We invite you to submit an abstract to the following session at the 2009 Fall AGU meeting in San Francisco, Dec 14-18 (abstract submission opens July 30, and the abstract deadline is September 3):
AGU Session V35: Submarine Volcanic Eruptions: Studies of Geological, Chemical, and Biological Processes
In the last several years, submarine volcanic eruptions have been remotely detected or directly observed in a number of diverse tectonic settings – from volcanic arcs to mid-ocean ridges, from near surface to the deep ocean, from violently explosive to mildly effusive. This range of activity has attracted multidisciplinary study, including the geochemistry and petrology of erupted lavas, the chemistry and evolution of associated hydrothermal emissions on the seafloor and in the water column, the formation mechanisms and dispersal of tephra underwater, the seismic and acoustic characterization of eruptive activity, and the speed and mode of micro- and macro-biological colonization of eruption sites. We invite contributions across the broad spectrum of disciplines that relate to understanding submarine volcanic eruptions, past and present, with an emphasis on how recent direct observations of eruptive activity (for example at Tonga, Kavachi, NW Rota-1, W. Mata, NE Lau Spreading Center, East Pacific Rise, Gakkel Ridge, and Monowai) shed new light on active geological, chemical, and biological processes.
William Chadwick, Oregon State University, bill.chadwick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Joseph Resing, University of Washington, resing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Julie Huber, Marine Biological Laboratory, jhuber@xxxxxxx
Timothy Shank, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, tshank@xxxxxxxx
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