| Cruise ID | TUNE06WT |
| Vessel | R/V THOMAS WASHINGTON |
| Title | TUNES Expedition (TUNE) |
| Abstract | Seamounts and guyots in the western Pacific hold the key to many important problems in geology; goals are to 1) improve understanding of the Pacific plate motion through the geochronological and magnetic study of these seamounts that have probable ages between 90-150ma. 2) study the origin of the South Pacific Isotope and Thermal anomaly. 3) Study the origin of Western Pacific Guyots. |
| Proposal Title | SeaBeam and dredging on 19 different seamounts and guyots |
| Starting Port | Kwajalein, Marshall Islands |
| Ending Port | Apra, Mariana Islands, Guam |
| Starting Date | 1991-10-31 |
| Ending Date | 1991-12-02 |
| Latitude Maximum | 24.4177 |
| Latitude Minimum | 8.73231 |
| Longitude Maximum | 167.735 |
| Longitude Minimum | 144.568 |
| Principal Investigator | Staudigel, Hubert |
| Scientist Names | Staudigel,Dr. H. - Chief Scientist - Scripps Institution :Pringle,M. - Geologist - U. S. Geological Surv :Smith,Dr. W. - Geophysicist - Scripps Institution :Comer,R. - Resident Tech. - Scripps Institution :Charters,J. - Computer Tech. - Scripps Institution :Albright,U. - Seabeam Proc. - Scripps Institution :Janney,P. - Grad. Stud. - Scripps Institution :Marchant,K. - Grad. Stud. - Scripps Institution :Van Waasbergen,R. - Grad. Stud. - Scripps Institution :Laurs,B. - Volunteer - SIO non-employee |
