AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
EX2203: North Puerto Rico Mapping + drop cam

From April 4 - 28, 2022, NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer sailed to support NOAA Ocean Exploration's Puerto Rico Mapping and Deep-Sea Camera expedition (EX-22-03). The ship departed from San Juan, Puerto Rico. The mission objectives were two-fold: seafloor mapping in U.S waters offshore of Puerto Rico and testing deep-sea camera systems developed by the Multidisciplinary Instrumentation in Support of Oceanography (MISO) Facility at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)  for potential integration into future NOAA Ocean Exploration operations. The primary mapping area of the expedition was the Muertos Trough region and surrounding seamounts in U.S. Caribbean waters around Puerto Rico. In addition, a transit over the 8,000 m deep Puerto Rico Trench was used to test the limits of the new Kongsberg EM 304 MKII multibeam sonar that was installed in 2021. Upon completion of mapping in the priority areas, the expedition focused on testing the integrated deep-sea camera and conductivity, temperature, and depth (CTD) system to support a number of mission objectives through simultaneous imaging and sampling of the water column. The last portion of the expedition consisted of mapping the high seas and offshore waters of the U.S. East Coast while transiting to the final destination of Newport, Rhode Island.

Tags: caribbean sea, doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei, doc/noaa/oar/oer, earth science, flow-through sensors, global positioning system, gps, marine environment monitoring, meteorological sensors, national centers for environmental information, navigation sensors, nesdis, new york bight, noaa, noaa ship okeanos explorer, north atlantic ocean, ocean temperature, ocean winds, oceanic & atmospheric research, oceanographic sensors, oceans, office of exploration and research, positioning/navigation, salinity/density, scientific computing system, sonar, thermosalinographs, u.s. department of commerce, winch, wind monitor
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
EX2202: Caribbean Mapping (MACHC partnership)

From March 10 - 28, 2021 (Key West, FL to San Juan, Puerto Rico), NOAA Ocean Exploration conducted mapping operations south of Puerto Rico in U.S. waters, aiding in closing bathymetric gaps within this region. EX-22-02 collected 18,850 square kilometers of bathymetry and associated water column data, 18,033 square kilometers of which were within the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone and Territorial Sea deeper than 200 m. During mapping operations, NOAA Ocean Exploration simultaneously collected EM 304 multibeam sonar bathymetry observations and Simrad EK60/EK80 split-beam fisheries sonar observations of biologic material in the water column, as well as Knudsen 3260 sub-bottom profiler observations of sub-seafloor geologic structure and sediment. A single CTD cast during the expedition validated deep deployment capabilities in preparation for planned CTD operations on EX-22-03. The exploratory mapping operations conducted during this cruise will provide initial characterization of the region, as well as data to support further exploration.

Tags: acoustic sounders, caribbean sea, coastal waters of florida, conductivity, ctd, depth, doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei, doc/noaa/oar/oer, earth science, expendable bathythermographs, florida keys national marine sanctuary, gulf of mexico, national centers for environmental information, nesdis, noaa, noaa ship okeanos explorer, north atlantic ocean, oceanic & atmospheric research, oceans, office of exploration and research, temperature, u.s. department of commerce, xbt
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
The Hidden Ocean: Explorations Under the Ice of the Western Arctic - The Pelagic Fauna: Phase II

In June/July 2005, an international team of 45 scientists from the United States, Canada, China and Russia participated in a collaborative effort to explore the frigid depths of the Canada Basin, located in one of the deepest parts of the Arctic Ocean. This expedition is named "The Hidden Ocean" because this part of the Arctic Ocean is covered with sea ice for most of the year and thus difficult to reach. Therefore very little information is currently available about the diversity of life in this region of the world although this information is urgently needed to build a baseline of data to evaluate the impacts of changing environmental conditions, including warming and ice melt in the Arctic over the last four decades. Operating from the U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker Healy and funded by NOAA's Office of Ocean Exploration, scientists examined the hidden world of life in these extreme conditions with the aid of divers, photographic platforms and a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) specially designed to operate under ice and at great depth. More traditional techniques like ice coring, plankton nets and bottom trawls supported these efforts.

