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Scientists to Use HDTV for a High-Definition Look at Surreal Sea Floor

September 26, 2005

Ocean scientists are planning for the first time to use a high-definition (HD) television camera for live views of an area of the sea floor that has been twisted by earthquakes and volcanic eruptions and is dotted with eerie spires and chimneys venting water as hot as 700 degrees Fahrenheit.

On Sept. 28 and 29, the team will broadcast images from the Endeavour Segment of the Juan de Fuca Ridge on the sea floor 200 miles off the coast of Washington state and British Columbia. The transmissions are the first from the sea floor anywhere in the world to be broadcast live in HD video, which gives seven to 10 times the clarity of standard definition.

http://www.physorg.com/news6780.html
Daily updates about the expedition are posted at:
http://www.visions05.washington.edu

Nice find. Very intersting.

Live, high-definition broadcasts from the seafloor, narrated by scientists on the ship, will take place from 2 to 3 pm Pacific Time on September 28 and 29. In addition, live underwater video will air from 10 am to 2 pm and from 3 pm to 6 pm Pacific Time. Broadcasts will be available in a variety of transmission formats including cable TV and webcast via the ResearchChannel.

http://www.researchchannel.org/visions05/howtowatch.asp

Many thanks University of Washington!

Enjoy.