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Sponsored by the University of Delaware College of Marine Studies, the National Science Foundation, and NOAA Sea Grant ... How Does a Vent Work? ... Crust: Thickness 3-120 km...
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www.ocean.udel.edu/extreme2001/geology/vents.html
www.ocean.udel.edu/extreme2001/geology/vents.html
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They found seafloor vents gushing shimmering, warm, mineral-rich fluids into the cold, dark depths. And, to their complete surprise, they found that the vents were brimming with extraordinary, unexpected life. Dive into hydrothermal vents and explore their unique geology, chemistry and biology.
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www.divediscover.whoi.edu/vents/index.html
www.divediscover.whoi.edu/vents/index.html
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Hydrothermal vent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A hydrothermal vent is a fissure in a planet's surface from which geothermally heated water issues. Hydrothermal vents are commonly found near volcanically active places, areas where tectonic plates...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrothermal_vent
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Ocean Battlespace Sensing Department (Code 32) - Office of Naval Research ... ... detecting and neutralizing mines in both the ocean and littoral environment, and improving ... This department supports the Naval Science & Technology Strategic Plan in the following focus ... ... Office of Naval Research Home Page...
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www.onr.navy.mil/focus/ocean/habitats/vents1.htm
www.onr.navy.mil/focus/ocean/habitats/vents1.htm
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Hydrothermal circulation occurs when seawater penetrates into the ocean crust, becomes heated, reacts with the crustal rock, and rises to the seafloor. Seafloor hydrothermal systems have a major local impact on ... Hydrothermal vents are the interface between the hot, anoxic upflow zone and cold, oxidized seawater.
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www.pmel.noaa.gov/vents/chemocean.html
www.pmel.noaa.gov/vents/chemocean.html
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John Edmond, geochemist, on the cruise that first found hydrothermal vents ... Microbiology of Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents ... Scientists witness creation of new hydrothermal vents on seafloor...
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seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/oceanography_re...
seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/oceanography_recently_revealed1.html
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Black smoker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A black smoker or sea vent, is a type of hydrothermal vent found on the ocean floor. They are formed in fields hundreds of meters wide when superheated water from below Earth's crust comes through t...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_smoker
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This webpage will familiarize students with a hydrothermal vent habitat. Students will learn where vents are likely to form, how they form, and how physical conditions contribute to the development of a living vent community and to its eventual demise. ... What is a hydrothermal vent? ... Some vents produce "white smokers".
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www.botos.com/marine/vents01.html
www.botos.com/marine/vents01.html
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