SEPR

PI Country: 
USA
PIs: 
Vrijenhoek, Lupton
Institution: 
Rutgers University, NOAA/PMEL
Ocean: 
S. Pacific
Region: 
S EPR
Year: 
1998
Start Date: 
16-Dec-98
End Date: 
21-Jan-99

test hypothesis that dispersal of vent-endemic fauna is unimpeded between the NEPR and the SEPR. extend previous studies of hydrothermal venting rates and accurately estimate global effects of venting on the chemistry, physics, geology, and biology

Ship: 
Atlantis
Equipment: 
Alvin Submersible