Expedition Explores The Arctic Sea Floor

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07/06/2007

Jul. 06, 2007

Expedition Explores The Arctic Sea Floor

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A team of scientists is heading toward the Gakkel Ridge in the Arctic Ocean, hunting for hydrothermal vents on the Arctic sea floor. The researchers, based at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, are on a six-week voyage and are using two new autonomous undersea vehicles to try to explore the world under the Arctic ice Join Ira and guests in this hour of Science Friday as we check in with the expedition, live from onboard a ship in the Arctic, and find out what the expedition is looking for -- and what they're finding.

Produced by Karin Vergoth

Guests

Rob Reves-Sohn
Chief Scientist, Arctic
Seafloor Expedition 2007

Associate Scientist, Geology
& Geophysics Department

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Tim Shank
Lead Biologist, Arctic
Seafloor Expedition 2007

Associate Scientist, Biology
Department

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Jeffrey Seewald
Associate Scientist, Department
of Marine Chemistry & Geochemistry

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Woods Hole, Massachusetts

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