Geological oceanographic research equipment powerpoint

GEOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH EQUIPMENT

Sampling the Ocean Bottom ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Sampling the Ocean Bottom ,[object Object],[object Object]

Grab or Clamshell Grab like a crane with jaws to grab sediment & organisms

Grab ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Dredge ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Types of dredges: Dredge clam shell dredge

Types of dredges: Dredge suction dredge

scallop dredge backhoe dredge Types of dredges: Dredge

Trawl ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

trawl tracks can damage ocean bottom Trawl

Epibenthic Sled ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Core or Piston Core drill to collect a long tube of sediment

Core good for analyzing historic changes over long periods of time

Sediment Sieves used to sort sediments into their different sizes and find organisms living in the sediment

SCUBA ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Submersible Alvin small research submarine

Submersible Johnson Sea Link can go as deep as 4,000 meters

R.O.V. r emotely o perated v ehicle ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

A.U.V. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Satellites ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Satellites ,[object Object],[object Object]

Side scan sonar ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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