RV POSEIDON Fahrtbericht / Cruise Report POS509 - ElectroPal 2: Geophysical investigations of sediment hosted massive sulfide deposits on the Palinuro Volcanic Complex in the Tyrrhenian Sea, Malaga (Spain) – Catania (Italy) 15.02.-03.03.2017
Journal: Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR)
Year: 2017

At present, investigations of submarine massive sulfides (SMS) are mostly limited to active systems due to&#13;\nthe available methods and technologies, which rely on the detection of water column anomalies (tempera -&#13;\nture or chemical tracers) and the study of seafloor's morphology. They fail to detect sites where hydrothermal&#13;\nactivity has ceased and former landmarks such as black smokers have been eroded or are covered by&#13;\nsediments. During RV Poseidon cruises POS483 (“ElectroP