13 



END CAP 

 (HOUSING FOR 

 ELECTRONICS) 



LIFTING BAR 

 INNER FRAME 



• OUTER FRAME 



WEIGHT 

 ■ WEIGHT PACK 



, MUD DOOR 

 ELASTIC STRAP 



BASE (SLED) 



DEPLOYED 



ON THE 

 SEAFLOOR 



u 



m 



ACOUSTIC 



SIGNAL 



i^TO THE 



rtj» SURFACE 



h 



oJ 



17 



"DOWN" POSITION 



Transecting the 



Sediment-Water Interface 



'^ SIGNAL 

 ■^ RATE 



^H7-4 



1 . FACEPLATE 



or "WINDOW" 



OF PRISM AGAINST 



SURFACE TO BE 



PHOTOGRAPHED 



3. CAMERA PHOTOGRAPHS 

 OF- SEDIMENT PROFILE 



IMAGE REFLECTS OFF 45 ° 

 MIRROR 



DISTILLED WATER INSIDE PRISM 



Figure 2-2. Schematic diagram of Benthos, Inc. Model 373 1 REMOTS® sediment-profile 

 camera and sequence of operation on deployment. 



Monitoring Cruise at the New London Disposal Site, August 2000 



