ALVIN Dive Information
Dive Number:
2436
Date:
08/26/91
Cruise:
AII-125
Leg:
31
Chief Scientist:
EMBLEY
Operations Area:
JUAN DE FUCA RIDGE
Latitude:
44-59.8N
Longitude:
130-12.1W
Pilot:
R. GRIEVE
Observer 1:
RANDY KOSKI
Observer 2:
DAVID BUTTERFIELD
Launch Time:
0815
Time Submerged:
7:33
Recovery Time:
1548
Bottom Time:
Depth:
2254 meters
Purpose:
GEOCHEMISTRY
Sponsor:
NOAA
Data:
1 CD-ROM Incl. Dives 2196-2197, 2331-2799, data transferred from 3.5" diskette(s)
Still Images:
2 Reel(s) 35mm color film
Moving Images:
6 8mm video tape(s)
Observed:
Anemones, Bacterial mats, Hi temp vents, Non-vent fish, Other worms, Sea cucumbers, Sea stars, Snails/Limpets, Sponges, Tube worms, Other(GO) Sulfides
Sampled:
ALVIN navigation, Hi temp vents, Other worms, Tube worms, Other(GO) Sulfides
FrameGrabber Link:
Remarks:
High-temperature (to 311 degrees C) vents with robust tube worm colonies. Excellent locale for further biology studies.