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Jagged piles of molten rock, sulfurous smoke, exploding gaseous emissions, shifting landscapes, otherworldly creatures, scalding acidic fluids, swirling plumes of volcanic gasses and particles, and crushing pressure of the overlying sea: what is not to like about active submarine volcanoes? If that’s not reason enough for come to these places, how about an opportunity to … Continued
One of the first things we did once we arrived at West Mata volcano was resurvey the seamount with R/V Falkor’s multibeam sonar system. We knew from previous repeated bathymetric surveys that West Mata has had frequent eruptions during the last decade, as we shared in our last blog. The last survey was in March 2016, so … Continued
West Mata is a Restless Volcano. West Mata Seamount is one of only two submarine volcanoes in the world where an active eruption has been directly observed on the seafloor. An expedition in November 2008 discovered evidence that West Mata was actively erupting while exploring the water column in the area for hydrothermal plumes – but the … Continued
Etnoyer, P., Wagner, D., Fowle, H., Poti, M., Kinlan, B., Georgian, S., and Cordes, E. (2017). Models of Habitat Suitability, Size, and Age-class Structure for the Deep-sea Black Coral Leiopathes Glaberrima in the Gulf of Mexico. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, doi: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2017.10.008. [This article is published as OPEN ACCESS].
Why are the researchers searching for submarine volcanoes here? What do they hope to discover? How will they be searching? Check out the first weekly video from the expedition for answers.
At an early age, when his peers were interested in dinosaurs or stars, Dr. Ken Rubin was thinking about volcanoes. Years later, most of the kids of his generation had moved to other interests, but he remained under the spell of fiery mountains. “Volcanoes are very cool. They really are. Eruptions are exciting, they’re interesting, … Continued
Volcanic activity is enthralling, but when observed deep below the seafloor from a Remotely Operated Vehicle, like SuBastian, it has an additional mysterious and dream-like quality. Over the course of the next six weeks, Falkor will be sailing over one of the most active underwater volcano sites in the world, the Mata Volcano group.
Sally Jarmusz is a junior at Maine Maritime Academy studying for her Bachelor of Science in Marine Science and an Associate’s Degree in Small Vessel Operations with a minor in Sail Training. Additionally, she is working towards becoming an AAUS certified Scientific Diver. She hopes to combine her love of marine science, boating, and diving … Continued
Molly is a visual artist, map-maker and geographer. She discovered geography at Middlebury College and the power of map-making during a world-traveling Watson Fellowship upon graduation. She went on to receive a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship and Ph.D. in Human Geography from the University of Colorado, Boulder to explore the ways digital maps … Continued
