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Instrument Platform Details

Barkley Benthic Pod 2

Barkley Benthic Pod 2 This instrument platform is one of 4 "benthic pods" connected to our Barkley Canyon node. The first, Barkley Canyon Axis Pod, was installed in the axis of Barkley Canyon. The other two are positioned in the middle reach of the canyon near the Barkley Hydrates field. Together, these four platforms form a transect extending from the relatively shallow (400m) edge of the continental shelf down through the canyon to its base at nearly 1000m.

Deep-sea ecosystems are the largest and among the most species-rich habitats on Earth, but are also among the least sampled. This new set of instrument platforms will give researchers unprecedented quality and volumes to information on the deep ocean, significantly advancing our understanding of deep-sea ecosystems.

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Instruments on this platform

Instruments positioned nearby

sediment trap

Location

Connected to Barkley Slope/Canyon node on 23 May 2010 from the CCGS Tully.

Depth: 395.9m
Lat: 48.42703N
Lon: 126.174645W
Heading: 93.0°

Overview map showing platforms and instruments in the Barkley Upper Slope area. (Click to enlarge.)

Photos

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Annotated photo of pod 2.

Platform, ADCP and weights.

Aquadopp current profiler and video camera .

Pod 2 on seafloor.

A squid investigates.

Rockfish investigate.

Sediment trap collection tubes.

Sediment trap.

Sediment trap installation.

ROPOS with pod 2.

Installed Platforms

Barkley Canyon/Slope

Barkley Upper Slope

Barkley 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 Deep

Folger Pinnacle

ODP 889

ODP 889 Instrument Platform

ODP 889 Seismometer Auxiliary Platform

ODP 1027

ODP 1027 Instrument Platform

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