Axial valley currents and water properties as a proxy measurement of the variability of hydrothermal venting heat flux – preparing for a perturbation.

Steven F Mihaly1, Mr. Edward Mason, MSc.2, Alex Slonimer2 and Richard Thomson3, (1)University of Victoria, Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada, (2)Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada, (3)Inst Ocean Sciences, Sidney, BC, Canada