Submarine volcanism cruise logs
The Submarine Volcanism group has traveled to the NE Pacific, the Gulf of California, off the California coast, Hawaii, the Lau Basin, and the south Pacific (Lau Basin, Pacific-Antarctic Ridge and Southern East Pacific Rise) to study mid-ocean spreading ridges, seamounts, and hot spot volcanoes, and continental margin processes. From each of our cruises we have posted daily cruise logs to share our experiences at sea.
Mapping the next Hawaiian island
April 25, 2019 – MBARI researchers recently created a new map of Loihi, an undersea volcano that will be the next Hawaiian Island.
MBARI researchers help map and scout for hydrothermal vents in Gulf of California
Nov 1, 2018 – Building on their 2015 expedition, MBARI researchers will be mapping the Pescadero Basin and searching for hydrothermal vents.
New study challenges prevailing theory about how deep-sea vents are colonized
Jul 24, 2017 – Despite their close proximity, two recently discovered hydrothermal vent fields in the Gulf of California host very different animal communities. This finding contradicts a common scientific assumption that neighboring vents will share similar animal communities.
Submarine Volcanism Publications
Béguelin, P., Bizimis, M., McIntosh, E.C., Cousens, B., Clague, D.A., (2019). Sources vs processes: Unraveling the compositional heterogeneity of rejuvenated-type Hawaiian magmas. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 514: 119-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2019.03.011
Clague, D.A., Paduan, J.B., Caress, D.W., Moyer, C.L., Glazer, B.T., Yoerger, D.R., (2019). Structure of Lo‘ihi Seamount, Hawai'i and lava flow morphology from high-resolution mapping. Frontiers in Earth Science, 7: . https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2019.00058
Maschmeyer, C.H., White, S.M., Dreyer, B.M., Clague, D.A, (2019). High-Silica Lava Morphology at Ocean Spreading Ridges: Machine-Learning Seafloor Classification at Alarcon Rise. Geosciences, 9: 1-21. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences9060245
