A real-time dive on active hydrothermal vents

Author

Sarrazin, J. ; Sarradin, P.M. ; Buffier, E. ; Christophe, A. ; Clodic, G. ; Desbruyeres, D. ; Fouquet, Yoann ; Gouillou, M. ; Jannez, M. ; Le Fur, Y. ; Le Rest, J. ; Lecornu, F. ; Lefort, O. ; Lux, S. ; Millet, B. ; Guillemet, P.

Author_Institution

IFREMER, Plouzane

fYear

2007

fDate

18-21 June 2007

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

The Momareto cruise was held from August 6 to September 6, 2006 on the new French oceanographic vessel Pourquoi pas. The ROV Victor 6000 visited three vent fields, ranging from 850 m to 2300 m, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The scientific objective of the cruise was to study the spatial and temporal dynamics of hydrothermal communities colonizing these active vent sites. Aside scientific and technological objectives, one of the major goals of this cruise was to share the excitement of our science with the public. For this, the results of the project were shared through different media. The most challenging and exciting communication event remains the realtime transmission of images acquired by the ROV Victor at 1700 m depth to a 250 person audience on land.

Keywords

oceanographic regions; oceanographic techniques; remotely operated vehicles; seafloor phenomena; underwater vehicles; AD 2006 08 06 to 09 06; French oceanographic vessel; Mid-Atlantic Ridge; Momareto cruise; Pourquoi pas; ROV Victor 6000; active hydrothermal vents; active vent site; deep sea ecosystem; depth 850 m to 2300 m; hydrothermal communities; realtime image transmission; spatial dynamics; temporal dynamics; Ecosystems; Instruments; Marine technology; Oceans; Organisms; Remotely operated vehicles; Sea floor; Sea surface; Underwater vehicles; Vents; Deep-sea; ecosystems; outreach; real-time;

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.2007.4302321

Filename

4302321