Ridge 2000 researchers regularly visit seafloor volcanoes and hydrothermal vent ecosystems along the mid-ocean ridge system, and use sophisticated submersibles like Alvin and the ROV Jason II. Join scientists and shipboard personnel as they investigate these challenging and remote environments through the following websites:
August 2011
Axial Volcano, Juan de Fuca Ridge
August 2011
Mid-Cayman Rise, western Atlantic
July 2011
Galapagos Rift, eastern Pacific
June - July 2011
Juan de Fuca Ridge, northeastern Pacific
September 2010
Southern Mariana Trough, western Pacific
July — September 2010
Juan de Fuca Ridge, northeast Pacific
July — August 2010
Juan de Fuca Ridge, northeast Pacific
March — April 2010
Galapagos Spreading Center, eastern Pacific
May-June 2009
Lau Back-arc Basin
January 2008
South Atlantic
December 2007
East Pacific Rise
July — August 2007
Gakkel Ridge
January — February 2007
East Pacific Rise
September — October 2005
Juan de Fuca Ridge, north-east Pacific
July — August 2005
Lost City Hydrothermal Field on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
April — May 2005
Lau Basin
April — May 2005
East Pacific Rise
May — June 2005
Galapagos Rift
November — December 2004
East Pacific Rise
June — July 2004
Juan de Fuca Ridge, north-east Pacific
May — June 2004
Juan de Fuca Ridge, north-east Pacific
April 2004
East Pacific Rise
March — April 2004
East Pacific Rise
January — February 2004
East Pacific Rise
July 2003
Hess Deep, eastern Pacific
May — June 2003
New England Seamounts
April — May 2003
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
November — December 2003
East Pacific Rise
November 2003
East Pacific Rise
December 2002
East Pacific Rise
October — November 2002
East Pacific Rise
November — December 2000
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
March — April 1999
Hess Deep, eastern Pacific
September — October 1998
Puna Ridge, Pacific