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

该项目涉及对沿着东太平洋南部超快扩张隆起600公里长部分收集的符合海底图像和水柱的热液测量进行详细分析。以前对这些数据的区域尺度分析已经揭示了大规模热液羽流模式以及在这些扩散速率下对热液喷发的分段规模火山和构造控制。该项目将探索使用各种多变量统计数据来描述许多地球物理测量和热液测量之间的分布和联系，绘制五个已知热液喷口地区的地图，并对细比例尺分段提供限制。此外，该项目还涉及学生实习生和传播飞过的电影，这些都是将向公众提供的流行教学工具。

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.