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Cayman Seismicity 1 of 2 - OBS deployment

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Marcus G Langseth

Marcus G Langseth

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory · USA

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Operating area: Cayman Trough Mid-Cayman spreading center, Caribbean Sea Op Area Size/Dia.: 20

Route: Ponce - Puerto Rico → Tampa (Florida) - United States

Dec 2 – Dec 17, 202215 days at seaactual: departed Dec 2, 2022, arrived Dec 17, 2022

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Project aboard

Collaborative Research: Investigating the Detachment Fault Cycle at the Mid-Cayman Spreading Center

People aboard

  • Ross Parnell-Turner · Principal investigator

Party size: 15

Estimated vacant berths: 20

Equipment

Aboard the vessel

  • Dynamic Positioning (DP)
  • ADCP/UHDAS – range < 30m (e.g. 600kHz-1200kHz)
  • Multibeam - Deep Water (EM122, EM124)
  • Multibeam - Mid-Water (EM302/304)

Schedule data from UNOLS Marine Facilities Planning · MFP reference 21/509 · synced Sep 24, 2026