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MBARI AUVs

The Seafloor Mapping Project

The Mapping Vehicle project seeks to take advantage of the basic Dorado AUV design to create an unparalleled seafloor mapping capability for deep-ocean science applications.

• Lead scientist and project manager: Dave Caress
• Lead engineer: Bill Kirkwood
• AUV development and deployment team: Hans Thomas (AUV supervisor), Doug Conlin, Duane Thompson, Farley Shane, Karen Salamy, Mark Sibenac, Paul McGill, Rich Henthorn, Rob McEwen, Andy Hamilton, and Scott Jensen.
• MBARI research projects using the mapping AUV:
  Canyon Processes
  Submarine Volcanism
  Ocean Chemistry of Greenhouse Gases
  MARS

Related links

Cruise logs from NeMO expedition (2006) to map Axial Volcano, particularly the 3 September entry Cruise logs from Brewer expedition to map methane hydrate deposits in Barkley Canyon (2006) MBARI news story about the Mapping AUV (2005) MBARI news story about a Monterey Canyon study using the mapping AUV (2005)	AUV being launched at night on the R/V Thompson. Image © MBARI 2006

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