Expeditions & Fieldwork
Interactive Map & Seafloor Field Log
Canada-Sweden Arctic Expedition — Arctic Ocean
An international oceanographic research expedition to study marine biology, climate change, and biogeochemical processes in the central Arctic Ocean. Joint with the CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent.
HYDROMOX (DY190) — Santorini
Investigated hydrothermal systems, microbial activity, and metal fluxes in the volcanic caldera of Santorini.
KM23-09 — Higashi Aogashima
Explored seafloor hydrothermal activity and mapped volcanic caldera structures in the Izu-Bonin Arc using high-resolution deep-sea sensors.
FKt231024 Project ZOMBIE — Galápagos Rift
Discovery of the Tortugas Vent Field; successful application of InSAS technology for hydrothermal system mapping.
KM23-08 — Higashi Aogashima
High-resolution acoustic and geophysical mapping of submarine mineral resources and hydrothermal vent sites.
Arc-en-Sub — Rainbow
Investigated the geological controls on hydrothermal venting and subseafloor mineralization at the ultramafic-hosted Rainbow field.
JC224 ULTRA — Semenov
Deep-sea drilling and electromagnetic surveys to quantify seafloor massive sulfide deposits at the Semenov hydrothermal field.
KM22-11c — Higashi Aogashima
Acoustic characterization and geological surveys of active volcanic calderas and related hydrothermal mineral deposits.
TN403 Escabana Trough — Escanaba Trough
Seafloor mapping, sediment coring, and hydrothermal vent investigation at the sediment-covered Escanaba Trough on the Gorda Ridge.
HACON21 — Aurora Vent Field
First successful geological and ecological characterization of a hydrothermal field under perennial polar sea ice (Aurora Vent Field).
AT42-09 #Hot2ColdVents — EPR 9N
Investigated the dispersion of hydrothermal plumes, geochemical gradients, and benthic microbial ecology at 9°N on the East Pacific Rise.
AT42-21 #Hot2ColdVents-II — EPR 9N
Examined the geochemical and microbial transition zones from hot hydrothermal fluids to cold background seawater along the East Pacific Rise.
GS216 — Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridges
Explored volcanic ridges and active hydrothermal vents under ice-free sectors of the Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge system.
GS215 — Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridges
Conducted deep-sea mapping and geological sampling of hydrothermal fields along the Knipovich and Mohns ridges.
IODP EXP 376 Brothers Volcano Fluxes — Brothers Volcano
Drilled into an active submarine caldera volcano to study seafloor mineralization, metal transport, and fluid-rock interactions.
WHOI Endeavour Vents — Endeavour Vent Field
Conducted high-resolution bathymetric, magnetic, and gravity mapping of the Endeavour hydrothermal vent fields.
GS214 — Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridges
Explored hydrothermal systems, seafloor morphology, and basalt geochemistry on the Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridges.
DFO Endeavour MPA — Endeavour Vent Field
Conducted ecosystem monitoring, environmental observations, and geological sampling in the Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents Marine Protected Area.
FK160320 Virtual Vents — Niua South
Created a series of 1-cm resolution 3D models of vent fields.
M126 BIGMAR — Semenov
Investigated the geologic structure and mineral resources of the Semenov hydrothermal field using deep-sea electromagnetic and drilling tools.
M127 — TAG
Investigated hydrothermal vents, mapped fault structures, and gathered massive sulfide core samples from active volcanic segments.
MSM25 — Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Surveyed active hydrothermal venting and sulfide mineralization on the slow-spreading Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
ODEMAR — Semenov
Investigated the structural and tectonic controls of hydrothermal circulation and oceanic core complexes along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
MBARI Pacific Northwest — Endeavour Vent Field
Used high-resolution AUV and ROV surveys to map structural geomorphology and active chimneys in the Endeavour segment.
AT15-47 — Endeavour Vent Field
Conducted detailed magnetic, gravity, and seafloor geologic mapping on the Juan de Fuca Ridge.
AT15-36 — Endeavour Vent Field
Investigated ocean crustal structure and hydrothermal circulation dynamics in the Endeavour segment using the Alvin submersible.
