United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Office of Ocean Exploration and Research

The purpose of this report is to briefly describe the acoustic seafloor and water-column mapping data collection and processing methods used during EX-19-04, to present a summary of the overall mapping results and mapping related cruise activities, and also briefly describe other cruise objectives including technology demonstrations and remotely operated vehicle (ROV) activities. A detailed description of the Okeanos Explorer’s mapping capabilities is available in the 2019 NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer Survey Readiness Report, which is available in the NOAA Central Library here: https://doi.org/10.25923/kkwz-5t70. A separate cruise report fully detailing the Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) activities and technology demonstration projects of the cruise titled, ‘Cruise Report: EX-19-04, 2019 Technology Demonstration (ROV & Mapping)’ will be available in the NOAA Central Library.

https://doi.org/10.25923/v49w-9w40

Technical Report