Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Cruise Planning Synopsis
KN203-02 | |
Ship | |
| R/V Knorr | |
Cruise Party | |
| Robert Pickart: Principal Investigator, Chief Scientist Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Clark 359B, MS#21 Woods Hole, Ma. USA 02543 +1 508 289 2858 rpickart@whoi.edu Michael Spall: Principal Investigator Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Clark 311A, MS#21 Woods Hole, Ma. USA 02543 +1 508 289 3342 mspall@whoi.edu | |
| - added Robert Pickart as Chief Scientist on Jun 15, 2011 2:01 PM by Eric Benway | |
| - added Robert Pickart as Principal Investigator on Jun 15, 2011 2:01 PM by Eric Benway | |
| - added Michael Spall as Principal Investigator on Jun 15, 2011 2:01 PM by Eric Benway |
Departure: Aug 22, 2011 | |
| Reykjavik, Iceland | |
Arrival: Sep 22, 2011 | |
| Isafjorour, Iceland | |
Operations Area | |
| Northern Iceland extending east toward Faroe Islands up north to Jan Mayan Island | |
| - Northern Iceland extending east toward Faroe Islands up north to Jan Mayan Island on Jun 15, 2011 2:02 PM by Eric Benway | |
| Lat/Lon: 72° 0.0′ N / 2° 0.0′ W | |
| - set lat to 72° 0.0′ N, set lon to 2° 0.0′ W on Jun 15, 2011 2:02 PM by Eric Benway | |
| Depth Range: 200 / 2000 | |
| - set min to 200, set max to 2000 on Jun 15, 2011 2:02 PM by Eric Benway | |
| Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country? | Iceland and Greenland |
| - Iceland and Greenland on Jun 15, 2011 2:02 PM by Eric Benway | |
| Are visas or special travel documents required? | yes |
| - set to yes on Jun 15, 2011 2:02 PM by Eric Benway | |
Science Objectives | |
| This project investigates the sources of water feeding the Denmark Strait Overflow Water. It is a collaborative field program between the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), the Marine Research Institute of Reykjavik (MRI), the University of Bergen (UIB), and the Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ). Our approach is to deploy a year-long set of moorings from August 2011 to August 2012, and carry out a shipboard hydrographic/velocity survey of the region during the mooring deployment and recovery cruises. Moorings will be maintained upstream of the Denmark Strait sill in the major components of the circulation, as well as in the overflow water at the sill itself (see the attached figure showing the mooring locations). The main scientific objective of the program is to quantify the different water mass components, transports, and pathways feeding the overflow water, and to understand the dynamics of the warm-to-cold conversion of water that forms the overflow. | |
| - This project investigates the sources of water feeding the Denmark Strait Overflow Water. It is a collaborative field program between the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), the Marine Research Institute of Reykjavik (MRI), the University of Bergen (UIB), and the Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ). Our approach is to deploy a year-long set of moorings from August 2011 to August 2012, and carry out a shipboard hydrographic/velocity survey of the region during the mooring deployment and recovery cruises. Moorings will be maintained upstream of the Denmark Strait sill in the major components of the circulation, as well as in the overflow water at the sill itself (see the attached figure showing the mooring locations). The main scientific objective of the program is to quantify the different water mass components, transports, and pathways feeding the overflow water, and to understand the dynamics of the warm-to-cold conversion of water that forms the overflow. on Jun 15, 2011 2:02 PM by Eric Benway | |
Science Activities | |
| The primary activities on the 2011 cruise are as follows: (i) Mooring Work (see the attached figure showing the mooring locations). We will deploy 12 new moorings across the northern part of Denmark Strait along the Kogur Line (Note: a PIES instrument will also be deployed along the line for IFM-Hamburg). Additionally, we will turn-around 4 existing moorings, 1 near the Denmark Strait sill and 3 to the northeast at the Hornbanki Line. (ii) CTD Survey (see the attached figure showing tentative CTD lines). We will carry-out a CTD survey, on the order of 300 full-depth casts. Water sampling will be minimal (salt samples only). (iii) Velocity survey. We will use the vessel-mounted ADCPs extensively to survey the water currents. | |
