Type(s)	Project
Owner	Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL)
Organisation	PMEL
Abstract	The VENTS Program, established in 1984, focuses research on determining the oceanic impacts and consequences of submarine hydrothermal venting. The program directs most of its efforts toward achieving an understanding of the chemical and thermal effects of venting along northeast Pacific Ocean seafloor spreading centers. The understanding obtained from this relatively isolated system will eventually be extended to a prediction of the impact of seafloor hydrothermal systems on the global ocean. The attainment of the overall program goal requires and emphasizes a long-term interdisciplinary approach.
Location	United States of America
Discipline(s)	Oceans & coasts

Name & Address	PMEL Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) NOAA/PMEL 7600 Sand Point Way N.E., Bldg 3 Seattle, WA 98115 USA United States
Phone	+1 (206) 526-6239
Fax	+1 (206) 526-6815
E-mail (#at# is @)	lmccarty#at#pmel.noaa.gov
URL	http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/

Spatial Coverage & Location(s)	67.735°   33.805°   33.805°   67.735°
Event date description	01 Jan 1999 -
Language(s) of Resource	English