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2019 Field Season

CCOM's 2019 field season is well underway! In addition to all of the work taking place in the lab, at the coast, and in Great Bay, we are participating in at least 15 research cruises that will span the globe fom the Arctic to the Far Pacific. Check out our field season calendar to see where in the world we'll be!

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NOAA, Geoscience Australia, and CCOM logos with workshop hosts, title, place and date overlaying seafloor image in blue duotone.
Effective Seabed Mapping Workflow Workshop

Next week, Giuseppe Masetti and Tyanne Faulkes (NOAA OCS PHB) will travel to Canberra, Australia to run an 'Effective Seabed Mapping Workflow' workshop at Geoscience Australia. Pydro and HydrOffice tools will be presented, as well as their ongoing integration with the AusSeabed Data Hub.

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Bow of small launch in water beside glacier.
Polar Expedition to Greenlandic Glacier

This summer, Larry Mayer will return to Greenland aboard the I/B Oden as part of a team whose goal is to understand the causes of dynamic changes in the floating parts of glaciers that drain Greenland ice into the sea. Joining Larry will be fellow CCOM researchers Brian Calder, Kevin Jerram, Liz Weidner, and recent graduate Sam Reed.

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Group photo of the GEBCO-NF Alumni Team.
Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE Winners

A quick video overview of the Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE Challenge with some footage of the GEBCO-NF Alumni Team's winning technology.

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The team members gather on stage at the XPRIZE awards.
GEBCO-NF Alumni Team Wins XPRIZE

They did it! The GEBCO-NF Alumni Team was named the winner of the Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE competition. We could not be more proud. CONGRATULATIONS!

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CCOM/JHC in the News

Will ships without sailors be the future of trade?
BBC
Jul. 16, 2019

The pros and cons of unmanned cargo transport vessels.

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Searching for Shipwrecks
Marine Technology
Jul. 8, 2019

During a two-week expedition, researchers mapped areas within the Thunder Bay Marine Sanctuary with a multibeam sonar system aboard ASV BEN (Bathymetric Explorer and Navigator) from UNH's Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping. 

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Mapping the Ocean's Floor, Here and Abroad
Union Leader
Jun. 22, 2019

CCOM researchers lead global efforts to map the seafloor.

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Upcoming and Recent Seminars

Port Decision Makers’ Barriers to Climate and Extreme Weather Adaptation
Elizabeth Mclean, Ph.D.
Environmental Scientist, Research Associate

U.R.I. Marine Affairs Department

Friday, May. 3, 2019, 3:10pm
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Lidar Measurements of Nearshore Waves, Setup, Swash, and Dune Erosion
Britt Raubenheimer
Senior Scientist

WHOI

Friday, Apr. 26, 2019, 3:10pm
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Better Shallow-water Bathymetric Maps from Airborne Lidar Data Using Machine Learning
Dr. Kim Lowell
Research Scientist

CCOM/JHC

Friday, Apr. 19, 2019, 3:10pm
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Spotlight on...

Tomer Ketter
CCOM Data Analyst Tomer Ketter sat down the UNH Global News to talk about what he's been up to in the ocean mapping world, along with some memorable moments from his time in the GEBCO program.
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