Boehringer, Lilian; Bergmann, Melanie; Purser, Autun (2026): Ocean Floor Observation and Bathymetry System (OFOBS) seafloor images of the Fram Strait collected during RV POLARSTERN cruise PS126 [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.989651
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Published: 2026-01-26 • DOI registered: 2026-02-24
Abstract:
During the RV POLARSTERN cruise PS126 (2021-05-24 to 2021-06-27) to the long-term ecological research station HAUSGARTEN observatory in the Fram Strait the Ocean Floor Observation and Bathymetry System (OFOBS) was used to collect still images from various locations surveyed during the expedition. The OFOBS consisted of a towed underwater camera system equipped with a high-resolution photo-camera (iSiTEC, CANON EOS 5D Mark III). The camera was mounted on a steel frame (140 L x 92 W x 135 H cm), together with two strobe lights, three laser pointers spaced with a distance of 50 cm used to estimate the size of seafloor structures, four LED lights, and a USBL positioning system (Posidonia). An automatic seafloor image was taken every 20 seconds to obtain 'TIMER' stills distributed at regular distances along each of the survey profiles. Additional 'SW_RELEASER' photos were triggered individually when interesting objects appeared in the live feed. During this expedition, no positioning data was available for the OFOBS. Here, image data of 3 OFOBS deployments is presented.
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Supplement to:
Boehringer, Lilian; Bergmann, Melanie; Hasemann, Christiane; Taylor, J; Dannheim, Jennifer (in review): Drivers of benthic megafauna community dynamics in the Fram Strait, Arctic Ocean: Insights from the HAUSGARTEN observatory (2016-2021). Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography
Related to:
Soltwedel, Thomas (2021): The Expedition PS126 of the Research Vessel POLARSTERN to the Fram Strait in 2021. Berichte zur Polar- und Meeresforschung = Reports on Polar and Marine Research, 757, 131 pp, https://doi.org/10.48433/BzPM_0757_2021
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AWI-Hausgarten off Svalbard long-term observation (LTO_Hausgarten)
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 79.085681 * Median Longitude: 4.841566 * South-bound Latitude: 78.616768 * West-bound Longitude: 4.171027 * North-bound Latitude: 79.602489 * East-bound Longitude: 5.251566
Date/Time Start: 2021-05-31T23:42:30 * Date/Time End: 2021-06-20T05:39:15
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
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Datasets listed in this publication series
- Boehringer, L; Bergmann, M; Purser, A (2026): Seabed photographs taken along OFOBS profile PS126_2-15 during POLARSTERN cruise PS126. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.989680
- Boehringer, L; Bergmann, M; Purser, A (2026): Seabed photographs taken along OFOBS profile PS126_3-21 during POLARSTERN cruise PS126. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.989681
- Boehringer, L; Bergmann, M; Purser, A (2026): Seabed photographs taken along OFOBS profile PS126_27-2 during POLARSTERN cruise PS126. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.989652