TEMPO: a new ecological module for studying deep-sea community dynamics at hydrothermal vents

Author

Sarrazin, J. ; Blandin, J. ; Delauney, L. ; Dentrecolas, S. ; Dorval, P. ; Dupont, J. ; Legrand, J. ; Leroux, D. ; Léon, P. ; Lévéque, J.P. ; Rodier, P. ; Vuillemin, R. ; Sarradin, P.M.

Author_Institution

TSI & ERT, Plouzane

fYear

2007

fDate

18-21 June 2007

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

The major goal of this project, elaborated in the frame of the STREP Exocet/D European project, was to design a first autonomous long-term imaging module equipped with a deep-sea video camera, adequate lightning and sufficient energy storage while taking advantage of most recent progress in imaging and photonics. The new ecological module TEMPO was tested and deployed during the Momareto cruise held from August 6 to September 6, 2006 on the new French oceanographic vessel Pourquoi pas?, with the ROV Victor 6000. The scientific objectives of the Momareto cruise were to study the spatial and temporal dynamics of hydrothermal communities colonizing the MoMAR zone, located on the Azores Triple Junction.

Keywords

ecology; lighting; oceanographic equipment; seafloor phenomena; underwater equipment; video cameras; AD 2006 08 06 to 09 06; Azores Triple Junction; French oceanographic vessel; MoMAR zone; Momareto cruise; Pourquoi pas; ROV Victor 6000; STREP Exocet-D European project; TEMPO; autonomous long-term imaging module; deep-sea community dynamics; deep-sea video camera; ecological module; energy storage; hydrothermal vents; lighting; Biological interactions; Cameras; Ecosystems; Energy storage; Instruments; Lightning; Photonics; Remote monitoring; Testing; Vents; Community dynamics; deep-sea; imagery; monitoring;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS 2007 - Europe

Conference_Location

Aberdeen

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-0635-7

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-0635-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANSE.2007.4302310

Filename

4302310