The NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer: " Live"...to Scientists and Educators Ashore

Author

Keener-Chavis, Paula ; McDonough, John ; Martinez, Catalina ; Gorell, Fred

Author_Institution

NOAA Ocean Exploration Program, Charleston

fYear

2007

fDate

Sept. 29 2007-Oct. 4 2007

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will commission a ship of exploration, the NOAA ship Okeanos Explorer, the only Federal vessel dedicated to exploring our largely unknown ocean. The vessel will provide ocean explorers with a new cutting-edge capability in that it is designed to operate under the command of mission scientists working from shore-based "exploration command centers" using telepresence. This paper discusses the vision for science, ocean literacy, presents ideas discussed for the ship\´s maiden voyage, plans for workshops to discuss ocean literacy efforts, and provides a brief overview of the ship\´s status to date.

Keywords

oceanographic techniques; Exploration Command Centers; Federal vessel; NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; exploration; ocean explorers; ocean literacy efforts; ship maiden voyage; High definition video; Internet; Marine technology; Marine vehicles; Oceans; Remotely operated vehicles; Satellites; Sea floor; Silver; Springs;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS 2007

Conference_Location

Vancouver, BC

Print_ISBN

978-0933957-35-0

Electronic_ISBN

978-0933957-35-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.2007.4449419

Filename

4449419