Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Cruise Planning Synopsis

KN218
Ship
R/V Knorr
Cruise Party
John Toole: Chief Scientist, Principal Investigator Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Clark 337, MS#21 Woods Hole, Ma. USA 02543 +1 508 289 2531 jtoole@whoi.edu
- added John Toole as Chief Scientist on Mar 13, 2014 1:38 PM by Chad Smith
- added John Toole as Principal Investigator on Mar 13, 2014 1:38 PM by Chad Smith

Departure: May 1, 2014
Woods Hole, MA
Arrival: May 12, 2014
Woods Hole, MA



Operations Area
West Atlantic
- West Atlantic on Mar 13, 2014 1:42 PM by Chad Smith
Lat/Lon: 40° 18.0′ N / 70° 6.0′ W
- set lat to 40° 18.0′ N, set lon to 70° 6.0′ W on Mar 13, 2014 1:42 PM by Chad Smith
Depth Range: 40 / 5300
- set min to 40, set max to 5300 on Mar 13, 2014 1:42 PM by Chad Smith
Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country?	Bermuda
- Bermuda on Mar 13, 2014 1:42 PM by Chad Smith
Are visas or special travel documents required?	no
- set to no on Mar 13, 2014 1:42 PM by Chad Smith
Science Objectives
Line W Finale Line W is one component of a long-term climate observing system that is positioned to quantify variability in the deep limb of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (MOC). The field program has been operating since 2004 and includes a 6-element array of instruments situated down the continental slope south of Woods Hole and is augmented by yearly occupations of a hydrographic section along this line extending toward Bermuda. The moored array, which utilizes McLane profilers, current meters plus T/C sensors, is designed to quantify changes in DWBC / Gulf Stream water properties, stratification (potential vorticity) and transport. Shipboard observations using CTD, LADCP and discrete sampling for salinity, oxygen, CFCs, SF₆ and I¹²⁹ measure the water column properties at high spatial resolution to help verify that the array resolves interannual signals. These measurements are key to clarifying the deep ocean response to variability in high-latitude air-sea exchanges and, ultimately, the ocean's role in global climate variability through changes in its transport of heat and freshwater.
- changed Line W is one component of a long-term climate observing system that is positioned to quantify variability in the deep limb of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (MOC). The field program has been operating since 2004 and includes a 6-element array of instruments situated down the continental slope south of Woods Hole and is augmented by yearly occupations of a hydrographic section along this line extending toward Bermuda. The moored array, which utilizes McLane profilers, current meters plus T/C sensors, is designed to quantify changes in DWBC / Gulf Stream water properties, stratification (potential vorticity) and transport. Shipboard observations using CTD, LADCP and discrete sampling for salinity, oxygen, CFCs, SF₆ and I¹²⁹ measure the water column properties at high spatial resolution to help verify that the array resolves interannual signals. These measurements are key to clarifying the deep ocean response to variability in high-latitude air-sea exchanges and, ultimately, the ocean's role in global climate variability through changes in its transport of heat and freshwater. to Line W Finale Line W is one component of a long-term climate observing system that is positioned to quantify variability in the deep limb of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (MOC). The field program has been operating since 2004 and includes a 6-element array of instruments situated down the continental slope south of Woods Hole and is augmented by yearly occupations of a hydrographic section along this line extending toward Bermuda. The moored array, which utilizes McLane profilers, current meters plus T/C sensors, is designed to quantify changes in DWBC / Gulf Stream water properties, stratification (potential vorticity) and transport. Shipboard observations using CTD, LADCP and discrete sampling for salinity, oxygen, CFCs, SF₆ and I¹²⁹ measure the water column properties at high spatial resolution to help verify that the array resolves interannual signals. These measurements are key to clarifying the deep ocean response to variability in high-latitude air-sea exchanges and, ultimately, the ocean's role in global climate variability through changes in its transport of heat and freshwater. on Mar 18, 2014 2:06 PM by Chad Smith
