A hydrothermal investigation system for the <i>Qianlong-Ⅱ</i> autonomous underwater vehicle

Wu Tao; Tao Chunhui; Zhang Jinhui; Wang Ao; Zhang Guoyin; Zhou Jianping; Deng Xianming

doi:10.1007/s13131-019-1408-4

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Wu Tao, Tao Chunhui, Zhang Jinhui, Wang Ao, Zhang Guoyin, Zhou Jianping, Deng Xianming. A hydrothermal investigation system for the Qianlong-Ⅱ autonomous underwater vehicle[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2019, 38(3): 159-165. doi: 10.1007/s13131-019-1408-4

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Wu Tao, Tao Chunhui, Zhang Jinhui, Wang Ao, Zhang Guoyin, Zhou Jianping, Deng Xianming. A hydrothermal investigation system for the Qianlong-Ⅱ autonomous underwater vehicle[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2019, 38(3): 159-165. doi: 10.1007/s13131-019-1408-4

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A hydrothermal investigation system for the Qianlong-Ⅱ autonomous underwater vehicle

doi: 10.1007/s13131-019-1408-4

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Key Laboratory of Submarine Geosciences, Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hangzhou 310012, China
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Key Laboratory of Submarine Geosciences, Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hangzhou 310012, China;School of Oceanography, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200030, China
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Institute of Geophysics and Geomatics, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China

Received Date: 2018-02-03

Abstract

Abstract

Qianlong-Ⅱ is a fully autonomous underwater vehicle designed for the investigation of submarine resources, particularly polymetallic sulfides. It was used to successfully explore hydrothermal fields on the Southwest Indian Ridge. Here, we summarized the exploration of hydrothermal systems using Qianlong-Ⅱ, including detailed descriptions of its implementation along with the systems used for data management and fast mapping. We also introduced a method to remove platform magnetic interference using magnetic data while Qianlong-Ⅱ is spinning. Based on hydrothermal anomalies collected by Qianlong-Ⅱ, we developed a rapid method for locating hydrothermal vents. Taking one dive as an example, we systemically demonstrated the process for analyzing hydrothermal survey data to locate hydrothermal vents.
- Qianlong-Ⅱ,
- autonomous underwater vehicle,
- data management,
- hydrothermal investigation

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