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2007, Oceanography 20(1):152–161, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2007.89
Autonomous and Remotely Operated Vehicle Technology for Hydrothermal Vent Discovery, Exploration, and Sampling
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Authors
Dana R. Yoerger | Department of Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, USA
Albert M. Bradley | Department of Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, USA
Michael Jakuba | Department of Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, USA
Christopher R. German | Department of Geology and Geophysics, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, USA
Timothy Shank | Department of Biology, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, USA
Maurice Tivey | Department of Geology and Geophysics, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, USA
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Autonomous and remotely operated underwater vehicles play complementary roles in the discovery, exploration, and detailed study of hydrothermal vents. Beginning with clues provided by towed or lowered instruments, autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) can localize and make preliminary photographic surveys of vent fields. In addition to finding and photographing such sites, AUVs excel at providing regional context through fine-scale bathymetric and magnetic field mapping. Remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) enable close-up inspection, photomosaicking, and tasks involving manipulation of samples and instruments. Increasingly, ROVs are used to conduct in situ seafloor experiments. ROVs can also be used for fine-scale bathymetric mapping with excellent results, although AUVs are usually more efficient in such tasks.
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Yoerger, D.R., A.M. Bradley, M. Jakuba, C.R. German, T. Shank, and M. Tivey. 2007. Autonomous and remotely operated vehicle technology for hydrothermal vent discovery, exploration, and sampling. Oceanography 20(1):152–161, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2007.89.