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Okeanos Explorer (EX1802): Gulf of Mexico Mapping and Emerging Technology Demonstration (Mapping)

Vessel: NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer; Expedition Dates: March 23, 2018 to April 05, 2018

Ports: Pascagoula, MS to Pascagoula, MS

Project Principals: Brian Kennedy, NOAA/OAR/OER (Expedition Coordinator); Elizabeth Lobecker, NOAA/OAR/OER (Mapping Lead)

Okeanos Explorer (EX1802): Gulf of Mexico Mapping and Emerging Technology Demonstration (Mapping) Overview Map

Operations will include the use of the ship's deep water mapping systems (Kongsberg EM302 multibeam sonar, EK60 split-beam fisheries sonars, Knudsen 3260 chirp sub-bottom profiler sonar, and Teledyne Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler), and XBT casts in support of multibeam sonar mapping operations, and the ship's high-bandwidth satellite connection for continuous real-time ship-to-shore communications. Operations are planned in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Emerging technologies components of this cruise will be in partnership with the Cooperative Institute for Ocean Exploration Research and Technology (CIOERT) at Florida Atlantic University and the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Newport RI.

Expedition Data and Resources

Mapping Summary Report (PDF - .846 MB) Open Click to open link
Mapping Products Download Use zip utility to open file
Shipboard CTDs Download Use zip utility to open file
Ship Navigation Data (ASCII) Download Use zip utility to open file
Ship SCS/Sensor Data (ASCII) Download Use zip utility to open file
Ship SCS/Sensor Data (NetCDF) Open NetCDF file format: Special software needed to read

Educational Resources

Education Materials Collection Open Click to open Education Materials

Publication Resources

NOAA Central Library OER Bibliography Open Click to open OER Bibliography

Links to Archived Data and Resources

Multibeam Archive Collection Get Data Click to Access Archive
Water Column Sonar Archive Collection Get Data Click to Access Archive
Trackline Data (Single-beam and Sub-bottom) Get Data Click to Access Archive
Physical, Chemical, and Biological Archive Collection Get Data Click to Access Archive
Collection of Documents Get Data Click to Access Archive
Expedition Metadata Open Click to view Metadata in xml format