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New Millennium Observatory 1999

Two hundred miles off the coast of Oregon & Washington, 1500 meters underwater, erupting volcanoes await exploration....

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Join scientists as they return each summer to the NeMO Observatory. This summer's expeditions will be June 29-July 18 and July 20-August 4, 2000 aboard the NOAA Ship Ron Brown. 1999 expeditions were June 20-July 14 1999 & September 7-18 aboard the ship R/V Thomas Thompson and June 16-29 1999 aboard the R/V Wecoma. The web site is updated daily when NeMO scientists are at sea.

 

WHAT'S NEW:
View final 1999 cruise report here

NeMO Net
(near real-time image & data from NeMO)

Highlights of 1998 NeMO Research

PARTNERS:
NOAA 
WCNURC
Sea Grant  NSERC
HMSC NSF

View final 1998 cruise report

  CRUISE CALENDAR:
Follow an expedition!
  • Today's Science News
  • Participant Perspective
  • Teacher Logbook
  • EDUCATION:

  • Curriculum
  • Teacher Observations
  • RELATED LINKS
    More information on hydrothermal vents and volcanoes, oceanography, and educational resources.

    BRIDGE's Data Tip of the Month": The Seafloor and Below

      BACKGROUND:
    Mission
    Project Description
    1999 Cruise Plans:
  • Wecoma
  • Thompson/ROPOS
  • Thompson/Jason

  • Participants
    Technology (ROV, ship, etc.)
    Future Plans

    Results:
    1998 NeMO Cruise
    1998 Axial Volcano Eruption

    MULTIMEDIA GALLERY:
    (video clips, sounds, earthquake swarm animations, image galleries)