ALVIN Dive Information
Dive Number:
2434
Date:
08/24/91
Cruise:
AII-125
Leg:
31
Chief Scientist:
EMBLEY
Operations Area:
JUAN DE FUCA RIDGE
Latitude:
44-59.4N
Longitude:
130-12.8W
Pilot:
C. VAN DOVER
Observer 1:
RICHARD FEELEY
Observer 2:
JOHN TREFRY
Launch Time:
0800
Time Submerged:
8:50
Recovery Time:
1650
Bottom Time:
Depth:
2259 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:
Bacterial mats, Hi temp vents, Lo temp vents, Non-vent fish, Snails/Limpets, Tube worms
Sampled:
ALVIN navigation, Lo temp vents, Snails/Limpets
FrameGrabber Link:
Remarks:
Buoyant plume study involved the collection of particles up to 35 m above the vent.