Dec 20, 2011

UNH-led Mission Concludes Joint US-Canada Arctic Seafloor Survey

A recent mission marked the completion of a five-year collaboration between the United States and Canada to survey the Arctic Ocean. The bilateral project collected scientific data to delineate the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles from the coastline, also known as the extended continental shelf (ECS).The 2011 joint Arctic mission spanned nearly six weeks in August and September and... Read more

Posted in: Engineering & Physical Sciences, Marine & Ocean Sciences, Research Development & Communications, Research Spotlight
Tags: 2011, Arctic seafloor, Coast Guard Cutter Healy, ECS, Extended Continental Shelf, Joint Hydrographic Center, Larry Mayer, mapping