Fri, 04/03/2015
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A 30-year history of the NOAA Vents program was published in Oceanography. In 1983, a small team of NOAA PMEL scientists, later joined by colleagues at Oregon State University (CIMRS) and the University of Washington (JISAO), exploited new seafloor and water column mapping technologies to understand the impact of hydrothermal systems on ocean chemistry and seafloor ecosystems.
In 2013, the program was restructured into two new programs continuing the Vents legacy while focusing directly on NOAA strategic goals in ocean processes and ecosystems.