We arrived at Axial Seamount after a 19 hr steam to find the seas a bit bumpy still. To use the time wisely until we could dive a deep water CTD cast was conducted to get additional measurements of ocean parameters to verify cabled mooring instr
Following the completion of work at the Southern Hydrate Ridge methane seep site, the R/V Revelle transited to Slope Base to install an HPIES (horizontal electric field, pressure and inverted echo sounder) instrument that provides insig
On the 28th, we continued work on the Shallow Profiler Mooring at the Oregon Offshore Site. It went very well and by 2200 work at that site was completed for the Leg.
The Axial Seamount Biology Catalog is a collection of stunning video and still imagery collected during the Construction and Operations and Maintenance phase of the OOI Cable Array spanning from 2011 to 2016.
With excitement and under misty Seattle skies, the UW engineering and science team on the R/V Sikuliaq pulled away from the School of Oceanography dock at 0800 to begin the VISIONS’16 expedition. This cruise is the second Operatio
Jesse Turner, Katie Bigham and Sam Albertson wrote the script for, and produced, this wonderful video on hydrothermal vents at the summit of Axial Seamount. The video highlights one of the most extreme environments on Earth and the novel life th
Axial Seamount is the most volcanically active deep-sea volcano on the Juan de Fuca spreading ridge having erupted in 1998, 2011, and again in 2015. It also hosts numerous vigorously venting hydrothermal vent fields.
Each of the 8 taxonomic groups included in the Biology at Axial Seamount web pages has a series of HD video clips highlighting the different organisms described. The video was collected using one of two remotely operated vehicle
The R/V Thompson arrived at the summit of Axial Seamount at ~ 2 am on July 15 to begin operations. During the previous day, ROPOS was completely tested and safety meetings were held among scientists, engineers, the ship crew and the ROPOS team t
Today has been spent in preparation for the upcoming dive (Dive R1712) at the summit of Axial Seamount. Safety meetings were held among the ship, ROPOS, and science party teams, operational plans were discussed, and equipment readied fo