- changed Line W Finale Line W is one component of a long-term climate observing system that is positioned to quantify variability in the deep limb of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (MOC). The field program has been operating since 2004 and includes a 6-element array of instruments situated down the continental slope south of Woods Hole and is augmented by yearly occupations of a hydrographic section along this line extending toward Bermuda. The moored array, which utilizes McLane profilers, current meters plus T/C sensors, is designed to quantify changes in DWBC / Gulf Stream water properties, stratification (potential vorticity) and transport. Shipboard observations using CTD, LADCP and discrete sampling for salinity, oxygen, CFCs, SF₆ and I¹²⁹ measure the water column properties at high spatial resolution to help verify that the array resolves interannual signals. These measurements are key to clarifying the deep ocean response to variability in high-latitude air-sea exchanges and, ultimately, the ocean's role in global climate variability through changes in its transport of heat and freshwater. to Line W is one component of a long-term climate observing system that is positioned to quantify variability in the deep limb of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (MOC). The field program has been operating since 2004 and includes a 6-element array of instruments situated down the continental slope south of Woods Hole and is augmented by yearly occupations of a hydrographic section along this line extending toward Bermuda. The moored array, which utilizes McLane profilers, current meters plus T/C sensors, is designed to quantify changes in DWBC / Gulf Stream water properties, stratification (potential vorticity) and transport. Shipboard observations using CTD, LADCP and discrete sampling for salinity, oxygen, CFCs, SF₆ and I¹²⁹ measure the water column properties at high spatial resolution to help verify that the array resolves interannual signals. These measurements are key to clarifying the deep ocean response to variability in high-latitude air-sea exchanges and, ultimately, the ocean's role in global climate variability through changes in its transport of heat and freshwater. on Mar 13, 2014 1:38 PM by Chad Smith
- Line W Finale Line W is one component of a long-term climate observing system that is positioned to quantify variability in the deep limb of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (MOC). The field program has been operating since 2004 and includes a 6-element array of instruments situated down the continental slope south of Woods Hole and is augmented by yearly occupations of a hydrographic section along this line extending toward Bermuda. The moored array, which utilizes McLane profilers, current meters plus T/C sensors, is designed to quantify changes in DWBC / Gulf Stream water properties, stratification (potential vorticity) and transport. Shipboard observations using CTD, LADCP and discrete sampling for salinity, oxygen, CFCs, SF₆ and I¹²⁹ measure the water column properties at high spatial resolution to help verify that the array resolves interannual signals. These measurements are key to clarifying the deep ocean response to variability in high-latitude air-sea exchanges and, ultimately, the ocean's role in global climate variability through changes in its transport of heat and freshwater. on Mar 13, 2014 1:42 PM by Chad Smith
Science Activities
Recover 6 subsurface moorings. - no moorings are getting redeployed. This cruise is the end of Line W (at least for now) Conduct 26 full-depth CTD/rosette casts.
- changed Recover and deploy 6 subsurface moorings. Conduct 26 CTD/rosette casts. to Recover 6 subsurface moorings. - no moorings are getting redeployed. This cruise is the end of Line W (at least for now) Conduct 26 full-depth CTD/rosette casts. on Mar 18, 2014 2:06 PM by Chad Smith
- Recover and deploy 6 subsurface moorings. Conduct 26 CTD/rosette casts. on Mar 13, 2014 1:42 PM by Chad Smith
Additional Info
Pre-cruise Planning Meeting: Visit WHOI
- Visit WHOI on Mar 13, 2014 1:42 PM by Chad Smith
- on Mar 13, 2014 1:42 PM by Chad Smith
Stations:
Supporting documentation:
»Line_W_2012_2014_morring_logs.pdf
»KN218_Deck_load_Toole.jpg
»sciberth_KN218.pdf
»Toole_Precruise_KN218.pdf
»Line_W_finale__personnel_April_9.docx
»line_W_Positions.docx
- ~~WACS_Layout.pdf~~ on Apr 28, 2014 4:55 PM by Chad Smith
- added WACS_Layout.pdf on Apr 28, 2014 4:55 PM by Chad Smith
- added KN218_Deck_load_Toole.jpg on Apr 28, 2014 9:24 AM by Chad Smith
- added Line_W_2012_2014_morring_logs.pdf on Apr 28, 2014 9:26 AM by Chad Smith
- added sciberth_KN218.pdf on Apr 28, 2014 9:24 AM by Chad Smith
- added Toole_Precruise_KN218.pdf on Apr 28, 2014 9:24 AM by Chad Smith
- added Line_W_finale__personnel_April_9.docx on Apr 15, 2014 1:58 PM by Chad Smith
- added line_W_Positions.docx on Apr 15, 2014 1:57 PM by Chad Smith
- -added on Mar 18, 2014 2:06 PM by Chad Smith
- -removed on Mar 13, 2014 1:38 PM by Chad Smith
- on Mar 13, 2014 1:42 PM by Chad Smith

