Table 3. Cruises to R2K Integrated Studies Sites (past and upcoming)

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East Pacific Rise

PI Funding Dates Ship, Vehicle Purpose
Childress, Fisher R2K Jan 2002 Atlantis, Alvin Vent biology
Von Damm R2K Jan 2002 Atlantis, Alvin Fluid sampling
Schouten, Macdonald MGG May 2002 Atlantis, Alvin, ABE Geophysics, off-axis vent exploration
Cary R2K Oct 2002 Atlantis, Alvin Biology
Childress, Fisher, Cavanaugh R2K Dec 2002 Atlantis, Alvin Diffuse flow macrofaunal communities, CTD tow-yos
J. Cameron, Childress, Tolstoy IMAX, R2K, NASA Sep-Oct, 2003 Keldysh Film-making, Biology, OBS deployment
Voight, Von Damm, Fisher R2K Oct-Nov, 2003 Atlantis Biology-taxonomy, vent fluid chemistry, biology-ecology
Cary BIO Nov-Dec, 2003 Atlantis Biology
Schouten, Tivey, Fornari, Seyfried MGG Jan-Feb 2004 Atlantis, 9 dives + 4 Seyfried Geology, geophysics, chemistry
Constable R2K Feb-Mar 2004 Revelle Magnetotelluric surveys
Von Damm R2K Mar-Apr 2004 Atlantis, 16 dives Vent fluid chemistry
Lutz, Tolstoy R2K Apr 2004 Atlantis, 16 dives Microbiology, ecology, chemistry, OBS deployment/recovery
Booksh R2K Nov, 2004 Atlantis, 8 dives + 5 dives-Edwards Microbiology
Cary, Cavenaugh R2K, NURP Nov-Dec 2004 Atlantis, 12 dives Biology/chemistry, microbiology/ecology
Lutz, Tolstoy R2K Apr-May 2005 Atlantis, 16 dives Biology, OBS deploy, recovery
Tolstoy R2K Mar 28-May 3 2006 Knorr (2 days on Forsyth cruise) OBS recovery
Cowen/Fornari/Shank R2K May 11-23, 2006 New Horizon TCS-Eruption response
Von Damm et al. R2K June 18-July 6, 2006 Atlantis/8 dives Eruption response + dives shifted from fall programs
Mullineaux, Bright BIO Oct 24-Nov 7, 2006 (1st of 3) Atlantis/11 dives 2 dives Biology, oceanography
Von Damm R2K Nov 22-Dec 9, 2006 Atlantis/11 Fluid chemistry
Mullineaux BIO Dec 14, 2006-Jan 8, 2007 (2nd of 3) Atlantis/9 dives Biology, oceanography
Shank/Lutz/Vetriani/Luther/Tolstoy R2K Jan 10-Feb 5, 2007 Atlantis/22 dives, +2 dives in June 2006 Biology
OBS recovery
Webb, Crawford, Nooner, Cormier, Buck, Webb MGG Feb 13 - Mar 19, 2007 Atlantis Compliance study of partial melt in crust.
Deploy pressure sensors
Klein, White, Fornari R2K Mar 24-Apr 27 Atlantis/Jason 2
DSL120
Geology, Geochemistry, Fluid chemistry, mapping
Mullineaux BIO Nov 13-Dec 3, 2007 (Last of 3) Atlantis/Alvin - 8 dives Biology, oceanography
Von Damm R2K Dec 8-Dec 22, 2007 Atlantis/Alvin - 11 dives Fluid chemistry
Sievert and Ding BIO Dec 27, 2007 - Jan 14 2008 Atlantis/Alvin 10 +4 dives Microbiology, chemistry
Mutter, Carbotte et al. R2K Spring 2008 Langseth Multi-channel seismics
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Endeavour Segment of the Juan de Fuca Ridge

