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Cruise IDPLUM04WT
VesselR/V THOMAS WASHINGTON
TitlePLUME Expedition (PLUM)
AbstractThis research is designed to test several hypotheses concerning the dynamic processes responsible for creating the spatial and temporal variations in ridge geometry on the slow-intermediate spreading rate ridge system in the South Atlantic from 31-36S. The basic thrust of the experiments is to explore the nature of mantle convection in the vicinity of a spreading center and its role in modifying surface geometry and morphology of the ridge-transform system.
Proposal TitleMid-Atlantic Ridge Experiment
Starting PortRecife, Brazil
Ending PortMontevideo, Uruguay
Starting Date1990-03-08
Ending Date1990-04-11
Latitude Maximum-8.04567
Latitude Minimum-35.5587
Longitude Maximum346.916
Longitude Minimum303.775
Principal InvestigatorOrcutt, John A.
Scientist NamesORCUTT,J. - CO-CHIEF SCI. - SCRIPPS INSTITUTION :FORSYTH,D. - CO-CHIEF SCI. - BROWN UNIVERSITY :BLACKMAN,D. - GRAD. STUDENT - BROWN UNIVERSITY :NEUMANN,G. - GRAD. STUDENT - BROWN UNIVERSITY :CRANE,R. - SCIENTIST - BROWN UNIVERSITY :HEDLIN,M. - GRAD. STUDENT - SCRIPPS INSTITUTION :KENT,G. - GRAD. STUDENT - SCRIPPS INSTITUTION :TOLSTOY,M. - GRAD. STUDENT - SCRIPPS INSTITUTION :SCHEIRER,D. - GRAD. STUDENT - U. OF CAL. SANTA CRUZ :WILLOUGHBY,D. - SCIENTIST - SCRIPPS INSTITUTION :HOLLINSHEAD,C. - SCIENTIST - SCRIPPS INSTITUTION :JOHNSON,R. - SCIENTIST - SCRIPPS INSTITUTION :SMITH,S. - SEABEAM OPER. - SCRIPPS INSTITUTION :CHARTERS,J. - SEABEAM ENGR. - SCRIPPS INSTITUTION :BOUCHARD,G. - COMPUTER TECH - SCRIPPS INSTITUTION :WILSON,R. - EXPLOSIVES TECH - SCRIPPS INSTITUTION :MOGK,S. - RESIDENT TECH - SCRIPPS INSTITUTION

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Cruise IDPLUM04WT
Report Linkhttps://library.ucsd.edu/dc/object/bb9117157p