Antarctic Gateway Partnership Theme 4.1 - 2018/19 AUV Sørsdal Deployment
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In support of future science missions, an engineering demonstration was conducted to show the ability of the nupiri muka AUV to be deployed and operated at an ice shelf. The AUV was deployed from Davis Station, Antarctica, to conduct underwater surveys in the vicinity of, and beneath, the Sørsdal ice shelf.
The AUV conducted several surface transits from the station to the ice shelf, where dive missions at various depths were conducted. The primary mode of operation was the AUV tracking near the seafloor. In addition, a patch survey was conducted near the stations, where several sediment grabs were taken.
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| Temporal extent | 2019-01-11 – 2019-02-07 |
|---|---|
| Date (creation) | 2019-04-14 |
| Date (publication) | 2020-04-29 |
| Status | completed |
| Update frequency | notPlanned |
| Metadata language | en |
| License | The data described in this record are the intellectual property of the University of Tasmania through the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies. |
| Source metadata | ISO 19115 XML |
| Last updated | 2026-11-05 |
| Created | 2026-11-05 |
| API | package_show |