RAFAEL will be used to obtain multibeam bathymetry and chirp data for a 1 km long section of Middle Ground, a tidal sand ridge. Simultaneous ADCP sections across and along the ridge will be made from the REMUS AUV supported by the R/V HURRICANE (WHOI REMUS Group RHIB).
Location
Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary
One survey of the ridge and adjacent sandwave fields was completed. A high-resolution map of the region was generated from the processed data. REMUS ADCP data from two runs of the transect pattern was also collected.
Info derived
Sea floor map;
Comments
Original Center People field contained: Bill Danforth (lead tech); Ellyn Montgomery (REMUS tech, on HURRICANE).
Information from Foghorn: EdgeTech 424 Sub-bottom;SEA Swath Bathymetry System;pre-RTK GPS;