Tags: arctic, arctic ocean, canada basin, census of marine life, chukchi plateau, earth science, expedition, exploration, explorer, ice corer, ice diver, marine education, noaa, northwest abyssal plain, northwind ridge, ocean, ocean discovery, ocean education, ocean exploration, ocean exploration and research, ocean literacy, ocean research, oceans, rov, science, scientific research, scuba, sea, sea ice, stewardship, systematic exploration, technology, transformational research, undersea, underwater, uscg healy
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Okeanos Explorer (EX1801): Sea Trials and							Shakedown

Operations will include the use of the ship's deep water
					mapping systems (Kongsberg EM302 multibeam sonar, EK60 split-beam fisheries
					sonars, Knudsen 3260 chirp sub-bottom profiler sonar, and Teledyne Acoustic
					Doppler Current Profiler), XBT and CTD casts in support of multibeam sonar
					mapping operations, and the ship's high-bandwidth satellite connection for
					continuous real-time ship-to-shore communications.

Tags: davisville rhode island, expedition exploration explorer marine education noaa ocean ocean discovery ocean education ocean ex, gulf of mexico, seafloor mapping, shakedown, telepresence, testing new technologies, warm temperate northwest atlantic
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Okeanos Explorer (EX1005): Guam to Honolulu, HI Transit

EX1005 is a transit cruise between Guam and Hawaii. The ship will be returning from the INDEX-SATAL 2010 mission in Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. The cruise will consist of 24 hour mapping with the EM302 multibeam sonar, and will also include a survey of opportunity conducted by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). The survey of opportunity will include running a Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) during the entire two week transit. When possible, the ship will transit a route parallel and offset 5 to 10 kilometers to the route it took in April 2010 (EX1003, Hawaii to Guam) to maximize mapping efficiency and continuity of areas explored.

Tags: continuous plankton recorder, expedition, exploration, explorer, guam, hawaii, marine education, national marine fisheries service, noaa, noaa fleet, north pacific ocean, ocean, ocean discovery, ocean education, ocean exploration, ocean exploration and research, ocean literacy, ocean research, okeanos, okeanos explorer, r337, science, scientific computing system, scientific mission, scientific research, scs, sea, stewardship, systematic exploration, technology, transfomational research, undersea, underwater
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Okeanos Explorer (EX1810): ASPIRE to Map the Extended Continental Shelf

Multibeam, Singlebeam, and Sub-bottom Profile data are the main data outputs.

Tags: backscatter, bermuda, blake plateau, davisville, expedition, exploration, explorer, mapping, marine education, multi-beam sonar, multibeam, multibeam backscatter, multibeam sonar, noaa, noaa fleet, ocean, ocean discovery, ocean education, ocean exploration, ocean exploration and research, ocean literacy, ocean research, oer, okeanos, okeanos explorer, puerto rico, r337, rhode island, science, scientific computing system, scientific mission, scientific research, scs, sea, seafloor mapping, single beam sonar, single-beam sonar, singlebeam sonar, stewardship, sub-bottom profile, survey, systematic exploration, technology, transformational research, undersea, underwater, water column
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
EX2107: Windows to the Deep 2021: Southeast U.S. (ROV and Mapping)

The Windows to the Deep 2021: Southeast U.S. ROV and Mapping expedition (EX-21-07) was a combined mapping and remotely operated vehicle (ROV) expedition to the Blake Plateau and Florida Straits that took place between October 26 and November 15, 2021. Operations during this 21-days at sea expedition included a combination of ROV dives in support of NOAA Ocean Exploration and its partner priorities. The primary focus of this expedition was the Blake Plateau, including its escarpment, off the coast of the Southeast U.S., but three dives were also conducted in the western and central Florida Straits due to weather conditions. Overall, 14 dives were completed, including two explorations of the water column, several dives to mound and ridgelike structures likely to be bioherms, two deeper dives to explore the steep Blake Escarpment, and one dive to document a lone sinkhole in the southeast region of the Blake Plateau. ROV dives were conducted from 300 m to 3650 meters water depth for a total of 47 hours of bottom time, and 15,800 square km were mapped using EM 304 multibeam sonar. All data associated with this expedition have been archived and are publicly available through the NOAA Archives.

