InterRidge Theoretical Institute: Hydrothermalism in 4D, November 2019
Participants at the InterRidge Theoretical Institute meeting discuss the current challenges and emerging issues regarding hydrothermal systems. Prof. Melissa Anderson (middle) presented a lecture on subseafloor alteration, and a keynote address on back-arc tectonics.
Expedition to the Reykjanes Ridge, Iceland, R/V Neil Armstrong, 2019
Prof. Melissa Anderson ready to depart
M.Sc. student Talia Moum as we leave Iceland
The bridge
Calm seas
Mostly rainy
Oh look, a thing!
Processing bathymetric data
The winch, attached to a magentometer
#selfie
Sunset
Sunset on the aft deck
The CTD
The Science Team
Returning to Iceland
International Cooperation
M. Anderson representing Canada at the Steering Committee meeting of InterRidge (http://interridge.org/), June 2019. Photo: InterRidge
TongaRift Expedition in the NE Lau Basin, R/V Sonne, 2018
The R/V Sonne (new)
ROV Quest (MARUM)
Underway with large waves
Science cabin
Relaxing on one of the aft decks
Crab hitching a ride on the ROV (sulfur plume in the background)
ROV Marum and the A-frame
Examining recovered rock samples
Aft deck
Vent mussels for the biologists
Recovered massive sulfide chimney
Transiting back to port through the Lau Group volcanoes
Science team
El Hierro Volcano Expedition, Canary Islands, R/V Poseidon, 2016
The R/V Poseidon
Submersible JAGO on the R/V Poseidon
Science team (not shown: Melissa Anderson)
Eroded volcano with R/V Poseidon offshore
Low-temperature hydrothermal sediments and bacterial matting on an offshore volcanic cone
Ropey lava flows on El Hierro
Lava tube on El Hierro
Large volcanic crater (panorama) on El Hierro
Creating an outreach video with Melissa Anderson
Hydrothermal Hunt in the Marianas Expedition, R/V Falkor, 2015
The R/V Falkor (Schmidt Ocean Institute)
Aft deck, R/V Falkor
“Monkey Island,” R/V Falkor
AUV Sentry team (WHOI), photo credit: T. Hoffmann
AUV Sentry deployment
The many screens of the science control room
In the science control room with Susan Merle
Learning to pilot the ship with Captain Heiko Volz
Deploying the CTD-device with
In the science control room with Sharon Walker and Melissa Anderson, photo credit: T. Hoffmann
An all-female science watch (left to right): Tamara Baumberger, Susanna Michael, Melissa Anderson, Susan Merle, and Sharon Walker (+Pamela Barrett, not shown)
The conductivity-temperature-depth (CTD) device
Science Team
Expedition to the Coriolis Troughs, Vanuatu, R/V Sonne, 2013
The R/V Sonne (old)
ROV Kiel 6000
Recovered massive sulfide chimney
Recovering ROV Kiel 6000 at night
Volcanoes of the Vanuatu arc
Aft deck
Aft deck
Aft deck
Containers on the aft deck
Recovering samples from the TV grab
Cruising by the actively-erupting Yasur Volcano, Tanna, Vanuatu
Sampling hydrothermal sediment from the TV grab (still warm!)
Science team