September 2017 data from a NOAA Okeanos Explorer expedition focused on the Musicians Seamounts in the Pacific Ocean. It includes oceanographic, meteorological, and navigation data collected via 24-hour operations using ROVs, mapping systems, and telepresence. The dataset was compiled by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.
Use Cases
- Analyze thermosalinograph and CTD cast data to model water column properties around seamounts.
- Correlate Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) readings with navigation data to study current patterns.
- Use meteorological data (wind, air temperature, humidity, pressure) to assess surface conditions during ROV operations.
- Integrate multibeam sonar mapping outputs with bathymetric data from the ship's deep-water mapping system.
- Study real-time telepresence logistics using high-bandwidth satellite connection metadata.
Strengths
- Data collected during a dedicated 24-hour/day expedition over 25 days in September 2017.
- Includes multiple sensor systems: ROV, mapping, meteorological, oceanographic, and navigation.
- Operations involved full shore-based participation via telepresence for real-time data access.
Limitations
- Specific row counts, column details, and sample sizes are unknown.
- Data is from a single cruise in 2017, limiting temporal scope and potential for longitudinal study.
- Geographic focus is primarily the Musicians Seamounts region, which may not represent other ocean areas.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA_NCEI
- Collection Method
- Collected via shipboard sensors, ROV operations, mapping systems, and telepresence during the EX1708 cruise.
- Time Range
- 2017-09-06 to 2017-09-30
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Pacific Ocean, around Hawaii, US EEZ, and the High Seas around the Musicians Seamounts.