OS004
Advancing Deep Sea Discovery: Science, Technology, and Data at Depth
Session ID#: 247838
Session Description:
The deep ocean remains one of the least explored and most enigmatic environments on Earth. Understanding this vast, remote region requires innovation in technology, scientific methods, and data infrastructure. This session invites contributions from the spectrum of deep submergence research, including scientists using remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), human-occupied vehicles (HOVs), and towed systems to investigate the ocean floor and water column; technologists developing new tools and platforms to access extreme environments; and data managers building systems to ensure that deep sea data are discoverable, interoperable, and reusable.This session seeks to highlight novel discoveries enabled by deep submergence technology; advancements in vehicle design, sensor development, real-time and remote operations systems; interdisciplinary work and contributions that connect scientific inquiry with technological innovation and data stewardship; and case studies that demonstrate the power of integrating data science, engineering, and fieldwork to push the boundaries of deep ocean exploration.
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Index Terms:
3080 Submergence instruments: ROV, AUV, submersibles [MARINE GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS]
4299 General or miscellaneous [OCEANOGRAPHY: GENERAL]
4899 General or miscellaneous [OCEANOGRAPHY: BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL]
Primary Convener: Vicki Lynn Ferrini, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, United States
Conveners: Christina Haskins, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States, Corinne J Bassin, Schmidt Ocean Institute, Palo alto, United States and Nicole Raineault, Florida Institute of Oceanography, St. Petersburg, United States
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Hayley Caitlin Drennon1, Erin Heffron1, Laura Sousa1, Rikki Kirchell1, Nico Augustin2, Mattie Rodrigue1 and Yara Rodrigues3, (1)OceanX, New York, United States, (2)OceanQuest, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, (3)Instituto do Mar (IMAR), Horta, Azores, Portugal
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Catie Graver1, Joseph Garcia1, Christina Haskins2 and Vicki Lynn Ferrini3, (1)Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, United States, (2)Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States, (3)Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, United States
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Sara Oliveira Santos1, Arefe Ghazi Nezami1, Dr. Elizabeth Marie Spiers1, Peter Gunnarson2 and Krista Marie Soderlund1, (1)University of Texas, Institute for Geophysics, Austin, United States, (2)Brown University, Providence, United States
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Agno Rubim de Assis1, Erica Luzzi2, Leonardo Macelloni2, Thomas Guilment2, Marco D'Emidio2 and Stephan Dixon Howden1, (1)University of Southern Mississippi, Hydrographic Science Research Center, Stennis Space Center, United States, (2)University of Mississippi, Mississippi Mineral Resources Institute, School of Engineering, University, United States
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Agno Rubim de Assis1, Erica Luzzi2, Marco D'Emidio2, Leonardo Macelloni2, Thomas Guilment2 and Greyson Meyers1, (1)University of Southern Mississippi, Hydrographic Science Research Center, Stennis Space Center, United States, (2)University of Mississippi, Mississippi Mineral Resources Institute, School of Engineering, University, United States
Strengthening the Data Lifecycle at Sea: Community Strategies for Usable, Shareable, and Impactful Submersible Data (1986956)
Christina Haskins, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States, Vicki Lynn Ferrini, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, United States and Corinne J Bassin, Schmidt Ocean Institute, Palo alto, United States
Second generation Wide Swath Subsea Lidar (WiSSL2) for 1-cm-scale bathymetric mapping in the deep ocean (1990826)
David W Caress1, Eric J Martin2, Chad D Kecy1, Jennifer Brophy Paduan1, Michael Risi2, Giancarlo Troni2, J. Andrew Hamilton1 and Mauro Candeloro2, (1)Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA, United States, (2)Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, United States
