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University of New HampshireUniversity of New Hampshire Scholars' RepositoryMedia Relations Administrative Offices1-15-2002Join UNHs Karen Von Damm on Voyage to theBottom of the SeaAmy SeifFollow this and additional works at: https://scholars.unh.edu/newsThis News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Administrative Offices at University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. It hasbeen accepted for inclusion in Media Relations by an authorized administrator of University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. For moreinformation, please contact nicole.hentz@unh.edu.Recommended CitationSeif, Amy, "Join UNHs Karen Von Damm on Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (2002). UNH Today. 2110.https://scholars.unh.edu/news/211010/20/17, 10(50 AMJoin UNH's Karen Von Damm on Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaPage 1 of 2http://www.unh.edu/delete/news/news_releases/2002/january/as_20020115atlantis.htmlR/VAtlantisVoyageUNH'sInstitutefor theStudy ofEarth,Oceans,and Space  Join UNH's Karen Von Damm onVoyage to the Bottom of the SeaNew Web Site Tracks the AdventureBy Amy Seif Communication and Information Coordinator Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space 603-862-5369January 15, 2002DURHAM, N.H. -- While 23 scientists, engineers andstudents venture into the ocean's depth during aNational Science Foundation-sponsored expeditionbeneath the tropical waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean,the public will be able to track their progress and thediscoveries of the crew.Weekly updates from the expedition will be posted tothe Web site for the University of New Hampshire'sInstitute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space(EOS) at http://divediscover.sr.unh.edu.Karen Von Damm, professor in UNH's ComplexSystems Research Center and professor of EarthSciences, is the principal investigator for the voyage.The research team also includes investigators fromWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the Universityof Minnesota, Portland State University, University ofWashington, Yale University and others.For one month, from Jan. 6 to Feb. 10, the crew isliving aboard the U.S. academic fleet research vesselAtlantis, the "mother ship" for the Alvin submersible.Their explorations will take them down to an underseamountain range, formed by the gradual spreading apartof the Pacific Plate from the Cocos Plate, andcomprised of many active volcanoes erupting lava thatforms new ocean floor.The scientists are studying both the volcanic ridge andthe creatures that live deep in the ocean, such astubeworms that can grow to three meters in length.10/20/17, 10(50 AMJoin UNH's Karen Von Damm on Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaPage 2 of 2http://www.unh.edu/delete/news/news_releases/2002/january/as_20020115atlantis.htmlTwenty-five deep-sea dives with Alvin are dedicated tothis mission, providing a unique opportunity tounderstand "black smoker" hot springs and otherunderwater systems. Alvin will bring the scientistsdown to the sea floor, nearly two miles beneath thewater's surface. These deep-sea explorations are raredue to the extreme challenges of bringing people andmachines down far beneath the sea surface."How fast things happen in the deep ocean remains agreat unknown," Von Damm explains. "Over the lastdecade, scientists have learned that changes that peoplethought took hundreds of years to occur take just a fewyears. Going back to the first site where black smokerswere discovered more than 20 years later, we hope tolearn more about how long these systems last, and howthey change. We will also be going to another sitewhere we know of a volcanic eruption that took placeapproximately ten years ago, so we will be looking atwhat that site is like now."Back to UNH News Bureau  

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