.
|
Researching the effects of underwater hydrothermal venting systems |
Explorer Ridge | ||||
News:
|
||||
In the summer of 2002, the Vents Program conducted 2 cruises to further survey Explorer Ridge (funded in part by NOAA's Ocean Exploration Program). The first expedition included detailed mapping using multibeam sonar systems from the ship and a near-bottom system using an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) named ABE as well as extensive water column surveys using CTDs to detect hydrothermal plumes. The second expedition used a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) named ROPOS to explore hydrothermally active sites on the seafloor based on the results from the first expedition. For
more information on Explorer Ridge see: updated 2/2004 |
||||