| Okeanos Explorer (EX1504L4): Campaign to Address Pacific monument Science, Technology,
and Ocean NEeds (CAPSTONE) Leg IV |
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The ship will conduct 24 hour operations consisting of daytime ROV dives and evening/nighttime
mapping operations including during transit. During this cruise we will conduct 8
hour ROV dives on most days with occasional 10 or 12 hour dives on particularly interesting
or deep dive sites. ROV operations will focus in depths between 250 and 6,000 meters
and will include high-resolution visual surveys and limited sample collection. Mapping
operations will be conducted in 250m of water and deeper, and include transit and
overnight multibeam, water column backscatter, and sub-bottom data collection. Opportunistic
CTD rosette operations may be requested to collect more information about the environmental
parameters at ROV dives sites, or opportunistically at selected sites where collecting
the data is considered important to understanding the physical or chemical properties
of the overlying water column. ROV and mapping operations will not be conducted in
state waters. CTD rosette operations may be requested in state waters. |
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