ROV and geophysical studies of methane seepage on the Cascadia margin
Location
U.S. Cascadia (Pacific Northwest) margin, offshore Washington and Oregon
Summary
Telepresence-enabled cruise with ROV dives from southern Oregon margin through Grays Canyon, Washington, including CTDs, overnight multibeam and EK80 seafloor/water column mapping, and seafloor experiments led by GEOMAR and NOAA PMEL. Extensive web presence on USGS websites.
This was a competitively chosen project for which Schmidt Ocean Institute is providing about $1 million in shiptime on the global class R/V Falkor. We are responsible for travel, shipping, other science, overtime, etc.
