2017 NOAA Ship Rainier Launch SAT

Vessel: Rainier Multibeam System: EM2040 Dates: September 12-21, 2017 We installed four Kongsberg EM2040 multibeam echo sounders on each of Rainier’s four hydrographic survey launches from September 12th through September 13th in Everett, WA.

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2017 NOAA Ship Bell M. Shimada Hypack/ME70 Integration

Vessel: R/V Bell Shimada System: Hypack/ ME70 Dates: March, 2017 This report documents the current configuration of the Hypack/ ME70 system for use in seafloor mapping.

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2017 Nautilus Spring Quality Assessment Report

Cruise ID: NA079 Multibeam System: EM302 Dates: May 1-6, 2017 The E/V Nautilus undertook a multibeam echosounder quality assurance test from May 1 to May 5, 2017 during an engineering shakedown leg (NA079) in order to perform an assessment of the vessel’s Kongsberg EM302 multibeam echosounder.

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