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Technical Focus:

• High resolution mapping of the deep ocean seafloor using the MBARI Mapping AUV, an autonomous underwater vehicle equipped with multibeam, sidescan, and subbottom profiler sonars.
• Techniques for the processing of swath mapping sonar data.
• Photographic imaging of the seafloor

Current Science Interests:

• Morphology and sediment transport processes in submarine canyons
• Morphology and tectonics of oceanic spreading centers
• Morphology and tectonics of seamounts
• Morphology and subsurface structure of gas hydrate deposits and outcrops

Current Development Projects:

• MB-System - an open source software package for the processing and display of swath mapping sonar data.
• Ocean Imaging - Development project for low altitude seafloor surveys. We are working to combine stereo still photography with high-frequency multibeam sonar on ROV and AUV platforms flying at 2-3 m altitudes. Our goal is to obtain fully three-dimensional models of the seafloor combining topography on scales of ~5 cm with color photography.This is a long term effort that will require several years.

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