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Oceanographic Research Using Remotely Operated Underwater Robotic Vehicles: Exploration of Hydrothermal Vent Sites on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 37°North 32°West

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Bachmayer, R; Humphris, S; Fornari, DJ; Van Dover, CL; Howland, JC; Bowen, AD; Elder, RL; Crook, T; Gleason, DE; Sellers, WJ; Lerner, S
Published in: Marine Technology Society Journal
December 1, 1998

This paper describes three 6000 meter tethered underwater vehicles - DSL-120 sonar, ARGO II mapping system and Jason/Medea remotely operated vehicle - used during the summer of 1996 for an oceanographic expedition to investigate hydrothermal vent sites at the "Lucky Strike" segment (37°N 32°W) of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge as part of the RIDGE (Ridge Inter-Disciplinary Global Experiment) Initiative (RIDGE, 1993). This suite of vehicles has dramatically augmented the suite of deep submergence vehicles available to oceanographers and has resulted in new approaches to deep-sea research.

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Marine Technology Society Journal

ISSN

0025-3324

Publication Date

December 1, 1998

Volume

32

Issue

3

Start / End Page

37 / 47

Related Subject Headings

  • Marine Biology & Hydrobiology
  • 0911 Maritime Engineering
  • 0405 Oceanography
 

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Bachmayer, R., Humphris, S., Fornari, D. J., Van Dover, C. L., Howland, J. C., Bowen, A. D., … Lerner, S. (1998). Oceanographic Research Using Remotely Operated Underwater Robotic Vehicles: Exploration of Hydrothermal Vent Sites on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 37°North 32°West. Marine Technology Society Journal, 32(3), 37–47.
Bachmayer, R., S. Humphris, D. J. Fornari, C. L. Van Dover, J. C. Howland, A. D. Bowen, R. L. Elder, et al. “Oceanographic Research Using Remotely Operated Underwater Robotic Vehicles: Exploration of Hydrothermal Vent Sites on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 37°North 32°West.” Marine Technology Society Journal 32, no. 3 (December 1, 1998): 37–47.
Bachmayer R, Humphris S, Fornari DJ, Van Dover CL, Howland JC, Bowen AD, et al. Oceanographic Research Using Remotely Operated Underwater Robotic Vehicles: Exploration of Hydrothermal Vent Sites on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 37°North 32°West. Marine Technology Society Journal. 1998 Dec 1;32(3):37–47.
Bachmayer R, Humphris S, Fornari DJ, Van Dover CL, Howland JC, Bowen AD, Elder RL, Crook T, Gleason DE, Sellers WJ, Lerner S. Oceanographic Research Using Remotely Operated Underwater Robotic Vehicles: Exploration of Hydrothermal Vent Sites on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 37°North 32°West. Marine Technology Society Journal. 1998 Dec 1;32(3):37–47.

Published In

Marine Technology Society Journal

ISSN

0025-3324

Publication Date

December 1, 1998

Volume

32

Issue

3

Start / End Page

37 / 47

Related Subject Headings

  • Marine Biology & Hydrobiology
  • 0911 Maritime Engineering
  • 0405 Oceanography