Funding

Funding Agency: NSF
Grant or contract number: 1332667

Scientific Instrumentation for R/V Knorr

Science Van 1 Revisions
-added Science Van1 on Mar 13, 2014 1:38 PM by Chad Smith

Shipboard Equipment

Bathymetry System 12 kHz,

Bathymetry System 3.5 kHz ,

ADCP 75 kHz,

Deionized Water System,

Science Underway Seawater System,

12 kHz Pinger for Wire Use

-added 12 kHz Pinger for Wire Use on Mar 13, 2014 1:38 PM by Chad Smith

-added ADCP 75 kHz on Mar 13, 2014 1:38 PM by Chad Smith

-added Deionized Water System on Mar 13, 2014 1:38 PM by Chad Smith

-added Bathymetry System 12 kHz on Mar 13, 2014 1:38 PM by Chad Smith

-added Bathymetry System 3.5 kHz on Mar 13, 2014 1:38 PM by Chad Smith

-added Science Underway Seawater System on Mar 13, 2014 1:38 PM by Chad Smith

Shipboard Communication

Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet

-added Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet on Mar 13, 2014 1:38 PM by Chad Smith

CTD/Water Sampling

Wet Labs ECO-AFL fluorometer,

Wet Labs C*Star transmissometer (660nm wavelength),

Seapoint STM turbidity sensor,

SBE43 oxygen sensor,

911+ Rosette 24-position, 10-liter bottle Rosette with dual T/C sensors,

Wet Labs FLNTURTD Combination Flourometer and Turbidity Sensor

-added Wet Labs FLNTURTD Combination Flourometer and Turbidity Sensor on Mar 18, 2014 2:19 PM by Chad Smith

-added 911+ Rosette 24-position, 10-liter bottle Rosette with dual T/C sensors on Mar 13, 2014 1:38 PM by Chad Smith

-added SBE43 oxygen sensor on Mar 13, 2014 1:38 PM by Chad Smith

-added Seapoint STM turbidity sensor on Mar 13, 2014 1:38 PM by Chad Smith

-added Wet Labs C*Star transmissometer (660nm wavelength) on Mar 13, 2014 1:38 PM by Chad Smith

-added Wet Labs ECO-AFL fluorometer on Mar 13, 2014 1:38 PM by Chad Smith

Critical CTD Sensors

Seapoint STM turbidity sensor , SBE43 oxygen sensor

- added Seapoint STM turbidity sensor , SBE43 oxygen sensor on Mar 18, 2014 2:19 PM by Chad Smith

CTD-Related Equipment

Lowered Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (LADCP)

-added Lowered Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (LADCP) on Mar 13, 2014 1:38 PM by Chad Smith

Hydrographic Analysis Equipment

Oxygen Sample Bottles (available in 150 ml sizes) ,

Salinometer ,

Dissolved Oxygen Titration System (Brinkmann Titrator),

Salt Bottles (2 cases of 125 ml provided)

-added Oxygen Sample Bottles (available in 150 ml sizes) on Mar 13, 2014 1:38 PM by Chad Smith

-added Salinometer on Mar 13, 2014 1:38 PM by Chad Smith

-added Salt Bottles (2 cases of 125 ml provided) on Mar 13, 2014 1:38 PM by Chad Smith