PI Funding Dates Ship, Vehicle Purpose
Kelley, Delaney Keck May 2002 Thompson Multibeam mapping
Carbotte, Detrick, Harding R2K July 2002 Ewing MCS study
Cowen NSF Aug 2002 Atlantis, Alvin Plume studies
Juniper NSERC Aug 2002 Tully, ROPOS Vent studies
Delaney Keck, MBARI Aug 2002 Western Flyer, Tiburon Drill corehole seismometer sites, rock sampling
Johnson NSF-LEXEN Aug 2002 Atlantis, Jason 2 Fluid flow, current meter deployment
Kelley, Baross, Delaney R2K June-July 2003 Thompson, J2 Microbial incubator experiment
Johnson, Voight NSF-LEXEN July, 2003 Thompson, J2 Fluid flow, carbon, microbial investigation
Delaney et al. WA State, Keck, NSERC, NURP July-Aug 2003 Thompson, ROPOS Install seismic array, macrofauna, rocks, fluids
McDuff, Yoerger, Bradley, Thomson R2K July-Aug 2003 Tully Sea Breeze experiment - fluid flux
Booksh Biocom-plexity Sep- Oct 2003 Atlantis, Alvin In situ instrument testing
Kelley, Brown, Hilton R2K May-Jun 2004 Atlantis, Alvin Microbial incubators, flux-meters, geochemistry
McDuff R2K June-July 2004 Atlantis, ABE Sea Breeze flux project
McGill, Wilcock Keck, MBARI July-Aug 2004 Western Flyer, Tiburon Seismology
DeLong MBARI Aug 2004 Western Flyer, Tiburon Microbiology
Gill, Stakes NURP Aug-Sep 2004 Western Flyer, Tiburon Petrology
Delaney, Becker, Davis Keck, MGG Sep 2004 Thompson, ROPOS Seismic network maintenance, chemical sensor deployment, cycling fluid samplers
Lilley, Booksh, Holloway, Seyfried, Ding Biocom-plexity Aug-Sep 2005 Atlantis, Alvin In situ vent monitoring, instrument testing
Kelley, Lilley, Delaney, Baross, Wheat, Girguis R2K Sep 2005 Thompson, Jason 2 Microbial incubators, water, macrofauna, microbial sampling
Delaney Keck Sep 2005 Thompson, Jason 2 Recycle hydrothermal instruments, recover OBSs
Thomson   July 2006 Tully Recover and redeploy moorings at High Rise vent field
Kelley, Lilley, Booksh, Delaney, Baross R2K Aug-Sep 2006 Atlantis, Alvin Determining the limits to life in hydrothermal systems
Butterfield NOAA Aug-Sep 2006 Thompson, ROPOS Instrument operations
Embley, Di Iorio, Butterfield NSF Aug 2007 Atlantis, Jason 2 Fluid sampling, Acoustic scintillation
Kelley, Wilcock UW, NEPTUNE Canada Aug 2007 Thompson, ROPOS Recover OBSs, fluid and rock sampling, seafloor surveys for NEPTUNE cable paths
Lee, M. Tivey R2K Aug-Sep 2007 Atlantis, Alvin Hydrothermal vent biology
Di Iorio NSF Sep 2007 Atlantis, Alvin Turn around acoustic scintillation
Di Iorio NSF May-Jun 2008 ROV Acoustic scintillation
Di Iorio NSF Summer 2008 Atlantis, Alvin Acoustic scintillation
Girguis, Lee R2K Summer, 2008 ROV/Alvin Hydrothermal vent biology
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Eastern Lau Spreading Center

PI Funding Dates Ship, Vehicle Purpose
Martinez, Taylor, Resing, Baker R2K Apr-May 2004 Kilo Moana Bathymetry, CTD tows
Langmuir, German, Edmonds, Michael, Yoerger, Bradley, Shank, Goldstein, Graham R2K Sep-Oct 2004 Kilo Moana, ABE Rock sampling, plume chemistry, ABE and towcam work
M. K. Tivey, Kim, Mottl, Reysenbach, Seewald, Wheat R2K Apr 2005 Melville, Jason II Vent fluids & deposits, CTD tows, biota, photo mosaics, fine scale bathymetry
Vrijenhoek, Van Dover OCE May-Jun 2005 Melville, Jason II Biota, genetics
Fisher, Childress, Kim, Luther, Hourdez R2K June 2005 Melville, Jason II Fluid chemistry, physiology, ecology
Fisher, Kim, Hourdez, Luther R2K Sep 2006 Melville, Jason II Biology, fluids, rock sampling
Wiens, Conder, Blackman, Dunn, Webb, Menke R2K ~2008/2009 Langseth 3D seismic survey, mantle imaging
Fisher, Girguis, Luther R2K TBD TBD Biology
Reysenbach R2K TBD TBD Microbiological studies
Martinez, Resing, Baker R2K TBD TBD Seafloor, plume mapping
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