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EOS Report: Sonar Images Hydrothermal Vents in Seafloor Observatory
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SUBJECT: COVIS (Cabled Observatory Vent Imaging Sonar) Project Annual Report
Report Period Year 1: 1 November 2008 to 31 October 2009
PROJECT TITLE: Collaborative Research (Applied Physics Laboratory-University of Washington and Rutgers University) Acoustic Instrumentation for Imaging and Quantifying Hydrothermal Flow in NEPTUNE Canada Regional Cabled Observatory at Main Endeavour Field, Juan de Fuca Ridge

REPORT INTRODUCTION:
Collaborative Research Objective: This is a collaborative project between the Applied Physics Lab-University of Washington (Russ Light, PI, APL-UW) supported by NSF grant 0824612 and Rutgers University (Peter Rona, Co-PI) supported by NSF grant 0825088:
1) Develop a sonar system to image flow from seafloor hydrothermal vents (COVIS= Cabled Observatory Vent Imaging Sonar): APL-UW, period 1 November 2008 to summer 2010. RESON sonar system purchased.
2) Test and connect the sonar to the NEPTUNE Canada seafloor cabled observatory: APL-UW, scheduled for summer 2010
3) Initiate imaging of hydrothermal flow at a vent cluster in the Main Endeavour Field on the Juan de Fuca Ridge through the NEPTUNE Canada Oceans-2 DMAS (Data Management and Archiving System) to the user community with near real time quick-look plume images: Rutgers and APL-UW with NEPTUNE Canada, scheduled for summer 2010 (contingent on system preparation). Software under development.

The annual report consists of two sections:
I Applied Physics Laboratory-University of Washington, Russ Light, PI
II. Rutgers University, Peter Rona, Co-PI

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