Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Cruise Planning Synopsis
AT37 Holocene Hurricanes | |
Ship | |
| R/V Atlantis | |
Cruise Party | |
| Jeffrey Donnelly: Chief Scientist, Principal Investigator Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Clark 253, MS#22 Woods Hole, Ma. USA 02543 +1 508 289 2994 jdonnelly@whoi.edu Peter van Hengstum: Chief Scientist, Principal Investigator Texas A&M Galveston +1 409 740 4919 vanhenp@tamug.edu | |
| - added Jeffrey Donnelly as Chief Scientist on May 17, 2016 9:31 AM by Chad Smith | |
| - added Peter van Hengstum as Chief Scientist on May 17, 2016 9:31 AM by Chad Smith | |
| - added Jeffrey Donnelly as Principal Investigator on May 17, 2016 9:31 AM by Chad Smith | |
| - added Peter van Hengstum as Principal Investigator on May 17, 2016 9:31 AM by Chad Smith |
Departure: Aug 13, 2016 | |
| Woods Hole, MA | |
Arrival: Aug 24, 2016 | |
| Montego Bay, Jamaica | |
Operations Area | |
| Discovery Bay Jamaica | |
| - Discovery Bay Jamaica on May 17, 2016 9:31 AM by Chad Smith | |
| Lat/Lon: 18° 27.883′ N / 77° 24.47′ W | |
| - set lat to 18° 27.883′ N, set lon to 77° 24.47′ W on May 17, 2016 9:31 AM by Chad Smith | |
| Depth Range: min / max (m) | |
| - set max to max (m) on May 17, 2016 9:31 AM by Chad Smith | |
| Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country? | Jamaica |
| - Jamaica on May 17, 2016 9:31 AM by Chad Smith | |
| Are visas or special travel documents required? | no |
| - set to no on May 17, 2016 9:31 AM by Chad Smith | |
Science Objectives | |
| Discovery Bay in Jamaica provides a unique opportunity to develop a reconstruction of intense hurricanes that formed in the deep tropics over the course of the last several millennia. With a series of new sediment cores, targeted using Chirp subbottom sonar, we will develop a high-resolution reconstruction of past hurricane-induced event beds. Given documented sedimentation rates in Discovery Bay the temporal resolution will be more than three times greater than existing reconstructions in the Caribbean. With 10-15 m sediment cores we expect to be able to develop a record that extends back to 6000-7000 years before present, and perhaps to as much as 9000 years. | |
| - Discovery Bay in Jamaica provides a unique opportunity to develop a reconstruction of intense hurricanes that formed in the deep tropics over the course of the last several millennia. With a series of new sediment cores, targeted using Chirp subbottom sonar, we will develop a high-resolution reconstruction of past hurricane-induced event beds. Given documented sedimentation rates in Discovery Bay the temporal resolution will be more than three times greater than existing reconstructions in the Caribbean. With 10-15 m sediment cores we expect to be able to develop a record that extends back to 6000-7000 years before present, and perhaps to as much as 9000 years. on May 17, 2016 9:31 AM by Chad Smith | |
Science Activities | |
| Chirp subbottom sonar survey, multibeam survey, CTD casts, vibracoring (both from Atlantis and from a portable platform at shallow water target), gravity coring, jumbo piston coring, surface sample collection, deployment of current meters. | |
| - Chirp subbottom sonar survey, multibeam survey, CTD casts, vibracoring (both from Atlantis and from a portable platform at shallow water target), gravity coring, jumbo piston coring, surface sample collection, deployment of current meters. on May 17, 2016 9:31 AM by Chad Smith | |
Additional Info | |
| Pre-cruise Planning Meeting: Visit WHOI | |
| - Visit WHOI on May 17, 2016 9:31 AM by Chad Smith | |
| - on May 17, 2016 9:31 AM by Chad Smith | |
| Media personnel on board: Video | |
| - Video on May 17, 2016 9:31 AM by Chad Smith | |
| Filming NOVA documentary | |
| - Filming NOVA documentary on May 17, 2016 9:31 AM by Chad Smith | |
Stations: | |
Supporting documentation: | |
| »KaBoat2016.jpg | |
| »Donnelly_-_AT37_Precruise_Agenda.pdf | |
| »donnelly_draft_deck_plan_1.0_.jpg | |
| - added KaBoat2016.jpg on Aug 4, 2016 10:26 AM by Chad Smith | |
| - added Donnelly_-_AT37_Precruise_Agenda.pdf on Jun 30, 2016 12:06 PM by Chad Smith | |
| - added donnelly_draft_deck_plan_1.0_.jpg on Jun 30, 2016 12:05 PM by Chad Smith | |
| Notes: A raft, called the KaBoat, is intended to be deployed for very shallow water sampling. An image is attached to this synopsios [KaBoat2016.jpg]. It will need to be deployed with the ship's crane. It's weight is 545 lbs. Arrival in the operating area: August 19th | |
| - -changed A raft, called the KaBoat, is intended to be deployed for very shallow water sampling. An image is attached to this synopsios [KaBoat2016.jpg]. It will need to be deployed with the ship's crane. It's weight is 545 lbs. to A raft, called the KaBoat, is intended to be deployed for very shallow water sampling. An image is attached to this synopsios [KaBoat2016.jpg]. It will need to be deployed with the ship's crane. It's weight is 545 lbs. Arrival in the operating area: August 19th on Aug 11, 2016 12:18 PM by Chad Smith | |
