Cross-section of Brothers Volcano, from northwest to southeast.

A cross-section of Brothers Volcano, from northwest to southeast. The concentration of hydrothermal particles (“ΔNTU”) is given by the color scale. The thin black line traces the conductivity-temperature-depth CTD path. The plume distribution indicates that large vent fields are located on the NW caldera wall and on the volcano summit. Image courtesy of New Zealand American Submarine Ring of Fire 2007 Exploration, NOAA Vents Program, the Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences and NOAA-OE.

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