gov.noaa.ncei.oer:SubmarineRingofFire2007 eng; USA utf8 collectionSession collection-level metadata NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact 2026-03-23T20:02:49 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009 New Zealand American Submarine Ring of Fire 2007 2007 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/maps/oer-digital-atlas/mapsOE.htm OER Digital Atlas information pointOfContact NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research author NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information publisher The New Zealand American Ring of Fire 2007 expedition has been an outstanding success for all partners. The automous benthic explorer (ABE) team leader, Dana Yoerger, showed us the final map of the caldera (depressions) of Brothers Volcano. Flying into the volcano, you pass over the two cones: the large smooth-sided cone with its small crater that is the site of most of the recent volcanic activity, and the smaller cone that is partially eroded but still has intense hydrothermal activity at its summit. As you approach the wall of the caldera, the rugged topography (surface features) created by the degradation of the rocks from older eruptions is apparent. The comprehensive, co-located topographic, magnetic, and water-column mapping of Brothers Volcano is a new tool for exploring this "type" submarine volcano, and we are seeing it in greater detail than ever before. The New Zealand American Submarine Ring of Fire 2007 (NZASRoF'07) expedition will take us to Brothers submarine volcano, a site of vigorous geothermal activity north of New Zealand along the Kermadec Arc. We will explore Brothers Volcano in great detail using the state-of-the-art autonomous benthic explorer (ABE). This expedition will mark the most comprehensive exploration of this type of submarine volcano to date. We will also be exploring some newly mapped deep rifts southwest of Brothers. The research vessel (R/V) Sonne will carry a team of 26 scientists and engineers from New Zealand, Germany, and the U.S. to conduct these explorations. In addition, a new remotely operated vehicle (ROV) will be used for sea-floor explorations during the latter part of the expedition, if successfully tested by our German partners. Dr. Robert Embley NOAA/Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory 541-867-0275 541-867-3907 NOAA/PMEL 2115 SE O.S.U. Drive Newport OR 97365 USA robert.w.embley@noaa.gov principalInvestigator https://data.noaa.gov/docucomp/image/5abab464-7994-49fc-8a2f-ec337a11bfd4 NOAA logo PNG EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 2025 revision 22 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Ocean Exploration ring of fire hydrothermal water column chemistry vent sites auv thermal plumes abe seismic activity seafloor morphology theme expedition exploration explorer marine education noaa ocean discovery ocean education ocean exploration ocean exploration and research ocean literacy ocean research science scientific mission sea stewardship systematic exploration technology transformational research undersea underwater theme South Pacific Ocean New Zealand Kermadec Volcanic Arc Brothers Volcano Ngatoro Rift Basin place otherRestrictions otherRestrictions Data use shall be credited to NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research. No data access constraints, unless data are protected under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. eng; USA oceans 170 -175 -40 -15 2007-07-26 2007-08-15 https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/07fire/welcome.html asNeeded