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, A., Marcon, Y., Dreutter, S., Hoge, U., Sablotny, B., Hehemann, L., Lemburg, J., Dorschel, B., Biebow, H., Boetius, A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Arctic; Gakkel Ridge; Langseth
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0005-C0BF-B; http://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0006-745F-E

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...