas Fault on the R/V Pacific Storm and the SRV Derek M. Baylis between 20100910 and 20101003
Over one hundred years after the devastating Great 1906 Earthquake that nearly destroyed San Francisco, this expedition explored the Northern San Andreas Fault, the history of... -
EX2208: EXPRESS: West Coast Exploration 1 (Mapping)
From October 16-November 3, 2022 (San Diego, California to Newport, Oregon), NOAA Ocean Exploration conducted mapping operations off the coast of California and Oregon in U.S.... -
Profiling Sensor to Map N2 Gas Production in OMZs
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 profiled... -
Bonaire 2008: Exploring Coral Reef Sustainability with New Technologies on Fetch1 AUV and Gavia AUV's in Netherlands, Antilles between 20080107 and 20080130
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 autonomous... -
Okeanos Explorer (EX0909): EX0909 Legs 1 through 4 Mapping Field Trials V through VIII Hawaiian Islands
NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer arrived in Honolulu, HI on 7 August, 2009. The ship planned to stay and work in Hawaii till March / April 2009. A total of 77 days-at-sea (DAS) of... -
Okeanos Explorer (EX1403): East Coast Mapping and Exploration
Multibeam, single beam, and subbottom sonar data will be collected 24 hours a day. XBT casts will be conducted regularly for multibeam calibration. The ship's Scientific... -
Okeanos Explorer (EX1903L1): Southeastern US Atlantic Continental Margin Mapping
Acoustic sonar and oceanographic data from the oceanographic and acoustic sensors aboard - multibeam bathymetry, single beam sonar, XBT, CTD, Scientific Computing System, sub-...