Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Cruise Planning Synopsis


KN222

Ship

R/V Knorr

Cruise Party

Paul Matthias: Principal Investigator
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution LOSOS 213, MS#57 Woods Hole, Ma. USA 02543
+1 508 289 3672
pmatthias@whoi.edu

Albert Plueddemann: Chief Scientist
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Clark 202A, MS#29 Woods Hole, Ma. USA 02543
+1 508 289 2789
aplueddemann@whoi.edu
- added Albert Plueddemann as Chief Scientist on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith
- added Paul Matthias as Principal Investigator on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith

Departure: Oct 3, 2014

Woods Hole

Arrival: Oct 11, 2014

Woods Hole

Operations Area

Continental Shelf and Slope south of New England
- Continental Shelf and Slope south of New England on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith
Lat/Lon: 40° 0.0′ N / 71° 0.0′ W
- set lat to 40° 0.0′ N, set lon to 71° 0.0′ W on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith
Depth Range: 90 / 500
- set min to 90, set max to 500 on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith
Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country? no

Science Objectives

The Pioneer 3 Leg 1 deployment cruise (Pioneer-3a) has 13 primary objectives that include the recovery and deployment of Profiler Moorings, the deployment of gliders, and CTD casts with water sampling at the mooring sites. The Pioneer-3a cruise also has additional objectives, including multi-beam bathymetry surveys of the Pioneer region and CTD/ADCP surveys in the vicinity of the Pioneer moored array.
- changed The Pioneer 3 Leg 1 deployment cruise (Pioneer-3a) has 13 primary objectives (see Sec. 2.3) that include the recovery and deployment of Profiler Moorings, the deployment of gliders, and CTD casts with water sampling at the mooring sites. The Pioneer-3a cruise also has additional objectives, including multi-beam bathymetry surveys of the Pioneer region and CTD/ADCP surveys in the vicinity of the Pioneer moored array. to The Pioneer 3 Leg 1 deployment cruise (Pioneer-3a) has 13 primary objectives that include the recovery and deployment of Profiler Moorings, the deployment of gliders, and CTD casts with water sampling at the mooring sites. The Pioneer-3a cruise also has additional objectives, including multi-beam bathymetry surveys of the Pioneer region and CTD/ADCP surveys in the vicinity of the Pioneer moored array. on Oct 1, 2014 11:47 AM by Chad Smith
- changed This cruise represents the third major infrastructure deployment for the Pioneer Array of the National Science Foundation’s Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI). The Pioneer Array will include a network of moorings and autonomous robotic vehicles to monitor waters of the continental shelf and slope south of New England and, in particular, the shelfbreak front where nutrients and other properties are exchanged between the coast and the deep ocean. Data from the Pioneer Array will provide new insights into coastal ocean processes such as shelf/slope nutrient exchange, air-sea property exchange, carbon cycling, and ocean acidification that are important to the New England shelf, and to continental shelf ecosystems around the world. For further information, see http://www.oceanobservatories.org. to The Pioneer 3 Leg 1 deployment cruise (Pioneer-3a) has 13 primary objectives (see Sec. 2.3) that include the recovery and deployment of Profiler Moorings, the deployment of gliders, and CTD casts with water sampling at the mooring sites. The Pioneer-3a cruise also has additional objectives, including multi-beam bathymetry surveys of the Pioneer region and CTD/ADCP surveys in the vicinity of the Pioneer moored array. on Oct 1, 2014 11:43 AM by Chad Smith
- This cruise represents the third major infrastructure deployment for the Pioneer Array of the National Science Foundation’s Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI). The Pioneer Array will include a network of moorings and autonomous robotic vehicles to monitor waters of the continental shelf and slope south of New England and, in particular, the shelfbreak front where nutrients and other properties are exchanged between the coast and the deep ocean. Data from the Pioneer Array will provide new insights into coastal ocean processes such as shelf/slope nutrient exchange, air-sea property exchange, carbon cycling, and ocean acidification that are important to the New England shelf, and to continental shelf ecosystems around the world. For further information, see http://www.oceanobservatories.org. on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith

