Tracking the evolution of a hydrothermal event plume with a RAFOS neutrally buoyant drifter
The migration and evolution of a deep ocean hydrothermal event plume were tracked with a neutrally buoyant RAFOS float. The float remained entrained in the plume for 60 days, and the plume vorticity was calculated directly from the anticyclonic motion of the float. Concentrations of suspended particles, particulate iron, and dissolved manganese in the plume did not decay significantly during the 60 days, which indicates that event plumes would be easily detectable a year after formation.
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J. E. Lupton and R. R. Greene, Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Newport, OR 97365, USA. E. T. Baker, G. J. Massoth, R. A. Feely, Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, NOAA,
Baker
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Garfield
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Massoth
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Feely
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Cowen
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Greene
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Rago
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