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Oceanographic data and ROV dive-related multimedia and information collected during the EX1502L3 (Oceano Profundo 2015: Exploring Puerto Rico's Seamounts, Trenches, and Troughs) expedition on NOAA Ship OKEANOS EXPLORER in the North Atlantic Ocean from 2015-04-09 to 2015-04-30 (NCEI Accession 0127387)

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This dataset contains oceanographic data collected in the US EEZ surrounding Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. Operations explored largely uncharted deep-sea ecosystems and seafloor, and investigated unknown and poorly known areas, including the Puerto Rico Trench, Muertos Trough, Mona Passage, and the Virgin Islands Trough. This leg featured some of the deepest remotely operated vehicle (ROV) dives ever conducted in the region and collected critical deep-water environmental data that will improve ecosystem understanding and inform federal and local resource managers. ROV dives were conducted during the day, to a maximum operating depth of 6000 m, while CTD casts occurred when the vehicle was on deck.
  • Cite as: Kennedy, Brian; Cheadle, Mike; Quattrini, Andrea (2015). Oceanographic data and ROV dive-related multimedia and information collected during the EX1502L3 (Oceano Profundo 2015: Exploring Puerto Rico's Seamounts, Trenches, and Troughs) expedition on NOAA Ship OKEANOS EXPLORER in the North Atlantic Ocean from 2015-04-09 to 2015-04-30 (NCEI Accession 0127387). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v5hx19qk. Accessed [date].
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Distributor NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Dataset Point of Contact NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Time Period 2015-04-09 to 2015-04-30
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -67.85011
East: -64.05508
South: 17.2464
North: 19.18088
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Gottfried, Susan; United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration., Office of Ocean Exploration and Research. 2015. Data Management Plan, EX1502L3 : Caribbean exploration (ROV). EX-15-02. https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/10602
  • Kennedy, Brian R. C.; United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration., Office of Ocean Exploration and Research. 2015. Project instructions for EX1502L3 : Caribbean exploration (mapping), April 9-30, 2015. EX-15-02. https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/10601
  • Kennedy, B. R. C., Cantwell, K., Sowers, D., Cheadle, M. J., & McKenna, L. A. EX1502 Leg 3, Océano Profundo 2015. NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research. https://doi.org/10.7289/v5ng4nm8
  • Okeanos Explorer EX1502L3 ROV Dive Summaries
  • NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer
  • Ocean Exploration and Research: Okeanos Atlas
  • Multibeam Archive Collection
  • Trackline Data (Single-beam and Sub-bottom)
  • Expedition Metadata
  • NOAA Ocean Exploration (2015). Oceanographic data collected during the EX1502L2 (Caribbean Exploration (Mapping)) expedition on NOAA Ship OKEANOS EXPLORER in the North Atlantic Ocean from 2015-03-16 to 2015-04-03 (NCEI Accession 0127386). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0127386.
  • NOAA Ocean Exploration (2015). Oceanographic data collected during the EX1502L1 (Caribbean Exploration (Mapping)) expedition on NOAA Ship OKEANOS EXPLORER in the North Atlantic Ocean from 2015-02-18 to 2015-03-11 (NCEI Accession 0127385). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0127385.
  • Water Column Sonar Archive Collection
  • Okeanos Explorer 2015 EX1502; Océano Profundo 2015: Exploring Puerto Rico's Seamounts, Trenches, and Troughs, Leg 1 - Leg 3 / U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Ocean Exploration and Research; 2015
  • Bingham, Brian; Kennedy, Brian R.C.; United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Office of Ocean Exploration and Research. 2015. Okeanos Explorer ROV dive summary, EX1502L3, Dive 1, April 10, 2015. EX-15-02. https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/21279
  • Bingham, Brian; Kennedy, Brian R.C.; United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Office of Ocean Exploration and Research. 2015. Okeanos Explorer ROV dive summary, EX1502L3, Dive 2, April 11, 2015. EX-15-02. https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/21280
  • Bingham, Brian; Kennedy, Brian R.C.; United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Office of Ocean Exploration and Research. 2015. Okeanos Explorer ROV dive summary, EX1502L3, Dive 3, April 12, 2015. EX-15-02. https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/21281
  • Bingham, Brian; Kennedy, Brian R.C.; United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Office of Ocean Exploration and Research. 2015. Okeanos Explorer ROV dive summary, EX1502L3, Dive 4, April 13, 2015. EX-15-02. https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/21282
  • Bingham, Brian; Kennedy, Brian R.C.; United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Office of Ocean Exploration and Research. 2015. Okeanos Explorer ROV dive summary, EX1502L3, Dive 5, April 14, 2015. EX-15-02. https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/21283
  • Bingham, Brian; Kennedy, Brian R.C.; United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Office of Ocean Exploration and Research. 2015. Okeanos Explorer ROV dive summary, EX1502L3, Dive 6, April 15, 2015. EX-15-02. https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/21284
