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Description
Pacific Ring of Fire Expedition. This cross-section of NW Rota 1 shows thedistribution of particles suspended in the waters around the volcano, asmeasured by an optical turbidity sensor mounted on a CTD package (tow-yo pathshown by black saw-tooth line). The thin plumes above the volcano originatefrom Brimstone Pit at the summit.
Credit
Pacific Ring of Fire 2004 Expedition. NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration; Dr. Bob Embley, NOAA PMEL, Chief Scientist
Display Date
2004 April
Location
Mariana Arc region, Western Pacific Ocean
Collection
Voyage to Inner Space
Ocean Exploration Collection
Modern Expeditions
Ring of Fire
Keywords
Ocean Exploration