©2020 Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office.Funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation
©2020 Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office.The remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Doc Ricketts is operated by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). ROV Doc Ricketts is capable of diving to 4000 meters (about 2.5 miles). The R/V Western Flyer is the support vessel for Doc Ricketts and was designed with a center well whose floor can be opened to allow Doc Ricketts to be launched from within the ship into the water below. For a complete description, see: https://www.mbari.org/at-sea/vehicles/remotely-operated-vehicles/rov-doc-ricketts/
| Dataset Name | PI-Supplied Description | PI-Supplied Name |
|---|---|---|
| Capture records of abyssal megafauna captured using submersibles and ROVs at Station ALOHA off Hawaii and Station M off California from 2019 to 2020 | ROV Doc Ricketts | |
| Compound specific isotope data of amino acids for abyssal macrofauna, megafauna, sediments, sediment traps, and in situ filtered particles at Station ALOHA off Hawaii and Station M off California from 2019 to 2020 | ROV Doc Ricketts | |
| Porewater geochemistry from sediment pushcores collected by ROV Doc Ricketts from Southern California Seeps in May 2021 | ROV Doc Ricketts is operated by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). ROV Doc Ricketts is capable of diving to 4000 meters (about 2.5 miles). The R/V Western Flyer was the support vessel for Doc Ricketts and was designed with a center well whose floor can be opened to allow Doc Ricketts to be launched from within the ship into the water below. For a complete description see: https://www.mbari.org/technology/rov-doc-ricketts/ | |
| Bulk stable isotopes from siphonophores collected during four research cruises on the R/V Wester Flyer in the California Current Ecosystem between 2019 and 2021 | We used the Remotely Operated Vehicle Doc Ricketts (https://www.mbari.org/technology/rov-doc-ricketts/) to collect siphonophores, which is an electro-hydraulic vehicle that operates between 200 and 4000 meters. The vehicle was fitted with high-definition video cameras, environmental data instrumentation (e.g. depth, temperature, salinity, and oxygen sensors), and suction and detritus samples to collect in-tact siphonophore specimens. ROV collections occurred during daylight hours. | Remotely Operated Vehicle Doc Ricketts |
| Compound-specific isotope analysis of amino acids (CSIA-AA) from a subset of siphophore samples collected during four research cruises on the R/V Wester Flyer in the California Current Ecosystem between 2019 and 2021 | We used the Remotely Operated Vehicle Doc Ricketts (https://www.mbari.org/technology/rov-doc-ricketts/) to collect siphonophores, which is an electro-hydraulic vehicle that operates between 200 and 4000 meters. The vehicle was fitted with high-definition video cameras, environmental data instrumentation (e.g. depth, temperature, salinity, and oxygen sensors), and suction and detritus samples to collect in-tact siphonophore specimens. ROV collections occurred during daylight hours. | Remotely Operated Vehicle Doc Ricketts |
| Siphonophore specimens collected for the SiphWeb project from two ROVs during the R/V Western Flyer MBARI DEEPC cruises in 2019-2022 | ROV Doc Ricketts | |
| CTD data for the SiphWeb project from two ROVs during the R/V Western Flyer MBARI DEEPC cruises in 2019-2021 | ROV Doc Ricketts | |
| Stable Isotope Data for Invertebrates Collected from Southern California Seeps in May and August 2021 |