1 / 10

Ocean Exploration

Ocean Exploration. Mid Ocean Ridge is the largest contiguous feature on the Earth’s Surface. More than 80% of Volcanic Eruptions on Earth take place under water. Mission. Ecosystems Ocean Resources Management Exploration and Research Study Sites to provide understanding.

brittanye
Download Presentation

Ocean Exploration

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Ocean Exploration • Mid Ocean Ridge is the largest contiguous feature on the Earth’s Surface. • More than 80% of Volcanic Eruptions on Earth take place under water.

  2. Mission • Ecosystems • Ocean Resources • Management • Exploration and Research • Study Sites to provide understanding

  3. Ocean Exploration • The chemical impact of submarine volcanoes on the oceans is significant. • Submarine Volcanoes do not put more CO2 into the oceans than man (about 1%). The Actual Flux is still poorly known especially CO2 flux from arcs • Volcanoes do put out a lot of CO2 • Volcanoes are a significant source of Fe to the oceans • Eventual upwelling • Near Surface Eruptions and hydrothermal systems • Submarine volcanoes produce significant Ore deposits • Historically as well as in modern ocean • International Conglomerates are interested in mining in areas that we have studied • What are impacts • What is the Baseline? • Can we learn about the impacts from our studies? • Can we learn about the impacts from land based mines ues of submarine tailings disposal?

  4. Impacts • Mid Ocean Ridge is the largest contiguous feature on the Earth’s Surface. It is poorly understood and poorly explored. • More than 80% of Volcanic Eruptions on Earth take place under water. • The chemical impact of submarine volcanoes on the oceans is significant. • Submarine Volcanoes do not put more CO2 into the oceans than man (about 1%). The Actual Flux is still poorly known, especially CO2 flux from arcs. Submarine volcanoes produce significant Ore deposits • Historically as well as in modern ocean • International Conglomerates are interested in mining in areas that we have studied • What are impacts • What is the Baseline? • Can we learn about the impacts from our studies? • S • S

  5. White flocculent mats near gas rich, high temperature (>100°C) white smokers, “Champagne” Vent Site.

  6. Hydrothermal Activity in the Lower Photic Zone – East Diamante Volcano Aquarium Pinnacle 168 m Chemo- to photo-synthesisat East Diamante

  7. Monowai Volcano

  8. Dutch Harbor • A Volcano • A fisheries port • Other Non-eruptions

  9. Ocean Exploration of Submarine Volcanoes

  10. Outline • Identification of submarine eruptions from water column work • Rapid Response • Discovery of an Active Eruption

More Related