Science Activities

The R/V Knorr will depart from Woods Hole and transit to the Pioneer Offshore site where operations will commence. Successive days will include either two mooring operations (deployment and recovery) or one mooring deployment and one glider deployment. CTDs with bottle samples will be done in conjunction with the mooring turns. Glider deployments will be interspersed with mooring operations at times and locations chosen for efficiency. Multibeam surveys and ADCP surveys will be conducted in late evening after mooring and glider operations are completed. A detailed timeline is provided in Appendix A.
The primary Objectives (O1-O13) are listed below. Nominal times for these activities are given in the cruise timeline (Appendix A). Site locations are listed in Appendix B.
  • O1. Recover the Upstream-Inshore Profiler Mooring (CP02PMUI-00002).
  • O2. Deploy the Upstream-Inshore Profiler Mooring (CP02PMUI-00003).
  • O3. Recover the Upstream-Offshore Profiler Mooring (CP02PMUO-00003).
  • O4. Deploy the Upstream-Offshore Profiler Mooring (CP02PMUO-00004).
  • O5. Recover the Central Inshore Profiler Mooring (CP02PMCI-00001).
  • O6. Deploy the Central Inshore Profiler Mooring (CP02PMCI-00002).
  • O7. Recover the Central Offshore Profiler Mooring (CP02PMCO-00001).
  • O8. Deploy the Central Offshore Profiler Mooring (CP02PMCO)-00002).
  • O9. Recover the Offshore Profiler Mooring (CP04OSPM-00001).
  • O10. Deploy the Offshore Profiler Mooring (CP04OSPM-00002).
  • O11. Deploy two shallow (200 m engine) coastal gliders (EB, FZ-2).
  • O12. Deploy three deep (1000 m engine) coastal gliders (FZ-1, SS-1, SS-2).
  • O13. Conduct CTD casts with water sampling at the mooring sites.
There are also Additional objective  that would be desirable to accomplish on the cruise. The Additional objectives are listed in rough priority order, and will be completed as time and conditions permit.
  • A1. Conduct multibeam bathymetry surveys in the Pioneer region.
  • A2. Conduct a CTD surveys (no bottle samples) in the vicinity of the moored array.
  • A3. Conduct shipboard ADCP surveys in the vicinity of the moored array.
- changed The R/V Knorr will depart from Woods Hole and transit to the Pioneer Offshore site where operations will commence. Successive days will include either two mooring operations (deployment and recovery) or one mooring deployment and one glider deployment. CTDs with bottle samples will be done in conjunction with the mooring turns. Glider deployments will be interspersed with mooring operations at times and locations chosen for efficiency. Multibeam surveys and ADCP surveys will be conducted in late evening after mooring and glider operations are completed. A detailed timeline is provided in Appendix A.
The primary Objectives (O1-O13) are listed below. Nominal times for these activities are given in the cruise timeline (Appendix A). Site locations are listed in Appendix B.
  • O1. Recover the Upstream-Inshore Profiler Mooring (CP02PMUI-00002).
  • O2. Deploy the Upstream-Inshore Profiler Mooring (CP02PMUI-00003).
  • O3. Recover the Upstream-Offshore Profiler Mooring (CP02PMUO-00003).
  • O4. Deploy the Upstream-Offshore Profiler Mooring (CP02PMUO-00004).
  • O5. Recover the Central Inshore Profiler Mooring (CP02PMCI-00001).
  • O6. Deploy the Central Inshore Profiler Mooring (CP02PMCI-00002).
  • O7. Recover the Central Offshore Profiler Mooring (CP02PMCO-00001).
  • O8. Deploy the Central Offshore Profiler Mooring (CP02PMCO)-00002).
  • O9. Recover the Offshore Profiler Mooring (CP04OSPM-00001).
  • O10. Deploy the Offshore Profiler Mooring (CP04OSPM-00002).
  • O11. Deploy two shallow (200 m engine) coastal gliders (EB, FZ-2).
  • O12. Deploy three deep (1000 m engine) coastal gliders (FZ-1, SS-1, SS-2).
  • O13. Conduct CTD casts with water sampling at the mooring sites.
There are also Additional objectives (A1-A5) that would be desirable to accomplish on the cruise. The Additional objectives are listed in rough priority order, and will be completed as time and conditions permit.
  • A1. Conduct multibeam bathymetry surveys in the Pioneer region.
  • A2. Conduct a CTD surveys (no bottle samples) in the vicinity of the moored array.
  • A3. Conduct shipboard ADCP surveys in the vicinity of the moored array.
 to The R/V Knorr will depart from Woods Hole and transit to the Pioneer Offshore site where operations will commence. Successive days will include either two mooring operations (deployment and recovery) or one mooring deployment and one glider deployment. CTDs with bottle samples will be done in conjunction with the mooring turns. Glider deployments will be interspersed with mooring operations at times and locations chosen for efficiency. Multibeam surveys and ADCP surveys will be conducted in late evening after mooring and glider operations are completed. A detailed timeline is provided in Appendix A.
The primary Objectives (O1-O13) are listed below. Nominal times for these activities are given in the cruise timeline (Appendix A). Site locations are listed in Appendix B.
