Mapping South Texas Banks: Crew

Image credit: Hunter Haddaway at the University of Washington Center for Environmental Visualizations.

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Harte Research Institute, an endowed research component of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi is dedicated to advancing the long-term sustainable use and conservation of the Gulf of Mexico. This fall, HRI has been invited aboard the R/V Falkor to conduct high-resolution multibeam mapping of a series of mid-shelf banks off the South Texas coast. Only a few of these banks have been mapped in detail previously.

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About R/V Falkor

The R/V Falkor, is a research vessel of the Schmidt Ocean Institute (SOI). The mission of the Schmidt Ocean Institute is to combine advanced science with state-of-the art technology on our globally capable research vessels aiming to create lasting legacy in ocean exploration and discovery, catalyze open sharing of information about the oceans, and foster deeper understanding of our environment. Watch this video below to learn more about this research vessel.

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An Introduction to SOI and RV Falkor

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R/V Falkor cruise log

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The Crew - Leg 1

from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMUCC), both Harte Research Institute and College of Science and Engineering, The University of Texas - Brownsville (UTB) and Rice University.