PICTURES REPRESENTING GEAR USED DURING THE R/V SEAWARD EXPLORER CRUISE 95007

Note: No pictures were taken during the SEAX95007 Cruise. However, the same survey gear was used during a 1998 USGS cruise.  The pictures displayed below were taken during the 1998 cruise.

Chirp Subbottom Profiling System

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1) Datasonics SIS-1000 sidescan-sonar and chirp subbottom tow vehicle
2) Dynacon winch
3) Starboard aft side showing cable (upper right). Sidemount (lower left) for echosounder and acoustic ranging to the SIS-1000 sidescan-sonar tow vehicle
4) Triton ISIS data acquisition system
5) ISIS display

Navigation and Bathymetry System

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1) Ashtech GPS and differential receivers (right) and Benthos ranging unit (left)
2) USGS navigation computer for navigation logging and display
3) Sidemount for Benthos ranging transducer and Odem 3.5 Khz subbottom profile

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