Field Activity 2016-626-FA

Identifier 2016-626-FA
Purpose To use the MBARI AUV in a series of repeat mapping surveys to collect high-resolution multibeam bathymetry of the Monterey Canyon axial channel as part of the Coordinated Canyon Experiment; also to locate equipment deployed in October 2015 as part of the CCE
Equipment or personnel only. Data, if any, are managed under a different field activity.
Location Monterey Canyon, Monterey Bay, California, United States, Pacific Ocean
Summary Two repeat mapping surveys were completed and archived at MBARI. CCE equipment deployed in October 2015 was re-located.
Info derived AUV multibeam bathymetry (all data archived at MBARI)
Comments Data are archived at MBARI. WinFrog nav on R/V Carson. Entries for this field activity are based on entries from Field Activity 2015-621-FA
Projects
Platform
Rachel Carson (MBARI)
Length: 41.1 meter (135 ft.), Beam: 10.4m (34 ft.). Acquired in 2011. Previously OSV Odyssea Team
Vehicles
None
Itinerary
Start Moss Landing, CA 2016-03-21
End Moss Landing, CA 2016-03-23
Days in the field 3
Bounds
West -122.135
East -121.79852295
North 36.8828428
South 36.62814835

Personnel

Organization Equipment or personnel support provided by
2885 Mission Street
Santa Cruz, CA95060
(831) 460-7401
Principal investigators Katherine L Coble
Crew members
Information specialist(s)
Katherine L Coble
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Chief Scientist: David W. Caress (MBARI) Charles K. Paull

Data types and categories

Data category: Location-Elevation
Data type: Navigation

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
navigation Navigation (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity