Southern Hydrate Ridge V18
Location: 44.6ºN 125.1ºW Water Depth: 780-771 meters
The Southern Hydrate Ridge study site (~10 km north of Primary Node PN1B) hosts abundant
June 4, 2018
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Southern Hydrate Ridge and Weather
The weather gods have been playing with us this past few days. Winds were above 20-25 knots with angry seas, which prevented us from diving after the dive in the International District Hydrothermal Field at the summit of Axial Seamount. Once the
August 4, 2017
Southern Hydrate Ridge V17
Location: 44.6ºN 125.1ºW Water Depth: 780-771 meters
The Southern Hydrate Ridge study site (~10 km north of Primary Node PN1B) hosts abund
July 19, 2017
Southern Hydrate Ridge Work Complete
Our eyes have been on the weather since leaving dropping he RAPP winch technician in Newport Oregon by small boat. Winds and seas are expected to build and so we are working hard on getting operations completed at Southern Hydrate Ridge.
July 24, 2016
Southern Hydrate Ridge V16
Location: 44.6ºN 125.1ºW Water Depth: 780-771 meters
The Southern Hydrate Ridge study site (~10 km north of Primary Node PN1B) ho
June 20, 2016
Southern Hydrate Ridge V15
The Southern Hydrate Ridge study site (~10 km north of Primary Node PN1B) hosts abundant deposits of frozen methane (methane hydrates) that are buried beneath the seafloor.
May 28, 2015
Fire Hose Of Methane Out of Southern Hydrate Ridge
During a long dive to Southern Hydrate Ridge last night and into the morning today, all of this site is now completely installed
September 10, 2014
Busy Days at Hydrate Ridge and Oregon Offshore
The VISIONS’14 team of ship’s crew, engineers, scientists, and ROPOS folks have been very busy the past 24 hrs. During this time, we saw the complete installation of all three extension cables at the summit of Southern Hydrate Ridge.
August 29, 2014
Leg 4 Hydrate Ridge Adventures
Leg 4 of the VISIONS’14 Expedition departed Newport, Oregon, today after a packed 2.5-day mobilization. The R/V Thompson is once again “loaded to the gills” with cables, junction boxes, instruments, and mooring packages
August 27, 2014
Southern Hydrate Ridge VISIONS ’14
Southern Hydrate Ridge
Location: 44.6ºN 125.1ºW Water Depth: 780-771 meters
May 20, 2014