Cruise information:
PLUM05WT
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Start
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End
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Cruise dates
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1990-04-18
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1990-05-22
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Cruise ports
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Montevideo, Uruguay
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Recife, Brazil
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SIO cruise id
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PLUM05WT
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Cruise name
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PLUME LEG 5
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Chief scientist
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Fox, Paul Jeff
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Cruise narrative
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This 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 su rface geometry and morphology of the ridge-transform system.
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Cruise ngdc number
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15040213
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Proposal title
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Mid-Atlantic Ridge Experiment
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