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Barkley Hydrates
This platform is positioned in the midst of the Barkley Canyon hydrates field, where it provides power and communications to Wally the Crawler and three other instruments platforms (Benthic Pods 1, 3, and 4).
Instruments on this platform
(No scientific instruments are affixed to this platform.)
Instruments positioned nearby
Location
Connected to Barkley Slope/Canyon node on 26 Jul 2009 from the R/V Atlantis.
- Depth: 870.0m
- Lat: 48°18.7266'N
- Lon: 126°03.9480'W
- Heading: 253.0°
Overview map showing platforms and instruments in the Barkley hydrates area. (Click to enlarge.)
Photos
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Barkley Hydrates instrument platform prior to deployment.  Temperature probes in Barkley Canyon hydrates field.  Wally the crawler. |
 German technicians with Wally the Crawler.
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Installed Platforms
Barkley Canyon/Slope
Barkley Upper SlopeBarkley Hydrates
Barkley Benthic Pod 2
Vertical Profiler System
Hydrates Crawler
Barkley Canyon Axis (Pod 1)
Barkley Benthic Pod 3
Barkley Benthic Pod 4
Folger Passage
Folger DeepFolger Pinnacle
ODP 889
ODP 889 Instrument PlatformODP 889 Seismometer Auxiliary Platform
ODP 1027
ODP 1027 Instrument Platform
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