Publications

Explore the list of manuscripts, books and book chapters, theses, and dissertations from the data and samples collected aboard Nautilus.

Authors

Expedition leg

2014

Carey, S., Ballard, R., Croff Bell, K., Bell, R., Connally, P., Dondin, F., Fuller, S., Gobin, J., Miloslavich, P., Roman, C., Seibel, B., Siu, N., Smart, C. (2014). Cold Seeps Associated with a Submarine Debris Avalanche Deposit at Kick’em Jenny Volcano, Grenada (Lesser Antilles). Deep Sea Research I 93: 156-160.

Cornwell, K. (2014). Theoretical and Practical Advances in Underwater
Regional Archaeological Survey. MS Thesis: University College London

Cristobo, J., Rios, P., Pomponi, S., Xavier, J. (2014). A new carnivorous sponge, Chondrocladia robertballardi sp. nov. (Porifera: Cladorhizidae) from two northeast seamounts. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 95(7): 1345-1352.

Kelly, J., Carey, S., Pistolesi, M., Rosi, M., Croff Bell, K., Roman, C., Marani, M. (2014). Exploration of the 1891 Foerstner submarine vent site (Pantelleria, Italy): insights into the formation of basaltic balloons. Bulletin of Volcanology 76: 844-862.

Nomikou, P., Croff Bell,K., Papanikolaou, D., Bejelou, K., Cantner, K., Sakellariou, D., Perros, I. (2014). Tsunami Hazard Risk of a future volcanic eruption of Kolumbo submarine volcano, NE of Santorini Caldera, Greece. Natural Hazards 72(3): 1375–1390.

Nomikou, P., Papanikolaou, D., Tibaldi, A., Carey, S., Livanos, I., Croff Bell K., Pasquarè, F., Rousakis, G. (2014). The detection of Volcanic Debris Avalanches (VDAs) along the Hellenic Volcanic Arc, using marine geophysical techniques. Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences 37: 339-350.

Rubin-Blum, M., Antler, G., Turchyn, A., Tsadok, R., Goodman-Tchemov, B., Shemesh, E., Austin Jr., J., Coleman, D., Makovsky, Y., Sivan, O., Tchernov, D. (2014). Hydrocarbon-related microbial processes in the deep sediments of the Eastern Mediterranean Levantine basin. FEMS Microbial Ecology 87(3): 780–796.

Rubin-Blum, M., Antler, G., Turchyn, A., Tsadok, R., Shemesh, E., Austin Jr., J., Coleman, D., Goodman-Tchemov, B., Ben-Avraham, Z., Tchernov, D. (2014). First evidence for the presence of iron oxidizing Zetaproteobacteria at the Levantine continental margins. PLoS ONE 9(3): e91456.

Rubin-Blum, M., Shemesh, E., Goodman-Tchernov, B., Coleman, D., Ben-Avraham, Z., Tchernov, D. (2014). Cold seep biogenic carbonate crust in the Levantine basin is inhabited by burrowing Phascolosoma aff.turnerae, a sipunculan worm hosting a distinctive microbiota. Deep-sea Research I 90(1): 17-26.

Rubin-Blum, M., Tsadok, R., Shemesh, E., Goodman-Tchernov, B., Austin, J., Coleman, D., Ben-Avraham, Z., Gruber, D., Tchernov, D. (2014). Distribution of the Lamellibrachia spp. (Sibogilnidae, Annelida) and their trophosome endosymbiont phylotypes in the Mediterranean Sea. Marine Biology 161(6): 1229-1239.

Taviani, M. (2014). Marine Chemosynthesis in the Mediterranean Sea. In: Goffredo, S., Dubinsky, Z. (eds) The Mediterranean Sea: Its history and present challenges : 69-83.

Vieira, R., Cunha, M. (2014). In situ observation of chimaerid species in the Gorringe Bank: new distribution records for the north-east Atlantic Ocean. Journal of Fish Biology 85(3): 927-932.

2013

Bell, K., Carey, S., Nomikou, P., Sigurdsson, H., Sakellariou, D. (2013). Submarine evidence of a debris avalanche deposit on the eastern slope of Santorini Volcano, Greece. Tectonophysics SI: The Aegean: a natural laboratory for tectonics 597-598: 147-160.

Bell, K.L.C., and M.L. Brennan, eds (2013). New Frontiers in Ocean Exploration: The E/V Nautilus 2012 Field Season and Summary of Mediterranean Exploration. Oceanography 26: 64. https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2013.supplement.01

Brennan, M. (2013). High-resolution imaging of the M/S Dodekanisos shipwreck site off Deveboynu Burnu, Turkey. International Journal of Nautical Archaeology 42(1): 204-208.

Brennan, M., Davis, D., Roman, C., Buynevich, I., Catsambis, A, Kofahl, M., Merrigan, M., Vaughn, I., Duman, M., Urkmez., D. (2013). Ocean dynamics and anthropogenic impacts along the southern Black Sea shelf examined by the preservation of premodern shipwrecks. Continental Shelf Research 53: 89-101.

Carey, S. Nomikou, P., Croff Bell, K., Lilley, M., Lupton, J., Roman, C., Stathopoulou, E., Bejelou, K., Ballard, R. (2013). CO2 Degassing from Hydrothermal Vents at Kolumbo Submarine Volcano, Greece and the Accumulation of Acidic Crater Water. Geology 41(9): 1035-1038.

Hilario, A., Cunha, M. (2013). Notes on a mating event of the deep-sea crab Chaecon affinis in the Gorringe Bank (NE Atlantic). Deep-sea Research II 92: 58-62.