-added Dissolved Oxygen Titration System (Brinkmann Titrator) on Mar 13, 2014 1:38 PM by Chad Smith

MET Sensors

Barometric Pressure,

Air temperature,

Precipitation,

Relative Humidity,

Wind speed and direction,

Short Wave Solar Radiation

-added Air temperature on Mar 13, 2014 1:38 PM by Chad Smith

-added Barometric Pressure on Mar 13, 2014 1:38 PM by Chad Smith

-added Relative Humidity on Mar 13, 2014 1:38 PM by Chad Smith

-added Wind speed and direction on Mar 13, 2014 1:38 PM by Chad Smith

-added Precipitation on Mar 13, 2014 1:38 PM by Chad Smith

-added Short Wave Solar Radiation on Mar 13, 2014 1:38 PM by Chad Smith

Sample Storage

Freezer -70°C 3.2 cu. ft. ea.

-added Freezer -70°C 3.2 cu. ft. ea. on Mar 13, 2014 1:38 PM by Chad Smith

Storage Notes: Dave Wellwood will be our hydrographer on the cruise. I trust he will bring what we need (i.e., sufficient trays of sample bottles)

- added Dave Wellwood will be our hydrographer on the cruise. I trust he will bring what we need (i.e., sufficient trays of sample bottles) on Mar 18, 2014 2:19 PM by Chad Smith

Navigation

Will you be using Long Base Line (LBL) navigation?

- added no on Mar 13, 2014 1:38 PM by Chad Smith

How many nets?

null

How many tansponders?

null

Will you be using Doppler/GPS navigation?

- added no on Mar 13, 2014 1:38 PM by Chad Smith

Navigation

GPS

-added GPS on Mar 13, 2014 1:38 PM by Chad Smith

Navigation Notes: Heading

- added Heading on Mar 13, 2014 1:38 PM by Chad Smith

Winches

Mooring / TSE winch,

CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire

-added CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire on Mar 13, 2014 1:38 PM by Chad Smith

-added Mooring / TSE winch on Mar 13, 2014 1:38 PM by Chad Smith

Winch Notes:

Wire Notes:

Standard Oceanographic Cables

Slip ring required? no	Number of conductors:
Non-standard wire required? no	Type:
Traction winch required? no	Describe:

Specialized Deck Equipment

Mooring Deployment/Recovery Equipment Required: yes	Type: TSE , ship's crane, poles/hook
Cruise Specific Science Winch Required: no	Type:
Nets Required: no	Type:

Mooring Deployment/Recovery Equipment Revisions

- Mooring Deployment/Recovery Equipment Required? : changed from no to yes on Apr 15, 2014 1:54 PM by Chad Smith
- Mooring Deployment/Recovery Equipment Required? : added no on Mar 13, 2014 1:38 PM by Chad Smith
- Type : added TSE , ship's crane, poles/hook on Mar 13, 2014 1:38 PM by Chad Smith

Over the Side Equipment

Will you be bringing any equipment (winches, blocks, etc.) that lowers instruments over the side?

yes

Details:
blocks for mooring work

- added blocks for mooring work on Mar 13, 2014 1:38 PM by Chad Smith

Special Requirements

Elecrical Power: no	Identify:
Equipment Handling: no	Identify:
Inter/intraship Communications: no	Identify:
Science Stowage: no	Identify:
Water: no	Identify:

Additional Cruise Items/Activities

Explosive Devices:

Portable Air Compressors:

Flammable Gases:

Small Boat Operations:

SCUBA Diving Operations:

Hazardous Material

Will hazardous material be utilized?

yes

- added yes on Mar 13, 2014 1:38 PM by Chad Smith

Describe deployment method and quantity:
Oxygen pickling chemicals, GC's for CFC analyses

- changed from ~~Oxygen pickling chemicals, GC's for CFC analyses~~ to Oxygen pickling chemicals, GC's for CFC analyses

on Apr 9, 2014 9:25 AM by Chad Smith

- added Oxygen pickling chemicals, GC's for CFC analyses on Mar 18, 2014 2:19 PM by Chad Smith

