Raw current measurement data collected at the Lau basin during Thompson cruise TN235 (2009, investigator Charles Fisher)

This data set was collected with an acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) device as part of the projects called Processes and patterns in back arc basin hydrothermal vent communities, and Site evaluations and background studies of interactions among fluid chemistry, physiology, and community ecology for Ridge 2000 Lau Basin Integrated Studies. Funding was provided by NSF awards OCE02-41250, OCE02-40985, OCE07-32333 and OCE07-32439.