Chemistry
Hydrogen Sulfide
154 umol/L
Live · 7 min ago
Marine Bio
Mid-Atlantic Ridge Deep-Ocean Theater
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Open Ocean Ecosystem
Flagship deep-ocean station monitoring hydrothermal vent plumes, chemosynthetic communities, and tectonic variability.
Experience deep-ocean exploration with live hydrothermal vent insights and biodiversity discoveries.
Live Status
Deep Vent Survey · 7 min ago
Vent Flux Stability 91
Live Conditions
Thermal
Vent Temperature
312 C
Live · 10 min ago
Optical
Plume Turbidity
0.64 ntu
Monitoring · 17 min ago
Featured Species
Riftia pachyptila
StableColony growth steady
Tube worm colony boundaries remained stable across two passes.
Bathymodiolus azoricus
Monitoring+3% vent-cluster density
Mussel beds expanded slightly near eastern chimney branch.
Ecological Alerts
Vent chimney B plume spread exceeded baseline envelope
mediumCross-current dispersion increased 14% versus 7-day average.
Open · 28 min ago
ROV communication latency event
lowTransient acoustic relay degradation resolved after channel reset.
Resolved · 1 hr ago
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Vent Field Operations Brief
Daily synthesis of plume behavior, chemistry, and biology around active chimneys.
53 min ago
Opendataset
Ridge Plume Chemistry Stream
Hydrothermal chemistry and turbidity telemetry for ridge modeling.
1 hr ago
Openexplainer
Life Without Sunlight
Educational explainer on chemosynthetic ecosystems at deep-sea vents.
1 hr ago
OpenOperator and Sponsor
Deep Ocean Discovery x ARC
Operated by Atlantic Ridge Research Consortium · Sponsored by Deep Ocean Discovery Fund
Live habitat telemetry for research, outreach, and conservation learning.
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