Final Project Instructions : EX-16-05 Leg 3 : CAPSTONE CNMI & Mariana Trench MNM (rov & mapping), June 17 - July 10, 2016

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• Personal Author:
  Cantwell, Kasey
• Corporate Authors:
  Oceanic and Atmospheric Research Laboratories (U.S.) ; Ocean Exploration Program
• NOAA Program & Office:
  OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) ; Ocean Exploration Program
• Description:
  This document contains project instructions for EX-16-05 Leg 3 – the third and final cruise ; of the Deepwater Exploration of the Marianas Expedition. Operations for this cruise will ; include ROV, mapping, telepresence-based remote participation, and CTD rosette ; operations. The expedition will commence in Santa Rita, Guam with operations beginning ; on June 17th and conclude in Santa Rita, Guam on July 10th. Operations will use the ship’s ; deep water mapping systems (Kongsberg EM302 multibeam sonar, EK60 split-beam ; fisheries sonars, ADCPs, and Knudsen 3260 chirp sub-bottom profiler sonar), NOAA’s twobody ; 6000 m remotely operated vehicle (ROVs Deep Discoverer and Seirios), CTD rosette, ; and the ship’s high-bandwidth satellite connection for real-time ship to shore ; communications. Daytime ROV dives are planned every day from June 18 –July 9. ROV ; dives will include high-resolution visual surveys and limited rock and biologic specimen ; sampling. Mapping operations will be conducted overnight and when the ROV is on deck. ; CTD casts have been requested during the cruise to collect more environmental ; information at sites of interest. Exploration operations for this cruise will focus on deepwater ; areas around CNMI and MTMNM. This expedition will help establish a baseline of ; information in the region to catalyze further exploration, research and management ; activities.
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• Series:
  EX-16-05
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.25923/wsw4-xn64
• Document Type:
  Project Instruction
• Place as Subject:
  Northern Mariana Islands
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Submitted
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/23034/noaa_23034_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 9.60 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) ; Ocean Exploration Program
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