Parameter: head_vehicle Deprecated

Use Instead: heading

Short Description: heading of vehicle
Short Name: head_vehicle
Official Name: head_vehicle
Units: degrees
No Data Value: nd

Description

heading of vehicle or system (ROV, AUV, HOV)


DatasetPI-Supplied DescriptionPI-Supplied Name
B12-vehicle dive sample log: dive samples (rock, fluid, biology) from R/V Thomas G. Thompson TN253 in the NE Pacific Ocean, Juan de Fuca Ridge, Axial Seamount from August to September 2010 (AXIAL project)Vehicle Heading Vehicle_Heading
Physical data collected by towed plankton imaging system in a subtropical, pelagic environment from R/V F.G. Walton Smith cruises WS1406 and WS15161 in the Straits of Florida from 2014-2015 (OSTRICH project)Vehicle heading heading
Log of Jason Dives from cruise TN293 at the Loihi Seamount in March 2013Heading. x, y, z, and heading are all based on the NAV net that Jason personnel deploy prior to the cruise. They convert these to GPS coordinates, but do a reanalysis of nav (re-nav) at the end of the dive. For GPS coordinates, see the virtual van website: http://4dgeo.whoi.edu/webdata/virtualvan/html/VV-tn293/index.html heading