Mesobot Operations from E/V Nautilus

Mesobot is an ocean exploration vehicle specifically designed to survey midwater environments with minimal disturbance at depths to 1,000 m. Operating as either a remotely operated vehicle or an autonomous underwater vehicle, Mesobot can collect environmental data like turbidity and ambient light, w...

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Published in:	Oceanography (Washington, D.C.) D.C.), 2023-03, Vol.36, p.34-35
Main Authors:	Hayden, Eric, Yoerger, Dana, Govindarajan, Annette, Adams, Allan, Bernstein, Jacob, Kawasumi, Lui, Pardis, William, Stanway, M. Jordan, Stover, Sara
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Autonomous underwater vehicles Biodiversity Expeditions Ocean floor Submersibles Surveying Surveys Turbidity Underwater Underwater exploration Underwater vehicles Vertical migration Water column
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Summary:	Mesobot is an ocean exploration vehicle specifically designed to survey midwater environments with minimal disturbance at depths to 1,000 m. Operating as either a remotely operated vehicle or an autonomous underwater vehicle, Mesobot can collect environmental data like turbidity and ambient light, while simultaneously collecting samples and surveying pelagic biodiversity with cameras. Because of its unique midwater survey capabilities. Mesobot was a perfect addition to the multi-vehicle expedition (NA139) that also featured Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's hybrid submersible Nereid Under Ice {NUI) and the University of New Hampshire's uncrewed surface vehicle DriX. With DriX on the surface and NUI exploring the seafloor, Mesobot complemented the mission by surveying midwater environments. Its main scientific goals were to characterize fauna engaging in a daily light-driven migration up and down through water column, known as diel vertical migration.
ISSN:	1042-8275 2377-617X