UNCLOS under ice survey - An historic AUV deployment in the Canadian high arctic

Author

Crees, Tristan ; Kaminski, Chris ; Ferguson, James ; Laframboise, Jean Marc ; Forrest, Alexander ; Williams, Jeff ; MacNeil, Erin ; Hopkin, David ; Pederson, Richard

Author_Institution

ISE, Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada

fYear

2010

fDate

20-23 Sept. 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

8

Abstract

In March and April 2010, an ISE Explorer Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV), built for Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), was deployed to Canada´s high Arctic. Its mission was to undertake under-ice bathymetric surveys in support of Canada´s submission to establish the outer limits of its continental shelf under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). During this deployment several under-ice records were broken and several new technologies were demonstrated.

Keywords

bathymetry; oceanographic equipment; pressure sensors; remotely operated vehicles; sea ice; surveying; temperature sensors; underwater vehicles; AUV deployment; Canadian High Arctic; Defence Research and Development Canada; Kongsberg Simrad EM2000 multibeam echosounder; Natural Resources Canada; Seabird SBE49 Conductivity-Temperature-Depth sensor; UNCLOS under ice survey; autonomous underwater vehicle; data transfer; frequency 1500 Hz; long-range homing system; remotely operated vehicle; short-range localization system; under-ice bathymetric surveys; variable ballast system; Arctic; Electronic ballasts; Ice; Planning; Software; Testing; Vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS 2010

Conference_Location

Seattle, WA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4332-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.2010.5664438

Filename

5664438