| - The primary activities on the 2011 cruise are as follows: (i) Mooring Work (see the attached figure showing the mooring locations). We will deploy 12 new moorings across the northern part of Denmark Strait along the Kogur Line (Note: a PIES instrument will also be deployed along the line for IFM-Hamburg). Additionally, we will turn-around 4 existing moorings, 1 near the Denmark Strait sill and 3 to the northeast at the Hornbanki Line. (ii) CTD Survey (see the attached figure showing tentative CTD lines). We will carry-out a CTD survey, on the order of 300 full-depth casts. Water sampling will be minimal (salt samples only). (iii) Velocity survey. We will use the vessel-mounted ADCPs extensively to survey the water currents. on Jun 15, 2011 2:02 PM by Eric Benway | |
Additional Info | |
| Pre-cruise Planning Meeting: Visit WHOI | |
| - Visit WHOI on Jun 15, 2011 2:02 PM by Eric Benway | |
| - on Jun 15, 2011 2:02 PM by Eric Benway | |
| Media personnel on board: Video, Writer, Teacher(s) | |
| - Video, Writer, Teacher(s) on Jun 15, 2011 2:02 PM by Eric Benway | |
| We have two types of outreach. (1) A team of 4-5 people will be performing outreach for the general public and for school children in roughly 10 schools. We will have onboard 1-2 teachers, a writer, a photographer, and a videographer. (2) We will have a camera man from National Geographic TV onboard, filming for an episode in an upcoming show about the oceans. | |
| - We have two types of outreach. (1) A team of 4-5 people will be performing outreach for the general public and for school children in roughly 10 schools. We will have onboard 1-2 teachers, a writer, a photographer, and a videographer. (2) We will have a camera man from National Geographic TV onboard, filming for an episode in an upcoming show about the oceans. on Jun 15, 2011 2:02 PM by Eric Benway | |
Stations: | |
| Station 1 Distance: null Days: null Latitude: 25° 14.0’ N Longitude: 68° 0.333’ W | |
| - removed | |
| - added Name: Lat: 25° 14.0’ N, Lon: 68° 0.333’ W, Distance: null, Days: null on Jun 15, 2011 2:01 PM by Eric Benway | |
| - added Name: Lat: 25° 14.0’ N, Lon: 68° 0.333’ W, Distance: , Days: on Jun 15, 2011 2:01 PM by Eric Benway | |
Supporting documentation: | |
| »Pickart_Lee_Transit_Load_Plan.JPG | |
| »pickart_knorr_plan_2011.pdf | |
| - added Pickart_Lee_Transit_Load_Plan.JPG on Jul 27, 2011 10:06 AM by Chad Smith | |
| - added pickart_knorr_plan_2011.pdf on Jun 15, 2011 2:02 PM by Eric Benway | |
| Notes: Note: After the mooring work is completed (approximately 10 days into the cruise) we will drop off 7 members of the science party (including the mooring technicians) at a coastal town in northern Iceland. This will likely be Siglufjordur (see the attached map of Iceland). This requires use of the small boat (this has already been discussed with the port office and the master). | |
| - Note: After the mooring work is completed (approximately 10 days into the cruise) we will drop off 7 members of the science party (including the mooring technicians) at a coastal town in northern Iceland. This will likely be Siglufjordur (see the attached map of Iceland). This requires use of the small boat (this has already been discussed with the port office and the master). on Jun 15, 2011 2:02 PM by Eric Benway | |
Funding |
| Funding Agency: NSF | |
| Grant or contract number: OCE-0959381 |
Scientific Instrumentation for R/V Knorr |
Shipboard Equipment | |||||||||||
| Bathymetry System 12 kHz, | |||||||||||
| ADCP 300 kHz, | |||||||||||
| Sippican XBT System (Mark 21), | |||||||||||
| Bathymetry System 3.5 kHz , | |||||||||||
| ADCP 75 kHz | |||||||||||
| -added ADCP 300 kHz on Jun 15, 2011 2:01 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
| -added ADCP 75 kHz on Jun 15, 2011 2:01 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
| -added Bathymetry System 12 kHz on Jun 15, 2011 2:01 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
| -added Bathymetry System 3.5 kHz on Jun 15, 2011 2:01 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
| -added Sippican XBT System (Mark 21) on Jun 15, 2011 2:01 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
Shipboard Communication | |||||||||||
| Is there a need to transfer data to shore on a regular basis?, | |||||||||||
| Is there an expectation to use Skype or any other real-time video conference program?, | |||||||||||
| Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet | |||||||||||
| -added Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet on Jun 15, 2011 2:01 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
