The ChEsSo cruise (JR224) on board RRS James Clark Ross is underway from 12 Jan - 18 Feb 2009, exploring deep Antarctic waters for hydrothermal vents and cold seeps. Cruise PIs from the UK include Doug Connelly, Rob Larter (Chief Scientist), Alex Rogers (InterRidge Steering Committee Member), and Paul Tyler (Co-Chair of the ChEss project of the Census of Marine Life).
Cruise Information
First Active Hydrothermal Vent Fields Discovered at the Equatorial Southern East Pacific Rise
In August-September 2008, the third leg of the 2008 Chinese DY115-20 expedition on board R/V DayangYihao has successfully discovered, for the first time, active hydrothermal vent fields on the fast-spreading Southern East Pacific Rise (SEPR) near the equator. This expedition follows the work of a 2005 expedition by R/V DayangYihao, during which water column turbidity anomalies were measured in the region.
Cruise Database
This is a community-based database displaying metadata from ridge-related research cruises. If you require any additional information on individual cruises, please contact the individual PIs listed.Click here for InterRidge Cruise DatabasePlease email details for upcoming cruises to the InterRidge Coordinator - interridge@ipgp.fr
Upcoming Cruises
This is a community-based database displaying metadata from ridge-related research cruises. If you require any additional information on individual cruises, please contact the individual PIs listed.
Click here for InterRidge Cruise Database
Please email details for upcoming cruises to the InterRidge Coordinator - interridge@ipgp.fr
