Article
Volcanic Eruptions at East Pacific Rise Near 9°50'N
EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-13-2007
Keywords
- Volcanic eruptions,
- Ocean-bottom seismometers
Disciplines
Abstract
Evidence for recent volcanic eruptions along the fast spreading East Pacific Rise (EPR) crest near 9°50'N spanning about 4 to 5 months of activity was discovered in April and May 2006 as a result of studies related to the U.S. National Science Foundation's (NSF) Ridge2000 (R2K) program. In April, during routine recovery and redeployment of ocean-bottom seismometers (OBS) at the EPR R2K Integrated Study Site (ISS) near 9°50'N, eight of 12 OBS could not be recovered [Tolstoy et al, 2006]. Anomalous turbidity and temperature structure in the water column along the ridge axis confirmed scientists' suspicions that the OBS were trapped by a new lava flow.
Subjects - Topical (LCSH)
Volcanism--Observations--East Pacific Rise; Seismometers
Geographic Coverage
East Pacific Rise
Genre/Form
articles
Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
Citation Information
James P. Cowen, Brooke Love, Brian Glazier, Daniel J. Fornari, et al.. "Volcanic Eruptions at East Pacific Rise Near 9°50'N" EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union Vol. 88 Iss. 7 (2007) p. 81 - 92 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/brooke-love/9/