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used to monitor ocean currents and the elevation of the ocean’s surface
satellites
uses sound to map the ocean floor and underwater structures
SONAR
breathing apparatus which a single person uses to dive to depths tolerable to a human
SCUBA
uses at least three satellites to triangulate a receiver’s position and facilitate navigation
GPS
flying vehicle that is used to monitor the behavior of marine organisms and oil spills
aerial drone
an underwater vehicle that is operated by a human inside of it
HOV
used to dive to deep ocean depths beyond what the human body can tolerate
submersible
used to collect long cylinders of sediment from the ocean floor
corer
used to measure ocean salinity, temperature, and pressure
CTD
used to monitor the sounds in the ocean, such as whale song
hydrophone
moored floating devices used to measure things like waves, currents, ice movement, and weather using instruments situated under the waterline
buoys
underwater vehicle that is operated by a human on the surface
ROV
used to measure the water temperature as it falls through the water column
expendable bathythermograph
free-floating device used to measure things like waves, currents, ice movement, and weather using instruments situated under the waterline
drifter
used to collect marine specimens out of the water column using nets towed behind a research vessel
trawl
used to monitor the speed of the current in rivers and oceans
ADCP
system that collects and analyzes data from other sources in order to create various types of maps
GIS
used to take 2-dimensional pictures underwater and put them together to create a 3-dimensional image
motion photogrammetry
used to collect rocks and mineral deposits off of the surface of the ocean floor
dredger
underwater vehicle that is operated by a computer program
AUV