RV ALKOR Fahrtbericht / Cruise Report AL533 - Mutual Field Trials of the Manned Submersible JAGO and the Hover-AUVs ANTON and LUISE off the Aeolian Islands, Mediterranean Sea, Catania (Italy) – La Seyne-sur-mer (France) 05.02. – 18.02.2020 .

Hissmann, Karen, Rothenbeck, Marcel, Wenzlaff, Emanuel, Weiß, Tim and Leibold, Patrick (2020) RV ALKOR Fahrtbericht / Cruise Report AL533 - Mutual Field Trials of the Manned Submersible JAGO and the Hover-AUVs ANTON and LUISE off the Aeolian Islands, Mediterranean Sea, Catania (Italy) – La Seyne-sur-mer (France) 05.02. – 18.02.2020 . Open Access . GEOMAR Report, N. Ser. 055 . GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel, Kiel, Germany, 43 pp. DOI 10.3289/GEOMAR_REP_NS_55_2020.

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Abstract

The tight program of scientific research cruises usually does not leave enough time for thorough tests of new research equipment and their system components, nor for extensive pilot and handling training. For this reason, ship time was requested for sea trials of two types of autonomous (not tethered) underwater vehicles owned by GEOMAR, the manned 400-meter submersible JAGO and the Hover-AUVs ANTON and LUISE, type Girona500. The aim was to test several technical and operational aspects with both vehicles at locations with differently structured terrain (from flat ground to steep rocky slopes) and to water depths of up to 500 meters. The Aeolian Islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea north of Sicily were chosen as test area. The volcanic islands offer sheltered sea conditions at their leeway, and bottom currents are usually weak or absent. Rocky and steep slopes are located in short distances to areas with flat underwater topography, providing ideal test conditions.

Document Type: Report (Cruise Report)
Keywords: RV Alkor, AL533, cruise report, field trials, JAGO, Hover-AUVs, ANTON, LUISE, Aeolian Islands, Mediterranean Sea
Research affiliation: OceanRep > GEOMAR > D-DIR Directorate
OceanRep > GEOMAR > ZE Central Facilities > ZE-TLZ Technical and Logistics
OceanRep > GEOMAR > FB2 Marine Biogeochemistry > FB2-MG Marine Geosystems
OceanRep > GEOMAR > FB1 Ocean Circulation and Climate Dynamics > FB1-P-OZ Paleo-Oceanography
OceanRep > GEOMAR > FB4 Dynamics of the Ocean Floor > FB4-MUHS
Publisher: GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel
Expeditions/Models/Experiments:
Date Deposited: 15 May 2020 09:15
Last Modified: 28 May 2020 15:02
URI: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/49699

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