NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer: VIIRS Sensor Validation

Between May 9 - 18, at-sea teams will be deploying optical sensors for validation of Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) satellite data, with opportunistic mapping and CTD operations. This expedition will start in Key West, Florida, and end in Mayport, Florida. It will be followed by a mapping expedition along the southern U.S. Atlantic coastline from May 22 - June 6. Our next remotely operated vehicle expedition is set to begin June 11.

For a full overview of 2018 activities, visit: http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explorations/2018-overview/welcome.html.

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What Are You Seeing?

When the Okeanos Explorer is underway on an expedition, this page will broadcast streams from the ship. What is being shown on the different video streams may change depending on the exploration and operations at hand; check the table below for information about the current display and/or the status updates above for information about operations.

Note that occassionally on the feeds, you will see two red dots – these laser points are 10 centimeters (almost four inches) apart and are used by scientists to determine the sizes of things that they are seeing.

Use of the live streams is an important component of the Okeanos Explorer’s mission. Depending on the exploration and operations at hand, content and availability of the video feeds will change. Tune in often to catch all the action aboard America's Ship for Ocean Exploration! All video courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research.

All views and opinions expressed in this video feed are those of the speaker and are not attributable to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or other federal agency.

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