主要研究 今天

To the northwest of Hawai’i lies a chain of tiny rugged islands, 巨大的海底山脉和陡峭的悬崖，现代很少有人探索过. 这些地理特征是世界上最大的海洋保护区之一的一部分, but most of their details have remained unmapped — until now.

Twelve scientists and students associated with 主要研究’s Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping (CCOM) 在船上吗? Exploration Vessel (E/V) Nautilus as part of a 23-day seafloor mapping expedition in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM), the largest marine protected area under U.S. 管辖范围内. 这次任务的结果将帮助科学家更好地了解PMNM的自然和文化资源, 同时也为到2030年绘制世界海底地图的“海底2030”目标做出贡献.

“这是CCOM的广泛影响及其对海洋绘图世界的全球影响的一个极好的例子."

来自主要研究的团队包括了这次探险中E/V鹦鹉螺号上近一半的科学人员，这是一个值得注意的成就，拉里·梅尔没有错过, 与安迪·阿姆斯特朗一起担任CCOM主任和首席科学家, co-director for the 主要研究 Joint Hydrographic Center.

“诺第留斯号邮轮上有12个人来自同一家机构，这是非常了不起的,梅耶尔说. “这是CCOM的广泛影响及其对海洋绘图世界的全球影响的一个极好的例子.”

Mayer notes that those 12 include 主要研究 alums who are employees of the Ocean Exploration Trust; graduate students who are serving as seafloor mappers; GEBCO students working as mapping interns; two NOAA employees who work at 主要研究; and a core team of full-time 主要研究 employees who are running 德里克斯, a 7.7米长的自主水面船，用于绘制鹦鹉螺无法进入的区域，并在与鹦鹉螺串联使用时提高绘图效率. Students and scientists are working side by side on the ship, 24小时轮班，熟练地收集来自Nautilus和德里克斯的双技术回声测深数据. 

This expedition is funded by NOAA Ocean Exploration via the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute 美国国家海洋和大气管理局海岸调查办公室通过联合国海洋和大气研究所联合水文测量中心.

的 主要研究 Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space (EOS) is 主要研究's largest research enterprise, comprising six centers with a focus on interdisciplinary, high-impact research on Earth and climate systems, 空间科学, 海洋环境, seafloor mapping and environmental acoustics. 大约有100名主要研究人员管理着400多个个人补助金, and with annual expenditures exceeding $45 million, EOS营造了一个知识和科学的环境，在世界一流的研究生教育中推进了有远见的奖学金和领导力.