| -added Is there a need to transfer data to shore on a regular basis? on Jun 15, 2011 2:01 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
| -added Is there an expectation to use Skype or any other real-time video conference program? on Jun 15, 2011 2:01 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
CTD/Water Sampling | |||||||||||
| Wet Labs ECO-AFL fluorometer, | |||||||||||
| Seapoint STM turbidity sensor, | |||||||||||
| SBE43 oxygen sensor, | |||||||||||
| 911+ Rosette 24-position, 10-liter bottle Rosette with dual T/C sensors | |||||||||||
| -added 911+ Rosette 24-position, 10-liter bottle Rosette with dual T/C sensors on Jun 15, 2011 2:01 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
| -added SBE43 oxygen sensor on Jun 15, 2011 2:01 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
| -added Seapoint STM turbidity sensor on Jun 15, 2011 2:01 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
| -added Wet Labs ECO-AFL fluorometer on Jun 15, 2011 2:01 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
Critical CTD Sensors | |||||||||||
Hydrographic Analysis Equipment | |||||||||||
| Salinometer , | |||||||||||
| Salt Bottles (2 cases of 125 ml provided) | |||||||||||
| -added Salinometer on Jun 15, 2011 2:01 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
| -added Salt Bottles (2 cases of 125 ml provided) on Jun 15, 2011 2:01 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
MET Sensors | |||||||||||
| Barometric Pressure, | |||||||||||
| Air temperature, | |||||||||||
| Precipitation, | |||||||||||
| Relative Humidity, | |||||||||||
| Wind speed and direction, | |||||||||||
| Short Wave Solar Radiation | |||||||||||
| -added Air temperature on Jun 15, 2011 2:01 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
| -added Barometric Pressure on Jun 15, 2011 2:01 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
| -added Precipitation on Jun 15, 2011 2:01 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
| -added Relative Humidity on Jun 15, 2011 2:01 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
| -added Short Wave Solar Radiation on Jun 15, 2011 2:01 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
| -added Wind speed and direction on Jun 15, 2011 2:01 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
| Storage Notes: | |||||||||||
Navigation | |||||||||||
| Will you be using Long Base Line (LBL) navigation? | no | ||||||||||
| - added no on Jun 15, 2011 2:01 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
| How many nets? | null | ||||||||||
| How many tansponders? | null | ||||||||||
| Will you be using Doppler/GPS navigation? | no | ||||||||||
| - added no on Jun 15, 2011 2:01 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
| Navigation Notes: Standard navigation | |||||||||||
| - added Standard navigation on Jun 15, 2011 2:01 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
Winches | |||||||||||
| Trawl Winch with .680 Coax, | |||||||||||
| Mooring / TSE winch, | |||||||||||
| CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire | |||||||||||
| -added Mooring / TSE winch on Jun 15, 2011 2:03 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
| -added CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire on Jun 15, 2011 2:01 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
| -added Trawl Winch with .680 Coax on Jun 15, 2011 2:01 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
| Winch Notes:
Will use the trawl winch if any mooring dragging operations are required. TSE Mooring winch arranged by Rick Trask. | |||||||||||
| - changed from TSE Mooring winch arranged by Rick Trask. on Jun 15, 2011 2:03 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
| - added Will use the trawl winch if any mooring dragging operations are required. on Jun 15, 2011 2:01 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
Wire use and application | |||||||||||
| CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire, | |||||||||||
| Trawl Winch with 9/16th trawl wire | |||||||||||
| -added CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire on Jun 15, 2011 2:01 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
| -added Trawl Winch with 9/16th trawl wire on Jun 15, 2011 2:01 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
| Wire Notes: | |||||||||||
Standard Oceanographic Cables | |||||||||||
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Specialized Deck Equipment | |||||||||||
