PI Country:
Germany
PIs:
Seifert, R.
Institution:
Univ. Hamburg
Funding:
DFG Special Priority Program 1144
Ocean:
S. Atlantic
Region:
S MAR
Year:
2009
Start Date:
1-Apr-09
End Date:
10-May-09 This cruise is the last scheduled within the DFG Special Priority Program 1144 to the major study site at 5° to 11°S, on the southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR). Work will focus on the first two of the 6 core cross-disciplinary questions the SPP 1144 was conceived around: • How does the energy and mass transfer from the mantle into the ocean take place? • What are the time scales on which processes at spreading axes occur? Also see for weekly updates: http://www.ifm-geomar.de/index.php?id=5036&L=1
Ship:
Meteor
Equipment:
ROV, AUV 
