Collaborative Research: Constraining Sub-surface Fluid Circulation at the RAVEN Hydrothermal Field, Endeavour Ridge: An In Situ Geophysical Experiment and Numerical Modeling Study

火成岩(火山)海底上部的热液循环为海底温泉提供了生机勃勃的生物群落，并导致岩石和海水之间的化学元素交换，这对海洋的化学成分有重要影响，然而，由于难以测量热流和流体流量，对这些热液系统的了解一直受到阻碍。该项目的支持者之一开发的热流毯是为在裸露岩石上部署而设计的，因此具有提供更好和更详细的热流值的潜力。部署热流毯，结合磁力梯度计和高分辨率水深测量数据，试图详细描述乌鸦的热液环流。除了开发热流方法和为该领域贡献重要的新数据外，这项工作的更广泛影响包括学生参与，以及通过教学和公开讲座进行推广。

Hydrothermal circulation in the upper part of the igneous (volcanic) seafloor feeds submarine hot springs that support vigorous biological communities and causes an exchange of chemical elements between the rocks and sea water the affects the chemistry of the oceans in important ways, yet understanding these hydrothermal systems has been hampered by the difficulty of measuring heat flow and fluid flow. Heat flow blankets developed by one of the proponents of this projects are designed for deployment on bare rock, and thus hold the potential of providing improved and more detailed heat flow values. This deployment of heat flow blankets in combination with magnetic gradiometer and high-resolution bathymetry data seeks to characterize hydrothermal circulation at the RAVEN in detail. In additional to developing a heat flow method and contribution important new data to the field, broader impacts of this work include student participation, and outreach through teaching and public lectures.