  • O1. Recover the Upstream-Inshore Profiler Mooring (CP02PMUI-00002).
  • O2. Deploy the Upstream-Inshore Profiler Mooring (CP02PMUI-00003).
  • O3. Recover the Upstream-Offshore Profiler Mooring (CP02PMUO-00003).
  • O4. Deploy the Upstream-Offshore Profiler Mooring (CP02PMUO-00004).
  • O5. Recover the Central Inshore Profiler Mooring (CP02PMCI-00001).
  • O6. Deploy the Central Inshore Profiler Mooring (CP02PMCI-00002).
  • O7. Recover the Central Offshore Profiler Mooring (CP02PMCO-00001).
  • O8. Deploy the Central Offshore Profiler Mooring (CP02PMCO)-00002).
  • O9. Recover the Offshore Profiler Mooring (CP04OSPM-00001).
  • O10. Deploy the Offshore Profiler Mooring (CP04OSPM-00002).
  • O11. Deploy two shallow (200 m engine) coastal gliders (EB, FZ-2).
  • O12. Deploy three deep (1000 m engine) coastal gliders (FZ-1, SS-1, SS-2).
  • O13. Conduct CTD casts with water sampling at the mooring sites.
There are also Additional objective  that would be desirable to accomplish on the cruise. The Additional objectives are listed in rough priority order, and will be completed as time and conditions permit.
  • A1. Conduct multibeam bathymetry surveys in the Pioneer region.
  • A2. Conduct a CTD surveys (no bottle samples) in the vicinity of the moored array.
  • A3. Conduct shipboard ADCP surveys in the vicinity of the moored array.
 on Oct 1, 2014 11:47 AM by Chad Smith
- changed The Pioneer-3 cruise has 6 main objectives and 2 ancillary objectives. The main objectives are: 1) Recover 5 OOI Coastal Profiler Moorings (CPM), 2) Deploy 5 CPMs, 3) Deploy three OOI Coastal Surface Moorings (CSM), 4) Deploy 2 OOI Coastal Surface Piercing Profilers (CSPP), 5) Deploy 6 OOI Coastal Gliders, 6) Perform field evaluation activities, including CTD casts with water sampling, at mooring sites and glider deployment sites. The ancillary objectives are 1) Conduct multibeam bathymetry surveys in the Pioneer moored array region, 2) Conduct cross-shelf and along shelf surveys in the vicinity of the moored array using shipboard CTD and ADCPs. to The R/V Knorr will depart from Woods Hole and transit to the Pioneer Offshore site where operations will commence. Successive days will include either two mooring operations (deployment and recovery) or one mooring deployment and one glider deployment. CTDs with bottle samples will be done in conjunction with the mooring turns. Glider deployments will be interspersed with mooring operations at times and locations chosen for efficiency. Multibeam surveys and ADCP surveys will be conducted in late evening after mooring and glider operations are completed. A detailed timeline is provided in Appendix A.
The primary Objectives (O1-O13) are listed below. Nominal times for these activities are given in the cruise timeline (Appendix A). Site locations are listed in Appendix B.
  • O1. Recover the Upstream-Inshore Profiler Mooring (CP02PMUI-00002).
  • O2. Deploy the Upstream-Inshore Profiler Mooring (CP02PMUI-00003).
  • O3. Recover the Upstream-Offshore Profiler Mooring (CP02PMUO-00003).
  • O4. Deploy the Upstream-Offshore Profiler Mooring (CP02PMUO-00004).
  • O5. Recover the Central Inshore Profiler Mooring (CP02PMCI-00001).
  • O6. Deploy the Central Inshore Profiler Mooring (CP02PMCI-00002).
  • O7. Recover the Central Offshore Profiler Mooring (CP02PMCO-00001).
  • O8. Deploy the Central Offshore Profiler Mooring (CP02PMCO)-00002).
  • O9. Recover the Offshore Profiler Mooring (CP04OSPM-00001).
  • O10. Deploy the Offshore Profiler Mooring (CP04OSPM-00002).
  • O11. Deploy two shallow (200 m engine) coastal gliders (EB, FZ-2).
  • O12. Deploy three deep (1000 m engine) coastal gliders (FZ-1, SS-1, SS-2).
  • O13. Conduct CTD casts with water sampling at the mooring sites.
There are also Additional objectives (A1-A5) that would be desirable to accomplish on the cruise. The Additional objectives are listed in rough priority order, and will be completed as time and conditions permit.
  • A1. Conduct multibeam bathymetry surveys in the Pioneer region.
  • A2. Conduct a CTD surveys (no bottle samples) in the vicinity of the moored array.
  • A3. Conduct shipboard ADCP surveys in the vicinity of the moored array.
 on Oct 1, 2014 11:43 AM by Chad Smith
- The Pioneer-3 cruise has 6 main objectives and 2 ancillary objectives. The main objectives are: 1) Recover 5 OOI Coastal Profiler Moorings (CPM), 2) Deploy 5 CPMs, 3) Deploy three OOI Coastal Surface Moorings (CSM), 4) Deploy 2 OOI Coastal Surface Piercing Profilers (CSPP), 5) Deploy 6 OOI Coastal Gliders, 6) Perform field evaluation activities, including CTD casts with water sampling, at mooring sites and glider deployment sites. The ancillary objectives are 1) Conduct multibeam bathymetry surveys in the Pioneer moored array region, 2) Conduct cross-shelf and along shelf surveys in the vicinity of the moored array using shipboard CTD and ADCPs. on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith

