@article{fdi:010046075, title = {{A} seafloor experiment to monitor vertical deformation at the {L}ucky {S}trike volcano, {M}id-{A}tlantic {R}idge}, author = {{B}allu, {V}al{\'e}rie and {A}mmann, {J}. and {P}ot, {O}. and de {V}iron, {O}. and {S}asagawa, {G}. {S}. and {R}everdin, {G}. and {B}ouin, {M}. {N}. and {C}annat, {M}. and {D}eplus, {C}. and {D}eroussi, {S}. and {M}aia, {M}. and {D}iament, {M}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{D}ecades of cruise-based exploration have provided excellent snapshots of the structure of mid-ocean ridges and have revealed that accretion is a mixture of steady-state and quantum events. {O}bservatory-type studies are now needed to quantify the temporal evolution of these systems. {A} multi-disciplinary seafloor observatory site is currently being set up at the {L}ucky {S}trike volcano, in the axial valley of the slow spreading {M}id-{A}tlantic ridge as a part of the {M}o{MAR} (monitoring of the {M}id-{A}tlantic {R}idge) initiative. {T}he aim of this observatory is to better understand the dynamics of the volcano and the hydrothermal vents hosted at its summit as well as their plumbing systems. {I}n {A}ugust 2006, the {GRAVILUCK} cruise initiated an experiment to monitor the deformation of {L}ucky {S}trike volcano. {A} geodetic network was installed, and seafloor pressure, gravity and magnetic data were collected. {I}n this paper, we present the method used to monitor volcanic deformation, which involves measuring relative depth difference between points within a seafloor geodesy network. {W}e show that, taking into account oceanographic variability and measurement noise, the network should be able to detect vertical deformations of the order of 1 cm.}, keywords = {{S}eafloor ; {G}eodesy ; {D}eformation ; {M}o{MAR} ; {V}olcano ; {P}ressure}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {G}eodesy}, volume = {83}, numero = {2}, pages = {147--159}, ISSN = {0949-7714}, year = {2009}, DOI = {10.1007/s00190-008-0248-3}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010046075}, }