Science Highlights
Axial Eruption Site Identified – Bathymetric Survey Data Available Online
On April 24th, 2015, the Axial Volcano, situated on the Juan de Fuca plate 300 miles offshore, erupted one-mile deep in the ocean and we saw it.
Read MoreFollowing the Eruption and Evolution of a Submarine Volcano Live
An outstanding RCA science success has been the unprecedented insights into submarine volcanism (which accounts for >70% of the volcanism on Earth) through cabled instrumentation at Axial Seamount [1-5; 10-22].
Read MoreNew Research to Help Scientists Better Predict Underwater Volcanic Eruptions
A team of scientists studying last year’s eruption of Axial Seamount now says that the undersea volcano some 250 miles off the Oregon coast gave off clear signals hours before the eruption.
Read More