Scheduled Cruises in 2004

Summary of a cruise on margins research (US.0413)

Location and cruise identifier :   Ring of Fire, Mariana Arc volcanic chain, NW. Pacific - THO/04/0032

Research ship :   Thomas G Thompson

Sails :   15th March 2004 from : GUAM, N W Pacific

Docks :   18th April 2004 in : Yokohama, JAPAN

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Principal Scientist/Investigator :    Robert Embley

Laboratory :   Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory -  (PMEL)

Other investigators :

E-mail contact for further information :   

Website :   here

Scientific objectives :   The 2004 Submarine Ring of Fire exploration was a follow-up to last year’s trip along the Mariana Arc volcanic chain. The 2003 expedition surveyed more than 50 submarine volcanoes and discovered that 10 of them had active hydrothermal systems.