Mooring Operations and Engineering Deep OBXC Lander, Design and Fabrication
Abstract
Dr. James Miller, from the Department of Ocean Engineering at the University of Rhode Island has requested the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution#s (WHOI) Mooring Operations and Engineering Groups (MOE) expertise in the design of three Deep Water OBX Landers for use on the ONR NESMA Project. The Ocean Bottom Recorders (OBX) Landers will accurately place the sensors on the Atlantis seamount and couple the devices to the seafloor. Expected depths will range from 1600 meters to 2600 meters. It is vital that the OBX housings be in contact with the bottom while isolated from any vibration caused by the potentially swift currents on the seamount. The landers will allow for the release and recovery of the OBXs when commanded. The three OBX Landers will be deployed on the NESMA Pilot experiment in the spring of 2023.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jan 12, 2023
- Source ID
- N000142312094
Entities
People
- John Kemp
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution