Seabed video and still images from the northern Weddell Sea and the western flanks of the Powell Basin.
Purser, A.; Dreutter, S.; Griffiths, H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1764-223X; Hehemann, L.; Jerosch, K.; Nordhausen, A.; Piepenburg, D.; Richter, C.; Schroder, H.; Dorschel, B..
2021
Seabed video and still images from the northern Weddell Sea and the western flanks of the Powell Basin.
Earth System Science Data, 13 (2).
609-615.
10.5194/essd-13-609-2021
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Abstract/Summary
Research vessels equipped with fibre optic and copper-cored coaxial cables support the live onboard inspection of high-bandwidth marine data in real time. This allows for towed still-image and video sleds to be equipped with latest-generation higher-resolution digital camera systems and additional sensors. During RV Polarstern expedition PS118 in February-April 2019, the recently developed Ocean Floor Observation and Bathymetry System (OFOBS) of the Alfred Wegener Institute was used to collect still-image and video data from the seafloor at a total of 11 predominantly ice-covered locations in the northern Weddell Sea and Powell Basin. Still images of 26-megapixel resolution and HD (high-definition) quality video data were recorded throughout each deployment. In addition to downward-facing video and still-image cameras, the OFOBS also mounted side-scanning and forward-facing acoustic systems, which facilitated safe deployment in areas of high topographic complexity, such as above the steep flanks of the Powell Basin and the rapidly shallowing, iceberg-scoured Nachtigaller Shoal. To localise collected data, the OFOBS system was equipped with a Posidonia transponder for ultra-short baseline triangulation of OFOBS positions.
Item Type: | Publication - Article |
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | 10.5194/essd-13-609-2021 |
ISSN: | 1866-3508 |
Date made live: | 24 Mar 2021 08:51 +0 (UTC) |
URI: | https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/529940 |
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