Tags: acoustic sounders, conductivity, ctd, deep discoverer rov, depth, doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei, doc/noaa/oar/oer, earth science, expendable bathythermographs, gulf of mexico, national centers for environmental information, nesdis, noaa, noaa ship okeanos explorer, north atlantic ocean, oceanic & atmospheric research, oceans, office of exploration and research, seirios camera sled, temperature, u.s. department of commerce, xbt
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
EX2106: 2021 U.S. Blake Plateau Mapping 2 (Mapping)

From September 5 - September 28, 2021, NOAA Ocean Exploration conducted mapping operations on the Blake Plateau within U.S. waters, aiding in closing the gaps within this region. The second of two cruises focused on mapping this region, EX-21-06 collected 25,800 square kilometers of bathymetry and associated water column data, 25,790 square kilometers of which were within the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone and Territorial Sea deeper than 200 m. The exploratory mapping operations conducted during this cruise will provide initial characterization of the region, as well as data to support further exploration with remotely operated vehicles planned for EX-21-07.

Tags: acoustic sounders, conductivity, ctd, depth, doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei, doc/noaa/oar/oer, earth science, expendable bathythermographs, national centers for environmental information, nesdis, noaa, noaa ship okeanos explorer, north atlantic ocean, oceanic & atmospheric research, oceans, office of exploration and research, temperature, u.s. department of commerce, xbt
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Okeanos Explorer (EX1710): Canal Transit and Gulf of							Mexico Mapping (Mapping)

Multibeam and splitbeam mapping operations will be conducted 24
					hours a day throughout the cruise. Sub-bottom profile mapping will be conducted
					24 hours a day at the discretion of the CO. XBT and/or Underway CTD sound
					velocity casts in support of multibeam sonar mapping operations will be
					conducted at an interval defined by prevailing oceanographic conditions, but not
					to exceed 6 hours. All mapping data will be fully processed according to
					standard procedures and will be archived with the National Centers for
					Environmental Information (NCEI).

Tags: backscatter, balboa, columbia, cuba, davisville rhode island, expedition, exploration, explorer, florida keys, gulf of mexico, honduras, mapping survey, marine education, marine protected areas, multi-beam sonar, multibeam, multibeam backscatter, multibeam sonar, nicaragua rise, noaa fleet, noaa ocean, ocean discovery, ocean education, ocean exploration, ocean exploration and research, ocean literacy, ocean research, oer, okeanos, okeanos explorer, panama, panama canal, r337, science, scientific computing system, scientific mission, scientific research, scs, sea, seafloor mapping, seaflower marine protected area, seamounts, single beam sonar, single-beam sonar, singlebeam sonar, stewardship, sub-bottom profile, systematic exploration, technology, telepresence, transformational research, undersea, underwater, warm temperate northwest atlantic, water column, yucatan channel
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
EX2107: Windows to the Deep 2021: Southeast U.S. (ROV and Mapping)

The Windows to the Deep 2021: Southeast U.S. ROV and Mapping expedition (EX-21-07) was a combined mapping and remotely operated vehicle (ROV) expedition to the Blake Plateau and Florida Straits that took place between October 26 and November 15, 2021. Operations during this 21-days at sea expedition included a combination of ROV dives in support of NOAA Ocean Exploration and its partner priorities. The primary focus of this expedition was the Blake Plateau, including its escarpment, off the coast of the Southeast U.S., but three dives were also conducted in the western and central Florida Straits due to weather conditions. Overall, 14 dives were completed, including two explorations of the water column, several dives to mound and ridgelike structures likely to be bioherms, two deeper dives to explore the steep Blake Escarpment, and one dive to document a lone sinkhole in the southeast region of the Blake Plateau. ROV dives were conducted from 300 m to 3650 meters water depth for a total of 47 hours of bottom time, and 15,800 square km were mapped using EM 304 multibeam sonar. All data associated with this expedition have been archived and are publicly available through the NOAA Archives.

