2010 Ocean Sciences Meeting

2010 OCEAN SCIENCES MEETING
22-26 February 2010, Portland, Oregon (USA)
http://www.agu.org/meetings/os10/
Abstract deadline: October 15, 2009

Stewardship of marine resources in the 21st Century demands the
development of predictive tools based on models and field observations.
The challenge of developing these tools forms the theme of the 2010
Ocean Sciences meeting, which will be assemble February 22-26 in
Portland, Oregon. This overarching theme emphasizes efforts to link
observations and models to form superior predictions across multiple
space and time scales.

Session(s) of potential interest to the InterRidge community:
IT56: Geohydrology, Rock-Water Chemical Interactions and Biological Processes at Hydrothermal Sites: Oceanic Spreading Centers and Subaerial Hot Springs
Convenors: D. Fornari, C. German, B. Govenar, R. Sohn
Oceanic spreading center hydrothermal systems and subaerial hot springs represent complex environments where microbial and chemosynthetic biological communities are sustained by rock-water interactions over a broad chemical and temperature range. The hydrology and spatial/temporal variations of hydrothermal systems in response to tectonic and magmatic events provide important constraints to understanding and modeling these unique environments. This session will provide an opportunity for presenting results of recent work aimed at integrating different observations from deep-ocean and land- based studies into conceptual, semi-quantitative, or quantitative models to help predict phenomena and responses to change and variability at hydrothermal systems.

Other sessions of potential interest to the InterRidge community:
IT54: Observatory Science in the Deep Marine Subsurface: Exploring the Deep Biosphere and the Subseafloor Ocean (Convenors: B. Glazer, B. Orcutt)
IT11: Ocean Exploration (Convenors: R. Beach, N. Alvarado)