From August 6 - September 2, 2022 (Horta, Faial, Azores to San Juan, Puerto Rico) NOAA Ocean Exploration completed the Voyage to the Ridge 3 expedition (EX-22-06), a combined mapping and remotely operated vehicle (ROV) expedition to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and Azores Plateau, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, and U.S. waters in the vicinity of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Operations during this 28-day expedition included the completion of 9 successful ROV exploration dives in the vicinity of the Azores, the Mid-Atlantic Ridge south of the Azores, and Puerto Rico. ROV dives were conducted in water depths ranging from 250 m to 6000 m for a total of 41 hours of bottom time. EX-22-06 also collected 56,769 square kilometers of seafloor bathymetry and associated water column data using an EM304 multibeam sonar. All data associated with this expedition have been archived and are publicly available through the NOAA Archives.
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| Title | EX2206: Voyage to the Ridge 3 (ROV and Mapping) |
|---|---|
| Description | From August 6 - September 2, 2022 (Horta, Faial, Azores to San Juan, Puerto Rico) NOAA Ocean Exploration completed the Voyage to the Ridge 3 expedition (EX-22-06), a combined mapping and remotely operated vehicle (ROV) expedition to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and Azores Plateau, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, and U.S. waters in the vicinity of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Operations during this 28-day expedition included the completion of 9 successful ROV exploration dives in the vicinity of the Azores, the Mid-Atlantic Ridge south of the Azores, and Puerto Rico. ROV dives were conducted in water depths ranging from 250 m to 6000 m for a total of 41 hours of bottom time. EX-22-06 also collected 56,769 square kilometers of seafloor bathymetry and associated water column data using an EM304 multibeam sonar. All data associated with this expedition have been archived and are publicly available through the NOAA Archives. |
| Modified | 2025-11-14T14:32:49.344Z |
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| Keywords | North Atlantic Ocean , Caribbean Sea , Earth Science > Oceans > Marine Environment Monitoring , Earth Science > Oceans > Aquatic Sciences , expedition , exploration , explorer , marine education , noaa , ocean , ocean discovery , ocean education , ocean exploration , ocean exploration and research , OER , ocean literacy , ocean research , science , scientific mission , scientific research , sea , stewardship , systematic exploration , technology , transformational research , undersea , underwater , okeanos explorer , okeanos , scientific computing system , SCS , noaa fleet , R337 , multibeam , multibeam sonar , telepresence , sub-bottom profile , mapping survey , multibeam backscatter , water column backscatter , singlebeam sonar , single beam sonar , single-beam sonar , deep-sea exploration , high-definition underwater video , underwater video , exploration vessel , NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer , Deep Discoverer ROV , SEIRIOS Camera Sled , Acoustic Sounders , CTD > Conductivity, Temperature, Depth , XBT > Expendable Bathythermographs , Wind Monitor , Thermosalinographs , GPS > Global Positioning System , Positioning/Navigation , MBES > Multibeam Mapping System , Echo Sounders , Underwater Video Camera , DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce , DOC/NOAA/OAR/OER > Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Oceanic & Atmospheric Research, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce , oceans , geoscientificInformation |
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