Inglis, G. (2013). Hybrid optical acoustic seafloor mapping. Dissertation: University of Rhode Island

Kelly, J. (2013). 1891 AD submarine eruptive processes and geochemical studies of floating scoria at Foerstner volcano, Pantelleria. MS Thesis: University of Rhode Island

Kilias, S., Kilias, S., Nomikou, P., Papanikolaou, D., Polymenakou, P., Godelitsas, A., Argyraki, A., Carey, S., Gamaletsos, P., Mertzimekis, T., Stathopoulou, E., Goettlicher, J., Steininger, R., Betzelou, K., Livanos, I., Christakis, C., Croff Bell., K., Scoullos, M. (2013). New insights into hydrothermal vent processes in the unique shallow-submarine arc-volcano, Kolumbo (Santorini), Greece. Nature Scientific Reports 3(1): 2421.

Nomikou, P., Carey, S., Croff Bell, K., Papanikolaou, D., Bejelou, K., Alexandri, M., Cantner, K., Martin, J. (2013). Morphological analysis and related volcanic features of the Kolumbo submarine volcanic chain (NE of Santorini Island, Aegean Volcanic Arc). Zeitschrift fόr Geomorphologie 57: 29 - 47.

Nomikou, P., Croff Bell, K., Papanikolaou, D., Livanos, I., Martin, J. (2013). Exploring the Avyssos-Yali-Strogyli submarine volcanic complex at the the Avyssos-Yali-Strogyli submarine volcanic complex at the eastern edge of the Aegean Volcanic Arc edge of the Aegean Volcanic Arc. Zeitschrift fόr Geomorphologie 57: 125-137.

Nomikou, P., Papanikolaou, D., Alexandri, M., Sakellariou, D., Rousakis, G. (2013). Submarine Volcanoes along the Aegean Volcanic Arc. Tectonophysics SI: The Aegean: a natural laboratory for tectonics 597-598: 123-146.

Rodrigues, C., Cunha, M., Genio, L., Duperron, S. (2013). A complex picture of associations between two host mussels and symbiotic bacteria in the Northeast Atlantic. Naturwissenschaften 100: 21-31.

Smart, C. (2013). Detection of Diffuse Seafloor Venting Using Structured Light Imaging. MS Thesis: University of Rhode Island

Smart, C., Roman, C., Carey, S. (2013). Detection of diffuse seafloor venting using structured light imaging. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems 14(11): 4743-4757.

Talas, E. (2013). Sedimentological and geochemical properties of mud volcanoes on the Anaximander Seamounts. MS Thesis: Dokuz Eylul University

Ürkmez, D., Brennan, M. (2013). A new species of Halaphanolaimus (Nematoda: Leptolaimidae) from the southern Black Sea (Turkey) with a modified key for species identification. Zootaxa 3691(2): 220-228.

2012

Bell, K.L.C., K. Elliott, C. Martinez, and S.A. Fuller, eds (2012). New Frontiers in Ocean Exploration: The E/V Nautilus and NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer 2011 Field Season. Oceanography 25: 68. https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2011.supplement.01

Brennan, M. (2012). Cultural sites as platforms for environmental characterization of marine landscapes. Dissertation: University of Rhode Island

Brennan, M., Ballard, R., Roman, C., Croff Bell, K., Buxton, B., Coleman, D., Inglis, G., Koyagasioglu, O., Turanli, T. (2012). Evaluation of the modern submarine landscape off southwestern Turkey through the documentation of ancient shipwreck sites. Continental Shelf Research 43: 55-70.

Nomikou, P., Carey, S., Papanikolaou, D., Croff Bell, K., Sakellariou, D., Alexandri, M., Bejelou, K. (2012). Submarine volcanoes of the Kolumbo volcanic zone NE of Santorini Caldera, Greece. Global and Planetary Change 90-91: 135-151.

Vaughn, I. (2012). Microbathymetry using self-contained navigation and simultaneous localization and mapping. MS Thesis: University of Rhode Island

2011

Bell, K.L.C., and S.A. Fuller, eds (2011). New Frontiers in Ocean Exploration: The E/V Nautilus 2010 Field Season. Oceanography 24: 44. https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.24.1.supplement

Brennan, Michael & Turanli, Tufan & Buxton, Bridget & Bell, Katherine & Roman, Chris & Kofahl, Meko & Koyagasioglu, Orkan & Whitesell, Dan & Chamberlain, Thomas & Sullivan, Richard & Ballard, Robert. (2011). Landscape imaging of the southeast Aegean Sea. Oceanography 24(1): 18-19. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/274072815_Landscap…

Cantner, K. (2011). Volcanologic and petrologic analysis of the 1650 AD submarine eruption of Kolumbo volcano, Greece. MS Thesis: University of Rhode Island

Croff Bell, K. (2011). On the origin of submarine sediment features in the southern Aegean Sea. Dissertation: University of Rhode Island

2010

Inglis, G. (2010). Terrain constrained Stereo correspondence. MS Thesis: University of Rhode Island

2009

Brennan, M. (2009). Ancient shipwreck survey and the modern submarine landscape off Yalikavak, Turkey. Marine Technology Society Journal 43(1): 47-49.

Telepresence-enabled Exploration Workshops

The Ocean Exploration Trust, in partnership with the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, has hosted periodic workshops with members of the scientific community to identify and prioritize potential targets for telepresence-enabled exploration in Nautilus field program regions.