Cruise plan
Cruise Info. | |
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Ship name (ship code) | RV Melville (318M) |
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Cruise identifier | MV1102 |
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Cruise period | 2011-02-20 — 2011-03-14 |
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Status | Completed |
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Port of departure | Cape Town, South Africa |
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Port of return | Valparaiso, Chile |
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Purpose | Research |
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Objectives | Routine oollection of geological, oceanographic and meteorological data by research vessel Melville on transit cruise. Underway data, pelagic and plankton studies, marine mammal survey and an optical survey. |
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Chief scientist | Bruce Appelgate (Scripps Institution of Oceanography) |
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NPRC | (0.42 MB) |
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Ocean/sea areas | |
General | South Atlantic Ocean |