Characterization of the Navy Fan Channel-to-Lobe Transition: Geomorphology, Gradient, and Structure Imaged through High-Resolution AUV Bathymetry

Cristian Carvajal1, Charles K Paull2, David W Caress2, Krystle Anderson2, Eve M Lundsten2, Roberto Gwiazda2, Andrea Fildani3, Mason Dykstra3, Mary McGann4, Katherine L Maier5 and Juan Carlos Herguera6, (1)Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Watsonville, CA, United States, (2)Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA, United States, (3)Statoil Gulf ASA, Houston, TX, United States, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Menlo Park, Menlo Park, CA, United States, (5)National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Wellington, New Zealand, (6)Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Oceanology, San Diego, CA, United States