Title :
Explorations of active volcanic sites in the Pacific Ocean-Preliminary results from the Submarine Ring of Fire ocean exploration program
Author :
Embley, Robert W. ; Baker, Edward T.
Author_Institution :
Pacific Marine Environ. Lab., NOAA, Seattle, WA, USA
Abstract :
The Submarine Ring of Fire project is a three-phase program funded by the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration. The goal of the program is to compare and contrast the volcanic and hydrothermal systems at the two "end-members" of the Pacific plate boundaries, a segment of the MidOcean Ridge in the NE Pacific and the submarine portion of the Mariana Island Arc in the western Pacific.
Keywords :
oceanographic regions; oceanographic techniques; seafloor phenomena; tectonics; underwater vehicles; volcanology; Mariana Island Arc; MidOcean Ridge segment; NE Pacific; NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration; Pacific Ocean; Pacific plate boundary; Submarine Ring of Fire ocean exploration program; active volcanic site exploration; end-members; hydrothermal system; three-phase program; western Pacific; Backscatter; Fires; Image segmentation; Magnetic fields; Mobile robots; Ocean temperature; Remotely operated vehicles; Sea floor; Sonar measurements; Underwater vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS 2003. Proceedings
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-933957-30-0
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.2003.178041
