M80 USV Conducts the Underwater Topographic Survey in The Antarctica
M80 USV Conducts the Underwater Topographic Survey in The Antarctica
8 PagesM80 USV Conducts the Underwater Topographic Survey in The Antarctica - OceanAlpha Location: Inexpressible island, Ross Sea, the Antarctica Time: December 2017 Equipment: M80USV + Reson T50P multibeam sonar; SE40 USV + SOUTH SDE_18 singlebeam sonar User: China National Oceanic Administration Nanhai Survey Technology Center Survey area: 5 square kilometers Duration: 14 hours Background: In November 2017, China’s 34th Antarctica scientific expedition was officially launched. Two Oceanalpha M80 submarine exploration USVs and two SE40 hydrographic USVs accompanied the Snow Dragon polar scientific research ship all the way south to the Inexpressible island on the west bank of the Ross Sea to assist in the construction of China’s fifth Antarctica research station. Key mission: The Ross Se
