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September 10, 2009 Press Briefing

Press Releases

August 10, 2009; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOAA Joins Other U.S. Agencies and Canada to Survey the Arctic Continental Shelf

August 6, 2009; United States Geological Survey
Expedition to Map the Arctic Seafloor

July 28, 2009; Department of State
U.S.-Canada Joint Expedition to Survey the Extended Continental Shelf in the Arctic

February 11, 2008; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
UNH-NOAA Ocean Mapping Expedition Yields New Insights into Arctic Depths

Videos

  • 2009 Arctic Continental Shelf Survey. B-roll package contents:
    - Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St-Laurent approaching US Coast Guard Cutter Healy
    - Healy cutting through ice-covered Chukchi Sea
    - Dr. Larry Mayer and Andy Armstrong, co-chief scientists, working together to map the Arctic seafloor
    - Dr. Larry Mayer examining multibeam echo sounder data
    - Flythrough animation of Arctic seafloor
    - Animation of a survey vessel operating a multibeam echo sounder
    Credit: continentalshelf.gov
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  • Aerial view of the Chukchi Cap with traks from the past three UNK/NOAA mapping expeditions.

    Starting from Barrow, Alaska, the view travels over the north slope and east side of the Chukchi Borderland, then rotates to view from the North Pole. The view then travels along the foot of the slope on the east side of the Chukchi Borderland. The bright colors indicate data collected from 2003, 2004 and 2007 UNH/NOAA mapping expeditions.
    Credit: UNH/NOAA
    Resolution: 768 x 576 mp4 (8 MB)

Images

  • 3-D view of newly discovered seamount rising from the abyssal plain at a depth of more than 3800 m to a least depth of 2622 m.

    New3-D view of newly discovered seamount rising from the abyssal plain at a depth of more than 3800 m to a least depth of 2622 m. View is from the northeast looking southwest.
    Credit: CCOM/JHC University of New Hampshire
    Resolution: 1841 x 783 tif (1.5 MB)

  • 3-D view of newly discovered seamount rising from the abyssal plain at a depth of more than 3800 m to a least depth of 2622 m.

    New3-D view of newly discovered seamount rising from the abyssal plain at a depth of more than 3800 m to a least depth of 2622 m. View is from the northeast looking southwest. The background is the best available bathymetry for the region indicating the apparent isolation of this feature. In the far background (approximately 240 miles/440km) away is the Chukchi Plateau.
    Credit: CCOM/JHC University of New Hampshire
    Resolution: 1841 x 673 tif (1.6 MB)

  • Plot of HEALY ship track as of 7 Sept. 2009.

    NewPlot of HEALY ship track as of 7 Sept. 2009.
    Credit: CCOM/JHC University of New Hampshire
    Resolution: 859 x 978 jpg (372.5 KB)

  • View of USCG HEALY and Canadian Coast Guard Cutter LOUIS S. ST. LAURENT working together.

    NewView of USCG HEALY and Canadian Coast Guard Cutter LOUIS S. ST. LAURENT working together.
    Credit: UNH/NOAA
    Resolution: 3883 x 2579 jpg (4.5 MB)

Graphics