XR
Completed
Operating area: Northwestern Gulf of Mexico
Route: Cocodrie (Louisiana) - United States → Cocodrie (Louisiana) - United States
Project aboard
We request use of a UNOLS Research Vessel for a NOAA-funded research project to investigate ocean acidification of the northwestern Gulf of Mexico near the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. The 2022 XR03 Cruise is a NOAA funded cruise. The cruise is the third of three cruises scheduled aboard the RV Pelican in (two conducted in 2021). The project lead is Xinping Hu (TAMUCC); SF DiMarco (TAMU/GERG) is ship-board and autonomous vehicles operations lead and will serve as Chief Scientist. Funding is provided thru the NOAA OAR OAP.
People aboard
- Steven DiMarco · Principal investigator
Party size: 14
Estimated vacant berths: 2
Equipment
Aboard the vessel
- Crane
- Stern A-Frame
- Navigation - Heading/Position
- Underway Seawater System
- Meteorological Data
- ADCP/UHDAS – range < 80m (eg. 300kHz)
- ADCP/UHDAS – range 250-350m (e.g. 150kHz)
Pooled / portable
- CTD
- Other AUV
Schedule data from UNOLS Marine Facilities Planning · operator cruise code DiMarco · MFP reference 22/2003 · synced Sep 24, 2026