Title: Exploration of Hydrothermal Vents on the Gakkel Ridge, Arctic Ocean, using AUVs
1Exploration of Hydrothermal Vents on the
Gakkel Ridge, Arctic Ocean, using AUVs
- Susan E. Humphris,
- Rob Reves-Sohn, Hanu Singh, Tim Shank
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
- Hedy Edmonds
- U. Texas, Port Aransas
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3The Gakkel Ridgethe slowest-spreading mid-ocean
ridge on Earth(3-7 mm/yr)
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6Biogeographic Provinces on the Mid-Ocean Ridge
System
7Biogeographic Provinces on the Mid-Ocean Ridge
System
8Biogeographic Provinces on the Mid-Ocean Ridge
System
9Biogeographic Provinces on the Mid-Ocean Ridge
System
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12Science Goals(Funded by NASA Astrobiology and
NSF Office of Polar Programs)
- Biological and geological characterization of
hydrothermal processes on the ultra-slow
spreading and hydrographically isolated Gakkel
Ridge. - Technology development for polar oceanography and
future astrobiology missions to Europa.
13Project Status
- Designed and fabricated
- 2 new AUVs for Arctic applications
- wireline camera and sampling system
- Under-ice engineering trials aboard Swedish ice-
- breaker Oden in May 2007.
- Major expedition to Gakkel Ridge in 2007.
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16Vehicle Specifications for Jaguar and Puma
17Vehicle Specifications for Jaguar and Puma
18CAMPER -- Camera - Sampling System
19July - August 2007
A Dive and Discover cruise http/www/divediscover
.whoi.edu
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22The Slowest Spreading Ridge on Earth
Gakkel Ridge