| - -added A raft, called the KaBoat, is intended to be deployed for very shallow water sampling. An image is attached to this synopsios [KaBoat2016.jpg]. It will need to be deployed with the ship's crane. It's weight is 545 lbs. on Aug 4, 2016 10:28 AM by Chad Smith | |
Funding |
| Funding Agency: NSF | |
| Grant or contract number: 1356708 |
Scientific Instrumentation for R/V Atlantis |
Shipboard Equipment | |||||||||||
| Bathymetry System 12 kHz, | |||||||||||
| Bathymetry System 3.5 kHz , | |||||||||||
| Multibeam , | |||||||||||
| Navigation - Position | |||||||||||
| -added Bathymetry System 12 kHz on May 17, 2016 9:31 AM by Chad Smith | |||||||||||
| -added Bathymetry System 3.5 kHz on May 17, 2016 9:31 AM by Chad Smith | |||||||||||
| -added Multibeam on May 17, 2016 9:31 AM by Chad Smith | |||||||||||
| -added Navigation - Position on May 17, 2016 9:31 AM by Chad Smith | |||||||||||
Shipboard Communication | |||||||||||
| Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet | |||||||||||
| -added Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet on May 17, 2016 9:31 AM by Chad Smith | |||||||||||
CTD/Water Sampling | |||||||||||
| 911+ Rosette 24-position, 10-liter bottle Rosette with dual T/C sensors, | |||||||||||
| SBE43 oxygen sensor | |||||||||||
| -added 911+ Rosette 24-position, 10-liter bottle Rosette with dual T/C sensors on May 17, 2016 9:31 AM by Chad Smith | |||||||||||
| -added SBE43 oxygen sensor on May 17, 2016 9:31 AM by Chad Smith | |||||||||||
Critical CTD Sensors | |||||||||||
Sediment Sampling | |||||||||||
| Gravity corers, | |||||||||||
| Multi-core | |||||||||||
| -added Gravity corers on May 17, 2016 9:31 AM by Chad Smith | |||||||||||
| -added Multi-core on May 17, 2016 9:31 AM by Chad Smith | |||||||||||
| Storage Notes: | |||||||||||
Navigation | |||||||||||
| Will you be using Long Base Line (LBL) navigation? | no | ||||||||||
| - added no on May 17, 2016 9:31 AM by Chad Smith | |||||||||||
| How many nets? | null | ||||||||||
| How many tansponders? | null | ||||||||||
| Will you be using Ultra-short baseline (USBL) navigation? | no | ||||||||||
| - added no on May 17, 2016 9:31 AM by Chad Smith | |||||||||||
Navigation | |||||||||||
| GPS | |||||||||||
| -added GPS on May 17, 2016 9:31 AM by Chad Smith | |||||||||||
| Navigation Notes: | |||||||||||
Winches | |||||||||||
| Hydro Winch with .25" hydro wire, | |||||||||||
| Trawl Winch with 9/16th trawl wire | |||||||||||
| -added Hydro Winch with .25" hydro wire on May 17, 2016 9:31 AM by Chad Smith | |||||||||||
| -added Trawl Winch with 9/16th trawl wire on May 17, 2016 9:31 AM by Chad Smith | |||||||||||
| Winch Notes: Winch needed to deploy and recover corers. | |||||||||||
| - added Winch needed to deploy and recover corers. on May 17, 2016 9:31 AM by Chad Smith | |||||||||||
Wire use and application | |||||||||||
| Hydro Winch with .25" hydro wire, | |||||||||||
| Trawl Winch with 9/16th trawl wire | |||||||||||
| -added Hydro Winch with .25" hydro wire on May 17, 2016 9:31 AM by Chad Smith | |||||||||||
| -added Trawl Winch with 9/16th trawl wire on May 17, 2016 9:31 AM by Chad Smith | |||||||||||
| Winch Notes: | |||||||||||
Standard Oceanographic Cables | |||||||||||
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Specialized Deck Equipment | |||||||||||
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Over the Side Equipment | |||||||||||
| Will you be bringing any equipment (winches, blocks, etc.) that lowers instruments over the side? | yes | ||||||||||
| Details: Portable capstan winch will be used from portable platform and could also be used from Atlantis (but we will only use if an issue with the shipboard winches). | |||||||||||
| - added Portable capstan winch will be used from portable platform and could also be used from Atlantis (but we will only use if an issue with the shipboard winches). on May 17, 2016 9:31 AM by Chad Smith | |||||||||||
Special Requirements | |||||||||||
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| Electrical Power Revisions - Electrical Power : added yes on May 17, 2016 9:31 AM by Chad Smith - Identify : added 3 phase 240v 50-60 hz. on May 17, 2016 9:31 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: | yes | ||||||||||
Hazardous Material | |||||||||||
| Will hazardous material be utilized? | no | ||||||||||
| - added no on May 17, 2016 9:31 AM by Chad Smith | |||||||||||
| Describe deployment method and quantity: | |||||||||||
Radioactive Material | |||||||||||
| Radioiosotopes: | no | ||||||||||
Additional Information | |||||||||||
| Is night time work anticipated on this cruise? | yes | ||||||||||
| - added yes on May 17, 2016 9:31 AM by Chad Smith | |||||||||||
| Specialized tech support (Seabeam, coring, other): JPC coring with Oregon State team | |||||||||||
| - added JPC coring with Oregon State team on May 17, 2016 9:31 AM by Chad Smith | |||||||||||
| Other required equipment and special needs: | |||||||||||
Checklist & Notes |
Checklist | |
| U.S. Customs Form: | no |
| Diplomatic Clearance: | no |
| Date Submitted: | |
| Date Approved: | |
| Agent Information: | |
| Countries: | |
| Notes: | |
| Isotope Use Approval: | no |
| Isotope Notes: | |
| SCUBA Diving: | no |
Checklist | |
| SSSG Tech: | |