Scheduled Cruises in 2002

Summary of a recent cruise on margins research (D.021)

Location :   Costa Rica

Research ship and cruise identifier :   Meteor cruise 54, legs 1-3

Started :   6 July 2002

Ended :   11 October 2002

Principal Scientist/Investigator :   V Spiess, K Wallmann, E Suess, E Flueh

Laboratory :   University of Bremen and GEOMAR, Germany

Other investigators :

E-mail contact for further information :   vspiess@uni-bremen.de

Scientific objectives :   The cruise studied 'Volatiles and fluids in subduction zones: climate feedback and trigger mechanisms for natural disasters'. Its main objective was to uderstand the budget, reactions and re-cycling of volatile elements in subduction zones and their role in climate forcing. During Leg 1 high resolution seismic profiles were acquired, during Leg 2 coring, dredging and heat flow were the main activities. Leg 3 focused on sites influenced by venting of methane-rich fluids.

Further information from  : 
http://www.geomar.de/projekte/sfb_574/meteor54/kurzinfo_e.html
http://www.geomar.de/projekte/sfb_574/meteor54/M54_Expedition.pdf.