Exploration of the Southern California Borderland

Authors

Marie-Helene Cormier, University of Rhode IslandFollow
Katherine L. C. Bell, University of Rhode Island
Stephanie M. Sharuga
Chris Castillo
James Conrad
Diva Amon
Mark Legg
Michael L. Brennan
Kelsey Barnhill
Lawrence L. Lovell
Ashley Marrazino, University of Rhode Island
Simon L. Klemperer
Renato Kane

Document Type

Article

Date of Original Version

2017

Department

Oceanography

Abstract

E/V Nautilus cruise NA075 returned to the Southern California Continental Borderland, an area that remains largely unexplored. Part of the broader North America-Pacific plate boundary, this region extends ~300 km west of the San Andreas Fault and displays an unusually rugged physiography. During the cruise, the multibeam sonar mapped ~5,200 km² of seafloor, and ROVs Hercules and Argus were deployed for 16 dives to explore geological and biological targets (Figure 1) and collect samples.

Citation/Publisher Attribution

Cormier, M.H., K.L.C. Bell, S.M. Sharuga, C. Castillo, J. Conrad, D. Amon, M. Legg, M.L. Brennan, K. Barnhill, L.L. Lowell, A. Marranzino, S.L. Klemperer, and R. Kane, Exploration of the Southern California Borderland, Oceanography, 39 (Suppl.), 40-41, 2017. doi: 10.5670/oceanog.2017.supplement.01.

Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2017.supplement.01