The NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer will conduct seafloor and water column mapping operations in the Western North Atlantic Ocean over a portion of the New England Seamount Chain from June 11-29, 2013. Seafloor bathymetry and acoustic backscatter data as well as water column acoustic backscatter data will be collected continuously. Sub-bottom stratigraphic data will be collected daily between the hours of 1000 and 1800 for the duration of the expedition. Okeanos Explorer will be sailing from and returning to its home port of Davisville, Rhode Island. |