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Description

Ring of Fire 2002 Expedition. The CTD is deployed over the side of the shipto search for evidence of hydrothermal activity. Instruments on the CTD look for changes in temperature, salinity, particulates in the water column, as well astrace metals and gases common in hydrothermal discharge.

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space

Keywords

Ocean Exploration