Additional Info

Pre-cruise Planning Meeting: Teleconference/Visit WHOI
- Teleconference/Visit WHOI on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith
Meeting Notes: Suggest meeting at WHOI in August. Deck lead may need to attend by telcon.
- Suggest meeting at WHOI in August. Deck lead may need to attend by telcon. on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith

Stations:

Supporting documentation:

»KN222_Personnel_List.xlsb
»3204-00301_Cruise_Plan_Pioneer3.pdf
- added KN222_Personnel_List.xlsb on Nov 4, 2014 12:07 PM by Chad Smith
- added 3204-00301_Cruise_Plan_Pioneer3.pdf on Sep 29, 2014 11:04 AM by Chad Smith
- -added on Oct 1, 2014 11:43 AM by Chad Smith

Funding

Funding Agency: NSF
Grant or contract number: TBD

Scientific Instrumentation for R/V Knorr


Science Van 1 Revisions
-added Science Van1 on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith

Shipboard Equipment

Bathymetry System 12 kHz,
ADCP 300 kHz,
Sippican XBT System (Mark 21),
ADCP 75 kHz,
Science Underway Seawater System,
Multibeam
-added ADCP 300 kHz on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith
-added ADCP 75 kHz on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith
-added Bathymetry System 12 kHz on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith
-added Multibeam on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith
-added Science Underway Seawater System on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith
-added Sippican XBT System (Mark 21) on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith

Shipboard Communication

Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet
-added Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith

CTD/Water Sampling

Wet Labs C*Star transmissometer (660nm wavelength),
SBE43 oxygen sensor,
911+ Rosette 24-position, 10-liter bottle Rosette with dual T/C sensors,
Biospherical underwater PAR (1000m depth limit) with reference Surface PAR,
Wet Labs FLNTURTD Combination Flourometer and Turbidity Sensor
-added 911+ Rosette 24-position, 10-liter bottle Rosette with dual T/C sensors on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith
-added Biospherical underwater PAR (1000m depth limit) with reference Surface PAR on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith
-added SBE43 oxygen sensor on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith
-added Wet Labs C*Star transmissometer (660nm wavelength) on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith
-added Wet Labs FLNTURTD Combination Flourometer and Turbidity Sensor on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith

Critical CTD Sensors

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 Dissolved Oxygen Titration System (Brinkmann Titrator) on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith
-added Salinometer on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith
-added Salt Bottles (2 cases of 125 ml provided) on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith
-added Oxygen Sample Bottles (available in 150 ml sizes) on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith

