Deployment: AT11-04

2003-11-29 - 2003-12-21 East Pacific Rise, N. Pacific; 9.8370 N 104.3467 W Platform:R/V Atlantis (vessel)

Description

Collection of Alvinellid worms from characterized habitats. Characterization of the thermal and chemical environments of the Pompeii worm. Discrete collection of young sulfide features from a variety of habitats. Collection of large volumes of water from a variety of vent environments. Large educational/outreach effort - Extreme 2003 - will take place during the leg.

Cruise information and original data are available from the NSF R2R data catalog.



Deployment Report


People

Chief Scientist: Stephen Craig Cary
University of Delaware

Co-Chief Scientist: Dr Colleen Cavanaugh
Harvard University

Co-Chief Scientist: George W. Luther
University of Delaware


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