Collaborative Research: Rapid Response to a Submarine Eruption at W. Mata Volcano

合作研究：对西马塔火山海底喷发的快速反应

• 批准号: 0929411
• 负责人: Julie Huber
• 金额: $ 2.98万
• 依托单位: Marine Biological Laboratory
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-04-01 至 2010-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0929411&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Rapid; Response; Submarine

This research is a time critical (RAPID) response cruise by a coalition of investigators to examine a newly discovered explosively erupting undersea volcano (Mata) in the Western Pacific Ocean. The discovery of actively erupting undersea volcanoes is a rarity and data that addresses many fundamental geological, hydrothermal, volcanic, and biological issues will be collected. The volcano being investigated is presently erupting unusual lavas of compositions indicative of the initial stages of arc formation. As such they have an unusual chemistry and are thought to be associated with hydrothermal fluids of exotic and extreme compositions. The likelihood that novel and previously undiscovered microbiological life forms associated with these fluids is a study target. Short lived radiogenic isotopes in lava samples from the volcanic vent will be measured to obtain an eruptive timeline. Coexisting hydrothermal fluids and erupted lava samples will be examined to elucidate the relationship between volatile and element partitioning between solid and fluid phases during this type of magmatism. Broader impacts of the work include graduate student training, support of a PI whose gender is under-represented in the sciences, support of PIs from an institution in an EPSCoR state, and public outreach. Outreach to the Tongan people in terms of presentations on research activities and results will also be carried out.

这项研究是由研究人员联盟进行的时间关键（RAPID）响应巡航，旨在检查西太平洋新发现的爆炸性喷发的海底火山（马塔）。活跃喷发的海底火山的发现非常罕见，并且将收集解决许多基本地质、热液、火山和生物问题的数据。正在调查的火山目前正在喷发不寻常的熔岩，其成分表明弧形成的初始阶段。因此，它们具有不寻常的化学性质，并被认为与奇异和极端成分的热液有关。研究目标是与这些液体相关的新颖且先前未发现的微生物生命形式的可能性。将测量火山口熔岩样本中的短寿命放射性同位素，以获得喷发时间表。将检查共存的热液和喷发的熔岩样本，以阐明此类岩浆作用期间固相和液相之间的挥发物和元素分配之间的关系。这项工作的更广泛影响包括研究生培训、对科学领域性别代表性不足的 PI 的支持、EPSCoR 州机构对 PI 的支持以及公共宣传。还将向汤加人民介绍研究活动和结果。