MET Sensors

Barometric Pressure,
Air temperature,
Precipitation,
Relative Humidity,
Wind speed and direction,
Short Wave Solar Radiation
-added Air temperature on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith
-added Barometric Pressure on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith
-added Precipitation on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith
-added Relative Humidity on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith
-added Short Wave Solar Radiation on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith
-added Wind speed and direction on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith

Sample Storage

Freezer -70°C 3.2 cu. ft. ea.
-added Freezer -70°C 3.2 cu. ft. ea. on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith
Storage Notes: Freezer is backup for chlorophyll and nutrient samples
- added Freezer is backup for chlorophyll and nutrient samples on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith

Navigation

Will you be using Long Base Line (LBL) navigation? no
- added no on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith
How many nets? null
How many tansponders? null
Will you be using Doppler/GPS navigation?no
- added no on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith
Navigation Notes:

Winches

Other Portable Winch,
Mooring / TSE winch,
Trawl Winch with 9/16th trawl wire,
CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire
-added CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith
-added Mooring / TSE winch on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith
-added Other Portable Winch on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith
-added Trawl Winch with 9/16th trawl wire on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith
Winch Notes: Lantec heavy lift winch
- added Lantec heavy lift winch on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith
Wire Notes: CTD winch for 24 bottle rosette, CTD winch for release/linepack tests, TSE winch for mooring wire deploy/recover, Lantec winch for anchor raise/lower.
- added CTD winch for 24 bottle rosette, CTD winch for release/linepack tests, TSE winch for mooring wire deploy/recover, Lantec winch for anchor raise/lower. on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith

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: Lantec and TSE winch, tuggers
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 Nov 4, 2014 12:07 PM by Chad Smith
- Mooring Deployment/Recovery Equipment Required? : added no on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith
- Type : added Lantec and TSE winch, tuggers on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith

Over the Side Equipment

Will you be bringing any equipment (winches, blocks, etc.) that lowers instruments over the side? yes
Details:
See wire notes above.
- added See wire notes above. on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith

Special Requirements

Elecrical Power: yes Identify: TSE winch, Lantec winch, rigging van
Equipment Handling: no Identify: 
Inter/intraship Communications: no Identify: 
Science Stowage: no Identify: 
Water: no Identify: 
Electrical Power Revisions

- Electrical Power : changed from no to yes on Nov 4, 2014 12:07 PM by Chad Smith
- Electrical Power : added no on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith
- Identify : added TSE winch, Lantec winch, rigging van on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith

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?yes
- added yes on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith
Describe deployment method and quantity:
1000 l Methanol fuel bladder in surface mooring buoy. Standard mooring deployment methods.
- added 1000 l Methanol fuel bladder in surface mooring buoy. Standard mooring deployment methods. on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith

Radioactive Material

Radioiosotopes:no

Additional Information

Is night time work anticipated on this cruise?yes
- added yes on Jul 8, 2014 8:27 AM by Chad Smith
Specialized tech support (Seabeam, coring, other):
Other required equipment and special needs:

Checklist & Notes

Checklist

U.S. Customs Form: no
- added no on Nov 4, 2014 12:09 PM by Chad Smith
Diplomatic Clearance: no
- added no on Nov 4, 2014 12:09 PM by Chad Smith
Date Submitted:
Date Approved:
Agent Information:
Woods Hole:

Chad Smith, WHOI
508-289-3811

Shipping:
R/V Knorr
C/O Chad Smith
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
266 Woods Hole Rd
Woods Hole, MA
02543

- added Woods Hole:

Chad Smith, WHOI
508-289-3811

Shipping:
R/V Knorr
C/O Chad Smith
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
266 Woods Hole Rd
Woods Hole, MA
02543

 on Nov 4, 2014 12:09 PM by Chad Smith
Countries:
USA
- added USA on Nov 4, 2014 12:09 PM by Chad Smith
Notes:
n?A
- added n?A on Nov 4, 2014 12:09 PM by Chad Smith
Isotope Use Approval: no
- added no on Nov 4, 2014 12:09 PM by Chad Smith
Isotope Notes:
SCUBA Diving: no
- added no on Nov 4, 2014 12:09 PM by Chad Smith

Checklist

SSSG Tech:
Alison Heater, Tina Thomas
- added Alison Heater, Tina Thomas on Nov 4, 2014 12:11 PM by Chad Smith
WHOI Pier: Iselin West
- added WHOI Pier: Iselin West on Nov 4, 2014 12:11 PM by Chad Smith