The purpose of this report is to briefly describe the acoustic seafloor, water column, and subseafloor mapping data collection and processing methods used by NOAA Ocean Exploration on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer during EXPRESS: West Coast Mapping 2022, EX-22-08, and to present a summary of mapping results and mapping-related expedition activities.
"The cruise objectives for EX-13-02 as defined in the project instructions are summarized below. Post Dry Dock Mapping Shakedown (May 13-17, 2013): All scientific sonar systems were tested to ensure they are in proper working order following the May 2013 dry dock and subbottom profiler noise mitigation work. This included conducting a multibeam cal
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Dive summary in PDF, from EX1703 Okeanos Explorer expedition (EX1703: Discovering the Deep: Exploring Remote Pacific Marine Protected Areas, March 8 - 27, 2017 ), dives 1-19. "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-bottom pro
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"EX1502L1 is a transit and mapping cruise from Rhode Island to Puerto Rico. In addition to seafloor mapping by the Okeanos Explorer (EX), three surveys of opportunity will be hosted by the EX during this cruise: NAVOCEANO gliders deployment on shelf break near British Virgin Islands, exploration of the Muertos Trough and the Puerto Rico Trench via
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"This report provides details about mapping operations of EX0909 Leg 3 field trial cruise conducted from Oct 1 - 21, 2009. The objectives of the cruise have been outlined in the cruise instructions which included primary objectives to test, troubleshoot, refine and evaluate EX mapping systems, sensors, protocols and procedures to support systematic
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This report focuses on the mapping exploration of EX1706. The cruise was a combined ROV exploration and mapping of the area in vicinity of Johnston Atoll. The first few days of the expedition were focused on shaking down the ship and mission equipment after an extended repair period and dry dock just before this expedition. Though the ship carried
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Background: Central place foragers (CPF) rest within a central place, and theory predicts that distance of patches from this central place sets the outer limits of the foraging arena. Many marine ectothermic predators behave like CPF animals, but never stop swimming, suggesting that predators will incur ‘travelling’ costs while resting. Currently,
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"The purpose of this report is to briefly describe the mapping data collection and processing methods, and to report the results of the mapping portion of the cruise. For a detailed description of Okeanos Explorer mapping capabilities, see the appendices section 'Kongsberg EM 302 Multibeam Sonar Desciption and Operational Specifications' and the sh
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"The Okeanos Explorer (EX) will transit from Honolulu, HI to San Francisco for the winter inport and drydock period. During the transit, the EX will perform 24-hour multibeam survey, deploy XBT casts every six hours, and test a sub-bottom profiling instrument. A two-part project, CAMEO: Trans-Pacific Plankton Comparison 2010, through Survey of Oppo
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