Deployment: AT11-04

Deployment: 
AT11-04
Chief Scientist: 
Stephen Craig Cary (University of Delaware)
Co-Chief Scientist: 
Dr Colleen Cavanaugh (Harvard University)
George W. Luther (University of Delaware)
Synonyms: 
Platform:
 R/V Atlantis
Platform Type:
 vessel
Start Date: 
2003-11-29
End Date: 
2003-12-21
Location: 
East Pacific Rise, N. Pacific; 9.8370 N 104.3467 W
Deployment Report URL: 
http://www.marine.whoi.edu/at_synop.nsf/c2546b63c9e7f67985256291004e52e9/4eb3b29...
Description

Collection of Alvinellid worms from characterized habitats. Characterization of the thermal and chemical environments of the Pompeii worm. Discrete collection of young sulfide features from a variety of habitats. Collection of large volumes of water from a variety of vent environments. Large educational/outreach effort - Extreme 2003 - will take place during the leg.

Cruise information and original data are available from the NSF R2R data catalog.