NOAA Expedition Seafloor Mapping and ROV Dive Data

NOAA Ocean Exploration collected 56,769 square kilometers of seafloor bathymetry and 41 hours of ROV bottom time during a 2022 expedition. The 28-day Voyage to the Ridge 3 mission mapped and explored the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and Puerto Rico waters. Data from this National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration expedition was archived and made publicly available.

Use Cases

• Analyze seafloor bathymetry data for tectonic feature identification and habitat modeling.
• Process ROV dive imagery and sensor logs to classify deep-sea biological communities.
• Correlate water column data with bathymetric maps to study oceanographic processes.
• Map exploration dive locations (250m to 6000m depth) against collected multibeam sonar surveys.

Strengths

• Covers 56,769 square kilometers of seafloor mapping data.
• Includes 41 hours of ROV dive bottom time from 9 successful dives.

Limitations

• Specific column names and data schema are not provided.
• Data formats (XML, HTML) may require specialized parsing tools for analysis.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Combined mapping and ROV expedition using EM304 multibeam sonar and remotely operated vehicles.

Time Range

August 6 - September 2, III

Freshness

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Geography

Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Azores Plateau, and U.S. waters near Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.