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 exploration expedition EX-15-04 L4, and to present a summary of the overall mapping results and mapping related cruise activities. A detailed description of the Okeanos Explorer’s mapping capabilities is available in the 2015 NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer Mapping Systems Readiness Report, available at doi:10.25923/hhvn-7d52. A full description of Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) operations and sample collections completed during the cruise is available in a separate Expedition Report available in the NOAA Central Library with the title “Cruise Report: EX-15-04 L4, Hohonu Moana 2015: Exploring the Deep Waters off Hawai’i (ROV & Mapping).”

https://doi.org/10.25923/7wp7-9f42

Technical Report

Hawaii