Heat Flow Probe
Completed
Planned route: 3 segments · ~20 hours steaming · 1 station
Operating area: Cascadia Basin near 47degN, 128degW, around IODP drilling sites and three basement outcrops, where there are good bathymetric (swath) data.
Route: Newport (Oregon) - United States → Newport (Oregon) - United States
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Project aboard
We propose to take the new heat flow measurement system to sea for testing under typical field conditions, including: oceanic water depths (2.5-3.0 km), a mixture of seafloor sediment types (hemipelagic clay, sandy turbidites), using the standard trawl system with UNOLS 3/19 wire, managing the system on deck before and after deployment, running the system for shorter and longer surveys (to assess available battery power and turn around operations), and real-time data telemetry
People aboard
- Robert Harris · Chief scientist
- Robert Harris · Principal investigator
Party size: 20
Estimated vacant berths: 6
Equipment
Aboard the vessel
- Dynamic Positioning (DP)
- Multibeam - Deep Water (EM122, EM124)
- Multibeam - Mid-Water (EM302/304)
Schedule data from UNOLS Marine Facilities Planning · operator cruise code SR2312 Harris · MFP reference 21/183 · synced Sep 24, 2026