Tags: deep discoverer rov, doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei, doc/noaa/oar/oer, earth science, gulf of mexico, images, national centers for environmental information, nesdis, noaa, noaa ship okeanos explorer, north atlantic ocean, oceanic & atmospheric research, oceans, office of exploration and research, seirios camera sled, u.s. department of commerce, underwater video camera, video camera
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Okeanos Explorer (EX1607): CAPSTONE Wake Island PRI MNM							(Mapping)

Operations will include 24 hour/day mapping operations using
					the shipâs deep water mapping systems (Kongsberg EM302 multibeam sonar, EK60
					split-beam fisheries sonars, ADCPs, and Knudsen 3260 chirp sub-bottom profiler
					sonar), CTD rosette, and the shipâs high-bandwidth satellite connection for
					real-time ship to shore communications. Operations for this cruise will include
					24 hour mapping, and continuous telepresence-based remote participation in
					mapping operations. Multibeam and singlebeam mapping operations will be
					conducted 24 hours a day throughout the cruise. Sub-bottom profile mapping will
					be conducted 24 hours a day at the discretion of the CO. XBT sound velocity
					casts in support of multibeam sonar mapping operations will be conducted at an
					interval defined by prevailing oceanographic conditions, but not to exceed 6
					hours.

Tags: backscatter, davisville rhode island, expedition, exploration, explorer, hawaii, international waters, mapping survey, marine education, marine protected areas, multi-beam sonar, multibeam, multibeam backscatter, multibeam sonar, noaa fleet, noaa ocean, ocean discovery, ocean education, ocean exploration and research, ocean literacy, ocean research, oer, okeanos, okeanos explorer, r337, science, scientific computing system, scientific mission, scientific research, scs, sea, seafloor mapping, seamounts, single beam sonar, single-beam sonar, singlebeam sonar, stewardship, sub-bottom profile, systematic exploration, technology, telepresence, testing new technologies, transformational research, tropical northwest pacific, undersea, underwater, warm temperate northeast pacific, water column
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Okeanos Explorer (EX1811): Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands (ROV & Mapping)

Operations will include the use of the ship's deep-water mapping systems (Kongsberg EM302 multibeam sonar, EK60 split-beam fisheries sonars, Knudsen 3260 chirp sub-bottom profiler sonar, and Teledyne Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler), XBTs in support of multibeam sonar mapping operations, CTD casts, OER's two-body ROV system (Deep Discoverer and Seirios), and the ship's high-bandwidth satellite connection for continuous ship-to-shore communications. Operations will focus on exploring deep waters (>250 m) in the U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Caribbean Sea, as well as in territorial waters surrounding surrounding Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Tags: aspire, biodiversity, caribbean, davisville rhode island, deep-sea corals, expeditionexplorationexplorermarine educationnoaaoceanocean discoveryocean educationocean exploratio, habitat characterization, sampling operations, submersibles, telepresence, warm temperate northwest atlantic
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
EX1106: Exploration Mapping to Davisville, Rhode Island							on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer between 20110915 and							20110928

In EX-11-06, the final cruise involving the NOAA Ship Okeanos
					Explorer in the 2011 Field Season, the ship will depart from Pascagoula, MS,
					round the Florida Keys, transit along the continental shelf break, and put into
					its new home port of Davisville, RI. 24-hour multibeam mapping operations will
					be conducted for the entire transit, including scheduled XBT casts for sound
					velocity calibration. Exploration mapping activities in the Atlantic, from North
					Carolina to Rhode Island, will be conducted to identify any historical wreck
					sites of interest.

