EX2107: Windows to the Deep 2021: Southeast U.S. (ROV and Mapping)
EX-2107
The Windows to the Deep 2021: Southeast U.S. ROV and Mapping expedition (EX-21-07)
was a combined mapping and remotely operated vehicle (ROV) expedition to the Blake
Plateau and Florida Straits that took place between October 26 and November 15, 2021.
Operations during this 21-days at sea expedition included a combination of ROV dives
in support of NOAA Ocean Exploration and its partner priorities. The primary focus
of this expedition was the Blake Plateau, including its escarpment, off the coast
of the Southeast U.S., but three dives were also conducted in the western and central
Florida Straits due to weather conditions. Overall, 14 dives were completed, including
two explorations of the water column, several dives to mound and ridgelike structures
likely to be bioherms, two deeper dives to explore the steep Blake Escarpment, and
one dive to document a lone sinkhole in the southeast region of the Blake Plateau.
ROV dives were conducted from 300 m to 3650 meters water depth for a total of 47 hours
of bottom time, and 15,800 square km were mapped using EM 304 multibeam sonar. All
data associated with this expedition have been archived and are publicly available
through the NOAA Archives.
Cite this dataset when used as a source.
- EX2107
gov.noaa.ncei.oer.cruise:EX2107_COLLECTION
Other Access | Online access information not available. |
Distribution Formats | Format not available
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Distributor | Distributor information not available |
Dataset Point of Contact | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov |
Dataset Principal Investigator | Matt Dornback Expedition Coordinator NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research matt.dornback@noaa.gov |
Coverage Description | Cruise Start and End |
Time Period | Unknown to Unknown;Unknown to Unknown |
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates |
West:-84.2
East:-76.2
South:24
North:33
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Dataset Progress Status | Complete - production of the data has been completed |
Data Update Frequency | Not planned |
Purpose | EX-21-07 will focus operations on U.S. waters off the U.S. East Coast with a focus on the Blake Plateau. Mapping, ROV operations will be conducted at depths between 250-5000 meters. |
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Theme keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
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Data Center keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
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Platform keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords
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Instrument keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
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Place keywords | Limits of Oceans and Seas
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Keywords | Ocean Exploration and Research (OER) Program Discovery Keywords
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Keywords | Ocean Exploration and Research (OER) Okeanos Explorer Discovery Keywords
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Use Constraints | No constraint information available |
Fees | Fee information not available. |
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Last Modified: 2021-12-06
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