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| R/V Revelle docked in Auckland |
Today
we set off on our research expedition on the R/V Revelle from
Auckland harbor in New Zealand. We are headed to our deep-sea vent study sites along
the Eastern Lau Spreading Center (ELSC) in
the Southwestern Pacific. We will be studying the microbiology and
geochemistry of several of the deep-sea vents sites using the
remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Jason II that is designed,
built, and operated by engineers and scientists from the Deep
Submergence Laboratory at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute,
Woods Hole, USA. Our first site will be the southern most site, the
Mariner vent field, at -22°S, -179.6°W and at a depth of about 1900 m.
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| Science and crew gather on deck as we begin our expedition |
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Anna-Louise and Jessica saying goodbye to Auckland
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| Top clockwise: Morgan avoiding the glare, Jeff, Sean and Morgan setting up lab, Auckland skyline as we leave the harbor |
We
will update this blog often as the cruise progresses with more
detailed descriptions of our dive sites, the methods we will use to
study them, and our new discoveries. We hope you follow along with us
on our cruise and feel to use the comments section in our blog to
interact with our scientists and ask questions as we go-- we would
love to hear from you!
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