Collaborative Research: Detailed Analysis of High-Resolution Morphological Data and Water-Column Hydrothermal Measurements along Earth's Fastest Spreading Center, EPR 27-32°S

该项目包括对海底图像的详细分析和对水柱的热液测量，这些水柱是沿着超快速扩张的南东太平洋隆起600公里长的一段收集的。先前对这些数据的区域尺度分析已经揭示了在这些扩张速率下大尺度的热液柱模式和分段尺度的火山和构造对热液喷口的控制。该项目将探索使用各种多元统计来表征许多地球物理和热液测量之间的分布和联系，绘制五个已知热液喷口区域的地图，并提供精细分割的约束条件。此外，该项目还包括学生实习生和传播飞行电影，这些流行的教学工具将向公众开放。

This project involves the detailed analysis of coincident seafloor imagery and hydrothermal measurements of the water column that have been collected along a 600 km long section of the superfast spreading southern East Pacific Rise. Previous regional-scale analysis of these data has revealed the large-scale hydrothermal plume patterns and segment-scale volcanic and tectonic controls on hydrothermal venting at these spreading rates. The project will explore the use of various multivariate statistics to characterize the distribution and connections between the many geophysical and hydrothermal measurements, produce maps of the five known hydrothermal vent areas, and provide constraints on the fine-scale segmentation. Additionally, the project involves student interns and the dissemination of fly-by movies, popular teaching tools that will be available to the public.