Field Activity 2022-035-FA

Identifier 2022-035-FA
Alternate names Ocean Infinity Proj Num:104257
Purpose Seafloor characterization of top of Atlantis II seamount.
Location Atlantis II Seamount
Summary Collected approximately 975 kms of multibeam sonar data using an EM2040 mounted on the HUGIN AUV during 8 dives between July 19th and 27th. Area covered by multibeam data is approximately 81 sq kms. Data collection also included 975kms of sidescan sonar collected using an EdgeTech 2205, sub bottom profiles collected using a EdgeTech 2200M, and 550,000 HD bottom photographs collected using a Cathx HD Camera.
Info derived Multibeam depth and backscatter, subbottom profiles, and seafloor photographs from Hugin 6000 AUV.
Comments Data collected during this field activity was supposed to be collected during Field Activity 2022-006-FA. However, due to equipment failures, no AUV data was collected during 2022-006-FA and rescheduled to later in the summer using M/V Deep Helder.
Projects
Related activities
2022-006-FA: Project
Platform
Deep Helder
DP2 (dynamic positioning) Offshore survey and ROV vessel with 50 berths; length: 61.4 m; beam 15.77 m; heli deck.
Hugin 6000 AUV
Autonomous underwater vehicle that can carry a variety of payload acquisition instruments. Length 6.2 m with a depth rating of 6000 meters.
Itinerary
Start Woods Hole MA USA 2022-07-13
End Woods Hole MA USA 2022-07-31
Days in the field 9
Bounds
West -63.2613069
East -63.1406554
North 38.5389355
South 38.4588267

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Jason Chaytor
Crew members
Information specialist(s)
Brian Andrews
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Ying -Tsong Lin, WHOI

Data types and categories

Data category: Sonar, Seismics, Imagery
Data type: Multibeam, Sidescan, Sub Bottom Profiler, Photo

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
EM2040 Multibeam (no data reported)
EdgeTech 2205 Sidescan (no data reported)
Edgetech 2200M-subbottom Sub Bottom Profiler (no data reported)
CathX HD camera Photo (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity