Sea-Going Facilities
The following research vessels and their supporting shipboard technical group, are available to researchers for gathering geophysical, geochemical and other open ocean and coastal data and samples:
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R/V Kilo Moana (AGOR26 swath ship) |
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R/V Ka'imikai-o-Kanaloa (submersible and ROV mothership) . |
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Pisces IV and Pisces V (pictured), research submersible with a depth capability of 2000m. |
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RCV-150, a remotely-operated underwater vehicle |
Sea-going instrumentation includes equipment for digital seismic reflection, gravity, magnetics, coring, dredging, and water column studies, the HAWAII MR1 side-scan sonar system, and fiber optic-based deep-towed FOCUS camera system. In addition, software is available for multi-channel seismic processing and geophysical data analysis.
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