Oceanographic data collected during the EX1502L2 (Caribbean Exploration (Mapping)) expedition on the NOAA Ship OKEANOS EXPLORER in the North Atlantic Ocean from March 16, 2015 - April 3, 2015 (NCEI Accession 0127386)

• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: NOAA NCEI Environmental Data Archive 2016
• Subjects: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce; DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce; 0127386; 127386; AIR TEMPERATURE; BAROMETRIC PRESSURE; CONDUCTIVITY; DEPTH - SENSOR; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SOUND VELOCITY; WATER TEMPERATURE; WIND DIRECTION; WIND SPEED; barometers; bathythermograph - XBT; CTD; GPS; gyrocompass; Humidity Sensor; meteorological sensors; sound velocimeter; Temperature Sensors; thermosalinographs; chemical; meteorological; navigational; physical; profile; underway; OKEANOS EXPLORER; US DOC; NOAA; OAR; Office of Ocean Exploration and Research; Office of Ocean Exploration and Research's Integrated Product Team (OER IPT); North Atlantic Ocean; oceanography; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://search.dataone.org/view/{B7EE2FAC-4399-444D-8C8B-A66CFC5AE0CB}

EM302 multibeam data will be collected 24 hours a day and will be gathered over previously unexplored regions. Data will be used to better understand the bathymetry of the Puerto Rican trench and allow reconnaissance of the region prior to the ROV cruise. Multibeam operations within 5 miles of land in priority area 1 will be conducted during daylight hours. XBT casts will be conducted at an interval defined by prevailing oceanographic conditions, but not to exceed 6 hours. XBT data will be used to correct the sound velocity of the multibeam data. Additionally, EK 60 (single beam) and sub-bottom profile data will be collected 24 hours per day.