Images of Underway Near-Bottom AUV Magnetic Field, Navigation, Optical Backscatter, Oxygen and Temperature Data from the Mariana Islands, acquired during E/V Nautilus expedition NA179 (2026)

This data set was acquired with a Seapoint Sensors, Inc. Optical Backscatter Sensor, Navigation System,Sea-Bird Electronics SBE-49 FastCAT CTD, 1540 Magnetometer and Aanderaa Data Instruments 4330 Oxygen Optode Sensor on AUV Sentry during E/V Nautilus expedition NA179 conducted in 2026 (Investigator: Dr. Adam Soule). These data files are of PNG format and include Magnetic Field, Navigation, Optical Backscatter, Oxygen and Temperature data that were processed after acquisition. Data were acquired as part of the project: NOAA Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute (OECI). Funding was provided by: NA24OARX432C0009.