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| Cruise Specific Science Winch Revisions - Cruise Specific Science Winch Required? : changed from - Cruise Specific Science Winch Required? : added no on Jun 15, 2011 2:01 PM by Eric Benway - Type : added TSE mooring winch on Jun 15, 2011 2:01 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
Over the Side Equipment | |||||||||||
| Will you be bringing any equipment (winches, blocks, etc.) that lowers instruments over the side? | no | ||||||||||
Special Requirements | |||||||||||
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Additional Cruise Items/Activities | |||||||||||
| Explosive Devices: | no | ||||||||||
| Portable Air Compressors: | no | ||||||||||
| Flammable Gases: | no | ||||||||||
| Small Boat Operations: | yes | ||||||||||
| SCUBA Diving Operations: | no | ||||||||||
Hazardous Material | |||||||||||
| Will hazardous material be utilized? | no | ||||||||||
| - added no on Jun 15, 2011 2:01 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
| Describe deployment method and quantity: | |||||||||||
Radioactive Material | |||||||||||
| Radioiosotopes: | no | ||||||||||
Additional Information | |||||||||||
| Is night time work anticipated on this cruise? | yes | ||||||||||
| - added yes on Jun 15, 2011 2:01 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
| Specialized tech support (Seabeam, coring, other): The vessel-mounted ADCP data are crucial to the experiment. | |||||||||||
| - changed from | |||||||||||
| - added The vessel-mounted ADCP data are crucial to the experiment. on Jun 15, 2011 2:01 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
| Other required equipment and special needs: | |||||||||||
Checklist & Notes |
Checklist | |
| U.S. Customs Form: | yes |
| - added yes on Jun 15, 2011 2:07 PM by Eric Benway | |
| Diplomatic Clearance: | yes |
| - added yes on Jun 15, 2011 2:07 PM by Eric Benway | |
| Date Submitted: | Jan 13, 2011 |
| - added Jan 13, 2011 on Jun 15, 2011 2:07 PM by Eric Benway | |
| Date Approved: | |
| Agent Information: | |
| WOODS HOLE, MA: Master R/V KNORR Attn: Scientist's Name - KN203-02 c/o WHOI 266 Woods Hole Rd. Woods Hole, MA 02543 Contact: Chad Smith Phone: (508) 289-3811 Fax: (508) 457-2185 Email: csmith@whoi.edu ---------------------------------------------------------- REYKJAVIK, ICELAND: Master R/V KNORR Attn: Scientist's Name - KN203-02 c/o TVG-Zimsen ehf Korngardar 2 104 Reykjavik Iceland Phone: 011 354 5600 700 Fax: 011 354 5600 780 Email: eca@tvg.is 24 Hour Mobile Service: 011 354 856 0701 Primary Contact: Johann Bogason Direct line: 011 354 856 0701 Email: johann@tvg.is Contact: Helgi Bjarnason Direct liine: 011 354 856 0740 Email: helgi@tvg.is NOTE: Please note that TVG-Zimsen and WHOI contacts should be notified of all shipments. Note: Agent and WHOI contacts should be copied on all communications. It is requested that shipment information of any equipment be communicated to the Agent and WHOI contacts | |
| - added WOODS HOLE, MA: Master R/V KNORR Attn: Scientist's Name - KN203-02 c/o WHOI 266 Woods Hole Rd. Woods Hole, MA 02543 Contact: Chad Smith Phone: (508) 289-3811 Fax: (508) 457-2185 Email: csmith@whoi.edu ---------------------------------------------------------- REYKJAVIK, ICELAND: Master R/V KNORR Attn: Scientist's Name - KN203-02 c/o TVG-Zimsen ehf Korngardar 2 104 Reykjavik Iceland Phone: 011 354 5600 700 Fax: 011 354 5600 780 Email: eca@tvg.is 24 Hour Mobile Service: 011 354 856 0701 Primary Contact: Johann Bogason Direct line: 011 354 856 0701 Email: johann@tvg.is Contact: Helgi Bjarnason Direct liine: 011 354 856 0740 Email: helgi@tvg.is NOTE: Please note that TVG-Zimsen and WHOI contacts should be notified of all shipments. Note: Agent and WHOI contacts should be copied on all communications. It is requested that shipment information of any equipment be communicated to the Agent and WHOI contacts on Jun 15, 2011 2:07 PM by Eric Benway | |
| Countries: | |
| Notes: | |
| US 4455's needed before Departure WHOI August 9. | |
| - added US 4455's needed before Departure WHOI August 9. on Jun 15, 2011 2:07 PM by Eric Benway | |
| Isotope Use Approval: | no |
| - added no on Jun 15, 2011 2:07 PM by Eric Benway | |
| Isotope Notes: | |
| SCUBA Diving: | no |
| - added no on Jun 15, 2011 2:07 PM by Eric Benway | |
Checklist | |
| SSSG Tech: | |
| AUg 8 mobilization WHOI | |
| - added AUg 8 mobilization WHOI on Jun 15, 2011 2:07 PM by Eric Benway | |