Radioactive Material

Radioiosotopes:

yes

Radioiosotopes Revisions
- changed from no to yes on Apr 9, 2014 9:25 AM by Chad Smith
- added no on Mar 13, 2014 1:38 PM by Chad Smith

Additional Information

Is night time work anticipated on this cruise?

yes

- added yes on Mar 13, 2014 1:38 PM by Chad Smith

Specialized tech support (Seabeam, coring, other):
Dave Wellwood-hydrographer

- added Dave Wellwood-hydrographer on Mar 18, 2014 2:19 PM by Chad Smith

Other required equipment and special needs:

Eugene Gorman w/ GC Mas Spec (Main Lab)
@ WHOI April 25th

- changed from
~~Eugene Gorman w/ GC Mas Spec (Main Lab)~~ to
Eugene Gorman w/ GC Mas Spec (Main Lab)
@ WHOI April 25th on Apr 9, 2014 9:28 AM by Chad Smith

- added
Eugene Gorman w/ GC Mas Spec (Main Lab) on Apr 9, 2014 9:25 AM by Chad Smith

Checklist & Notes

Checklist
U.S. Customs Form:	no
- added no on Apr 9, 2014 10:12 AM by Chad Smith
Diplomatic Clearance:	no
- added no on Apr 9, 2014 10:12 AM by Chad Smith
Date Submitted:
Date Approved:
Agent Information:
Woods Hole: Chad Smith Assistant Marine Operations Coordinator Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Office: (508)-289-3811 Mobile: (617)-999-4163 Email: csmith@whoi.edu
- added Woods Hole: Chad Smith Assistant Marine Operations Coordinator Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Office: (508)-289-3811 Mobile: (617)-999-4163 Email: csmith@whoi.edu on Apr 9, 2014 10:12 AM by Chad Smith
Countries:
USA
- added USA on Apr 9, 2014 10:12 AM by Chad Smith
Notes:
N/A
- added N/A on Apr 9, 2014 10:12 AM by Chad Smith
Isotope Use Approval:	yes
- added yes on Apr 9, 2014 10:12 AM by Chad Smith
Isotope Notes:
GC Mass Spectrometer Main Lab Responsible Party: Eugene Gorman egorman@ldeo.columbia.edu
- added GC Mass Spectrometer Main Lab Responsible Party: Eugene Gorman egorman@ldeo.columbia.edu on Apr 9, 2014 10:12 AM by Chad Smith
SCUBA Diving:	no
- added no on Apr 9, 2014 10:12 AM by Chad Smith
Checklist
SSSG Tech:
Amy Simoneau, Ellen Roosen
- changed from ~~Amy Simoneay, Ellen~~ to Amy Simoneau, Ellen Roosen on Apr 15, 2014 1:54 PM by Eric Benway
- added Amy Simoneay, Ellen on Apr 9, 2014 10:12 AM by Chad Smith
Mob: April 29th & 30th Demob: May 12th & 13th Iselin Pier, WHOI 98 Water St Woods Hole, MA POC: Chad Smith csmith@whoi.edu
- added Mob: April 29th & 30th Demob: May 12th & 13th Iselin Pier, WHOI 98 Water St Woods Hole, MA POC: Chad Smith csmith@whoi.edu on Apr 9, 2014 10:17 AM by Chad Smith

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Cruise Planning Synopsis

KN218

Ship

Cruise Party

Departure: May 1, 2014

Arrival: May 12, 2014

Operations Area

Science Objectives

Science Activities

Additional Info

Stations:

Supporting documentation:

Funding

Scientific Instrumentation for R/V Knorr

Shipboard Equipment

Shipboard Communication

CTD/Water Sampling

Critical CTD Sensors

CTD-Related Equipment

Hydrographic Analysis Equipment

MET Sensors

Sample Storage

Navigation

Navigation

Winches

Standard Oceanographic Cables

Specialized Deck Equipment

Over the Side Equipment

Special Requirements

Additional Cruise Items/Activities

Hazardous Material

Radioactive Material

Additional Information

Checklist & Notes

Checklist

Checklist