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Use the links on the right side of this page to view the animation. Working from the Swedish icebreaker Oden, researchers will first lower a CTD to the deep ocean and look broadly for temperature and chemical signals of hydrothermal vents. Then the autonomous vehicle Puma will dive to the deep ocean to look for the plume, or source of venting. Once a vent site is found, the Jaguar robotic vehicle will dive to the seafloor to take photos and map the area. Finally, the CAMPER towed vehicle will be lowered to the bottom for collecting samples of rock, sediment, water, and creatures. Video Footage of hydrothermal vents in the Indian Ocean http://divediscover.whoi.edu/images/orifice010409.mov http://divediscover.whoi.edu/images/smoker010407.mov Video footage of hydrothermal vents along the East Pacific Rise http://divediscover.whoi.edu/images/1n_vent.mov http://divediscover.whoi.edu/vents/vent-video.html Podcast: Tim Shank describes an expedition to the original hydrothermal vent discovery site and what he found » iPod compatible » MP3 (audio) » View Video (Quicktime) » View Video (Media Player) Video footage of hydrothermal vents along the Juan de Fuca Ridge http://divediscover.whoi.edu/images/T_res_prototype.mov http://divediscover.whoi.edu/images/black_smoker_1.mov Podcast: Hanu Singh describes the process of imaging large areas in the deep sea » iPod compatible » MP3 (audio) » View Video (Quicktime) » View Video (Media Player) Podcast: Rob Reves-Sohn describes the TAG hydrothermal vent mound » iPod compatible » MP3 (audio) » View Video (Quicktime) » View Video (Media Player) Video Footage of TAG hydrothermal vent mound View Video (Windows Media Player) View Video (Quicktime) Last updated: September 6, 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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