Scientists at the Royal Research Ship James Cook had discovered a few air holes underwater volcanoes in the South Seas.
These results are the findings of the four created by the research team within the last three years. These findings also indicate that the air holes in the deep sea may be more common there than originally expected. Similarly, as quoted from Eureka Alert, Monday (21/02/2011).
By using an underwater camera system, the researchers looked at reefs resemble three-meter-tall pipe that will remove the hot water in the bud. Then the air holes under the water with a depth of 520 meters is also found in the waters of the South Sandwich Islands, a collection of isolated islands, a distance of approximately 500 km from south-east of South Georgia.
'When we first menemuka air holes, the sense of excitement is extraordinary, "said Leigh Marsh, a student from the University of Southampton, who became an observer for the study.
Underwater air holes in the seabed, where water with rich mineral content and microbial colonies. Within three decades, the scientists first discovered the underwater air holes in the waters of the Pacific. Until now has approximately 250 air holes under the water that is found throughout the world.
'Now we are more often found under the sea air holes from the previous one,' said Professor Paul Tyler, the leader of the expedition from the School of Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton
By studying the air holes under water, the team hopes to understand more about the distribution and evolution of life on the ocean deep.
The researchers now are studying 'Adventura Caldera', a crater-like hole in the seabed at a depth of approximately 750 meters. This site found by experts from the British Antarctic Survey geophysicist last year.
Research conducted by scientists is part of a project funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), which involves researchers from the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, the British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge, Univertas in Southampton, Newcastle, Oxford, Bristol, Leeds and Woods Hole Oceanographic Instution in the U.S..