Tags: acoustic scattering, allan jackson, archaeological, archaeology, atlantic canyons, atlantic ocean, backscatter, baltimore canyon, bathymetry, bathymetry/seafloor topography, battle of the atlantic, conductivity, conservation, conserve, crm, ctd, cultural resource management, davisville, deep ocean, deep sea, deep water, deep water shipwrecks, deep-sea exploration, depth, echo sounders, expedition, expendable bathythermograph, exploration, exploration vessel, explorer, florida escarpment, gulf of mexico, hard-bottom habitat, hatteras canyon, high-definition underwater video, historic, keller canyon, key west, mapping survey, marine archaeology, marine education, maritime, maritime archaeology, mbes, multibeam, multibeam backscatter, multibeam mapping system, multibeam sonar, nautical, nautical archaeology, noaa, noaa fleet, ocean, ocean acoustics, ocean discovery, ocean education, ocean exploration, ocean exploration and research, ocean literacy, ocean research, oceans, oer, okeanos, okeanos explorer, pamlico canyon, pascagoula, pock marks, preserve, protect, protection, r337, san demetrio, science, scientific computing system, scientific mission, scientific research, scs, sea, seafloor backscatter, single beam sonar, single-beam sonar, singlebeam sonar, stewardship, sub-bottom profile, submerged cultural heritage, submerged cultural resource, systematic exploration, technology, telepresence, temperature, transformational research, uch, undersea, underwater, underwater cultural heritage, underwater video, water column backscatter, wilmington canyon, xbt
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
October 2015 Transit: Honolulu, HI to Alameda, CA

Throughout this cruise, multibeam data will be collected 24
					hours a day and XBT casts will be conducted every 6 hours. Additionally, EK 60
					(split beam) and sub-bottom profile data will be collected 24 hours per day,
					with subbottom profile data collection at the discretion of the CO. Onboard
					multibeam data processing will be minimal due to limited staffing. Daily or
					bi-daily multibeam products will be produced according to established shipboard
					SOP and sent to shore through established shipboard SOP. Onshore mapping
					physical scientists will monitor data quality, cruise progress, and discovery
					potential. Raw EK 60 and subbottom data will be sent to the shoreside repository
					through established shipboard automated archival
					procedure.

Tags: alameda, backscatter, ca, davisville rhode island, expedition, exploration, explorer, hawaii, hi, mapping, marine education, molokai fracture zone, multi-beam sonar, multibeam, multibeam backscatter, multibeam sonar, noaa fleet, noaa ocean, ocean discovery, ocean education, ocean exploration and research, ocean literacy, ocean research, oer, okeanos, okeanos explorer, pearl harbor, r337, science, scientific computing system, scientific mission, scientific research, scs, sea, seafloor mapping, single beam sonar, single-beam sonar, singlebeam sonar, stewardship, sub-bottom profile, survey, systematic exploration, technology, telepresensce, transformational research, undersea, underwater, warm temperate northeast pacific, water column
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
EX2107: Windows to the Deep 2021: Southeast U.S. (ROV and Mapping)

The Windows to the Deep 2021: Southeast U.S. ROV and Mapping expedition (EX-21-07) was a combined mapping and remotely operated vehicle (ROV) expedition to the Blake Plateau and Florida Straits that took place between October 26 and November 15, 2021. Operations during this 21-days at sea expedition included a combination of ROV dives in support of NOAA Ocean Exploration and its partner priorities. The primary focus of this expedition was the Blake Plateau, including its escarpment, off the coast of the Southeast U.S., but three dives were also conducted in the western and central Florida Straits due to weather conditions. Overall, 14 dives were completed, including two explorations of the water column, several dives to mound and ridgelike structures likely to be bioherms, two deeper dives to explore the steep Blake Escarpment, and one dive to document a lone sinkhole in the southeast region of the Blake Plateau. ROV dives were conducted from 300 m to 3650 meters water depth for a total of 47 hours of bottom time, and 15,800 square km were mapped using EM 304 multibeam sonar. All data associated with this expedition have been archived and are publicly available through the NOAA Archives.

Tags: deep discoverer rov, doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei, doc/noaa/oar/oer, earth science, event logs, gulf of mexico, highlights, images, national centers for environmental information, nesdis, noaa, noaa ship okeanos explorer, north atlantic ocean, oceanic & atmospheric research, oceans, office of exploration and research, samples, seirios camera sled, u.s. department of commerce, underwater video camera, video camera, visual observations
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce