APPENDIX XI
1995 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SCIENCE OPERATIONS
ADVANCED TETHERED VEHICLE (ATV) AND DSV-3 TURTLE
29 APRIL - 14 MAY
WHALE - FALL COMMUNITIES
CATALINA BASIN: 29 APRIL - 8 MAY
- Principal Investigator: Dr. Craig Smith (University of Hawaii)
- Support of NURP's global change research initiative and man's influence
on natural ecosystems and endangered species
- Investigated the significance of whale-fall communities as dispersal stepping
stones for sulfide-dependent species
- Recovered 36 vertebrate segments, 41 core and scoop samples, 62 hours of
video recordings, 550 still frames
- ATV:7 dives (69.3 hrs) TURTLE: 3 dives (24.7 hrs)
DEEP-SEA BRITTLESTAR FISH
SAN DIEGO TROUGH: 8 MAY - 14 MAY
- Principal Investigator: Dr. Gordon Hendler (Natural History Museum of Los
Angeles
- Support of NURP ocean shelf and slope ecology initiative
- Provided first accurate interpretation of brittlestar behavior pattern;
characteristic pattern of deep-sea animal life
- Recovered over 100 specimens, 65 hours of video recordings, 950 still
frames
- ATV: 5 dives (58.6 hrs) TURTLE: 4 dives (23.4 hrs)
RECENT MILITARY OPERATIONS
OCTOBER 1994 - MARCH 1995
- R & D Recovery in Southern California
- R & D Recovery on Pacific Missile Range
- Vil Vana Mishap Investigation
- F-14 and F-18 Air Mishap Boards
- Over 200 hours of ROV bottom time .
- Over $50 million of recovered hardware
FUTURE OPERATIONS
ATV AND SEA CLIFF:
AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 1995
- Dr. Paul Dayton and Dr. Eric Vetter investigating submarine canyons off
the southern California coast
- Dr. Cindy Lee Van Dover investigating hydrothermal vent invertebrates at
the Main Endeavour Field
- Dr. Martin Fisk investigating geology of the Mendocino Ridge
RECENT IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTS AND UPGRADES
- 3- Chip CCD Camers for both DSVs and UMVs (currently in use with great reviews)
- Lighting Upgrade for ATV and TUVWs (Dr. Joules Jaffe of Scripps)
- Micro-laser scaling system (initial use for Dr. Gordon Hendler)
- Navigation Upgrade (Winphrog and N-916)
- Sea Beam post processing improvements
- Sun Sparc 5 Stations w/ 17" real-time color monitor
- HP 650C color-fill plotter
- Archiving system
- Marsat E-mail
- SCORPIO depth upgrade
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