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Everything You Wanted to Know About Mid-Ocean Ridge Research

ridge 2000The Ridge2000 program, sponsored by the National Science Foundation, is designed to gather scientists from many different disciplines to study the geological, hydrothermal, and biological processes at few carefully selected mid-ocean spreading centers, also known as ridges. Now, thanks to the magic of the internets, you can learn everything you want to know about mid-ocean ridge research on the newly redesigned Ridge2000 website. The site is divided into separate categories for scientists, teachers, and the general public. You can find ridge-related fellowships or academic jobs. Or you can download data through the Ridge2000 data portal (some of which may be access restricted). The general public link leads you to Venture Deep Ocean, which features general interest articles about recent research activities at the integrated study sites. Prof. Emily Klein from Duke University is currently leading a Ridge2000 expedition to sample rocks from an overlapping spreading center segment at the East Pacific Rise using the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Jason. The cruise, which began on March 23 and runs until April 27, has its own website with background information and a daily log with pictures and videos.

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