East Pacific Rise, 8-11°N

A fast-spreading ridge where volcanic eruptions have been documented in 1991-92 and 2005-06 and extensive time-series experiments have been conducted.

EPR map

Bathymetric map of the East Pacific Rise (8-11°N) ISS, with locations of vent sites in red circles, constructed with GeoMapApp through the Ridge 2000 Data Portal.

Funded Projects

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Cruise metadata and derived data are available on the Data Portal .

A list of related papers is available in the References Database.

Upcoming Cruises

Cruise Schedules are available.

Additional Info

  • ISS Science and Planning Workshop Report
  • ISS Progress and Planning Meeting Report (1.1 MB, 32-page PDF)
  • ISS Implementation Plan (480 KB, 11-page PDF)
  • ISS Site Proposal (175 KB, 61-page PDF)

  • Integration and Synthesis Oversight Committee (ISOC):
    Ken Rubin (Chair), University of Hawaii
    Marvin Lilley, University of Washington
    Tim Shank, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
    Roger Buck, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
    Andreas Thurnherr, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
  • Site Coordinator:
    Scott White, University of South Carolina