  • Bingham, Brian; Kennedy, Brian R.C.; United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Office of Ocean Exploration and Research. 2015. Okeanos Explorer ROV dive summary, EX1502L3, Dive 7, April 16, 2015. EX-15-02. https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/21285
  • Bingham, Brian; Kennedy, Brian R.C.; United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Office of Ocean Exploration and Research. 2015. Okeanos Explorer ROV dive summary, EX1502L3, Dive 8, April 25, 2015. EX-15-02. https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/21286
  • Bingham, Brian; Kennedy, Brian R.C.; United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Office of Ocean Exploration and Research. 2015. Okeanos Explorer ROV dive summary, EX1502L3, Dive 9, April 26, 2015. EX-15-02. https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/21287
  • Bingham, Brian; Kennedy, Brian R.C.; United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Office of Ocean Exploration and Research. 2015. Okeanos Explorer ROV dive summary, EX1502L3, Dive 10, April 27, 2015. EX-15-02. https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/21288
  • Bingham, Brian; Kennedy, Brian R.C.; United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Office of Ocean Exploration and Research. 2015. Okeanos Explorer ROV dive summary, EX1502L3, Dive 11, April 28, 2015. EX-15-02. https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/21289
  • Bingham, Brian; Kennedy, Brian R.C.; United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Office of Ocean Exploration and Research. 2015. Okeanos Explorer ROV dive summary, EX1502L3, Dive 12, April 29, 2015. EX-15-02. https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/21290
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2015-06-25
  • revision: 2017-12-24
  • creation: 2015-04-20
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed - NCEI Accession 0127387 was revised and a new version of the archival package was published. Updates to existing archival packages may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. The latest version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession. Please see journal.txt in the /about directory for additional details on changes made.
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The NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research sponsored the collection of these data.

In this accession, NCEI has archived multiple versions of these data. The latest (and best) version of these data has the largest version number.
Purpose This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis.
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  • accessLevel: public
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Kennedy, Brian; Cheadle, Mike; Quattrini, Andrea (2015). Oceanographic data and ROV dive-related multimedia and information collected during the EX1502L3 (Oceano Profundo 2015: Exploring Puerto Rico's Seamounts, Trenches, and Troughs) expedition on NOAA Ship OKEANOS EXPLORER in the North Atlantic Ocean from 2015-04-09 to 2015-04-30 (NCEI Accession 0127387). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v5hx19qk. Accessed [date].
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Acknowledgments
  • The NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research sponsored the collection of these data.
Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
Exploration Themes
  • biodiversity
  • corals
  • habitat
  • ocean trench
  • submersibles
  • telepresence
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
Data Center keywords NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
Platform keywords NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes
Instrument keywords NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
Project keywords NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Kennedy, Brian; Cheadle, Mike; Quattrini, Andrea (2015). Oceanographic data and ROV dive-related multimedia and information collected during the EX1502L3 (Oceano Profundo 2015: Exploring Puerto Rico's Seamounts, Trenches, and Troughs) expedition on NOAA Ship OKEANOS EXPLORER in the North Atlantic Ocean from 2015-04-09 to 2015-04-30 (NCEI Accession 0127387). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v5hx19qk. Accessed [date].
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  • Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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Processing Steps
  • 2015-06-25T18:48:14Z - NCEI Accession 0127387 v1.1 was published.
  • 2016-07-27T14:51:12Z - NCEI Accession 0127387 was revised and v2.2 was published.
    Rationale: Updates were received for this dataset. These updates were copied into the data/0-data/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession.
  • 2017-12-24T16:44:49Z - NCEI Accession 0127387 was revised and v3.3 was published.
    Rationale: Updates were received for this dataset. These updates were copied into the data/0-data/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession.
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Processing Steps
  • 2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.
Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument
  • barometer
  • bathythermograph - XBT
  • camera
  • conductivity sensor
  • CTD
  • GPS
  • gyrocompass
  • humidity sensor
  • meteorological sensor
  • sound velocimeter
  • temperature sensor
  • thermosalinograph
  • video camera
Platform
  • NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer
  • ROV Deep Discoverer
  • ROV Seirios
Last Modified: 2026-05-05T21:05:56Z
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