Lophelia II 2010 (Collection)

Lophelia II 2010 (Collection): Oil Seeps and Deep Reefs, October 14 - November 4, 2010 / [U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Ocean Exploration and Research].

Scale not applicable (W 9349"--W 8737"/N 3047"--N 2727").

Temple University Erik Cordes Cordes Laboratory, Deep-Sea Ecology Philadelphia USA 19122 PA ecordes@temple.edu

Erik Cordes, Chief Scientist, Temple University; Charles Fisher, Co-Chief Scientist, Penn State University; Thomas Ryan, Data Manager, NOAA National Oceanographic Data Centre.

Collection of 511 DVDs of regular definition digital video footages (MOV); 69 HD video files (MOV) ; 30 HD video files on 22 BR-DVDs from dive JS541 (MOV); 6 online video highlights and clips (MOV); 9,695 online images (JPEG); 6,714 HR (TIFF) frame grabs from video footage (2 HD DVDs); online cruise reports in PDF (cruise summary, cruise plan, data management plan, final cruise report) maps, websites, scientific essays, and educational lesson plans (Grades 5-12).

Data also available online at: http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/OAS/prd/accession/details/72233

"This is the third year of a four year study to investigate the deep-water coral communities of the Gulf of Mexico. This study is centered around developing a predictive model for coral distribution in the Gulf, and we have gathered a lot of information on our previous expeditions as part of this program to address this goal. As we continue towards this goal, on this cruise we are also focused on detecting any potential impact on these communities from the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) disaster that unfolded over the last few months"--Mission summary / by Erik Cordes.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader; Quick Time player.

"This is the fourth cruise in a four-year project to discover and characterize deep-water coral communities in the Gulf of Mexico, to conduct a variety of experiments and analyses that will help us to predict where other communities will be found, and to understand why we find them where we do. This project is sponsored by the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement, a division of the Department of the Interior. The scientists involved come from several universities, including Florida State, Louisiana State, Temple and Penn State, as well as from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the US Geological Survey"--Expedition's home page.

SILVER SPRING: NODC accession: 0072233.

United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Office of Ocean Exploration and Research Research Mexico, Gulf of.

Ronald H. Brown (Ship). Cruise (2010 : Gulf of Mexico)

Jason II (ROV) Photographs.

Underwater exploration Mexico, Gulf of.

Underwater exploration Mexico, Gulf of Remote sensing.

Ocean bottom Mexico, Gulf of Remote sensing.

Submarine geology Remote sensing.

Deep sea corals Research Mexico, Gulf of.

Lophelia Research Mexico, Gulf of.

Lophelia Mexico, Gulf of Photographs.

Lophelia pertusa Research Mexico, Gulf of.

BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill, 2010 Environmental aspects.

Oil spills Environmental aspects Mexico, Gulf of.

Oil spills and wildlife Mexico, Gulf of.

Deep sea corals Effect of oil spills on Mexico, Gulf of.

Deep-sea animals Effect of oil spills on Mexico, Gulf of.

Shipwrecks Environmental aspects Mexico, Gulf of.

Coral reefs and islands Mexico, Gulf of.

Coral reef animals Mexico, Gulf of.

Oil seepage Mexico, Gulf of.

Gas seepage Mexico, Gulf of.

Biochemistry Mexico, Gulf of.

Sediments (Geology) Mexico, Gulf of.

Deep-sea fishes Mexico, Gulf of Observations.

Deep-sea ecology Effect of oil spills on Mexico, Gulf of.

Benthos Effect of oil spills on Mexico, Gulf of.

Benthic animals Mexico, Gulf of Observations.

Corals Habitat Effect of oil spills on Mexico, Gulf of.

Fisher, Charles R. (Charles Raymond), originator.

Cordes, Erik E., originator.

Ryan, Thomas W. (Thomas Williams), 1953-, data manager.

United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Office of Ocean Exploration and Research sponsor.