PMEL joins the R/V Falkor to study the submarine volcanoes of Tonga
Scientist(s):
November 10 - December 18: Nine PMEL scientists from the Earth-Ocean Interactions (EOI) Program are studying the submarine volcanoes in the southwest Pacific Ocean aboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute's R/V Falkor on an expedition being led by Dr. Ken Rubin of the University of Hawaii. Major support for the expedition is from NOAA’s Ocean Exploration and Research Program.
Two large volcanic cones and associated deposits near the volcano's summit. Red-pink areas are the thickest depth changes between bathymetric surveys in 2016-2017. Graphic by Susan Merle.
