Ocean Floor Observation and Bathymetry System (OFOBS): A new Towed Camera/Sonar System for Deep-Sea Habitat Surveys

• Published in: IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering
• Main Authors: Purser, Autun, Marcon, Yann, Dreutter, Simon, Hoge, Ulrich, Sablotny, Burkhard, Hehemann, Laura, Lemburg, Johannes, Dorschel, Boris, Biebow, Harald, Boetius, Antje
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC 2018
• Subjects: Arctic; Gakkel Ridge; Langseth
• Online Access: https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/46560/; https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/46560/1/Purser_etal_2018.pdf; https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.da1678ed-b2c3-4015-ae89-ba3a7f6723a6

Towed camera systems are commonly used to collect photo and video images of the deep seafloor for a wide variety of purposes, from pure exploratory research to the development of management plans. Ongoing technological developments are increasing the quantity and quality of data collected from the d...