Discovery of new hydrothermal vent sites in Brans¢eld Strait, Antarctica

• Main Authors: G. P. Klinkhammer A, C. S. Chin A, R. A. Keller A, A. Da«hlmann B, H. Sahling B, G. Sarthou B, S. Petersen C, F. Smith D, C. Wilson E
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2001
• Subjects: Bransfield Strait; Central Basin; Hook Ridge; Three Sisters; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.515.5412; http://www.pfeg.noaa.gov/~cwilson/epsl2001.pdf

We carried out a search for hydrothermal vents in the Central Basin of Bransfield Strait, Antarctica. The ZAPS (zero angle photon spectrometer) chemical sensor and instrument package (Oregon State University), OFOS (ocean-floor observation system) camera sled and TVG (TV-grab) (GEOMAR) were used to...