Oceanographic campaign M162 - GLORIA FLOW

Oceanographic campaign M162 - GLORIA FLOW

Exploring subsurface fluid flow and active dewatering along the oceanic plate boundary between Africa and Eurasia in the Central North Atlantic - (Gloria Fault)

The oceanographic campaign M162 - GLORIA FLOW  between March 5th and April 5th, on board the German oceanographic vessel Meteor, led by Dr. Christian Hensen of GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung. The study area is located in the Atlantic Ocean, along a segment of the Azores-Gibraltar plate fountain known as Falha de Glória. The project is funded by the German agency German Science Foundation (DFG) and its main objective is to understand the geological processes that mediate the circulation of underground fluids in the deep ocean. Of particular importance is the understanding of the relationships between fluid circulation and seismicity, as well as understanding the geosphere-biosphere-hydrosphere interactions.