Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Cruise Planning Synopsis
AT37-06 Teske "Guaymas CSN" | |
Ship | |
R/V Atlantis | |
Vehicles | |
AUV Sentry, HOV Alvin | |
- added HOV Alvin on Nov 28, 2016 11:57 AM by Rick Chandler | |
- added AUV Sentry on Aug 24, 2016 8:21 AM by Chad Smith | |
Cruise Party | |
Andreas Teske: Chief Scientist, Principal Investigator University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Marine Sciences, CB 3300 Chapel Hill, NC USA 27599 +1 919 843 2463 teske@email.unc.edu | |
- added Andreas Teske as Chief Scientist on Aug 24, 2016 8:21 AM by Chad Smith | |
- added Andreas Teske as Principal Investigator on Aug 24, 2016 8:21 AM by Chad Smith |
Departure: Dec 8, 2016 | |
Manzanillo | |
Arrival: Dec 27, 2016 | |
Manzanillo | |
Operations Area | |
Southern Guaymas Basin | |
- Southern Guaymas Basin on Aug 24, 2016 8:21 AM by Chad Smith | |
Lat/Lon: | |
Depth Range: 1900 / 2050 | |
- set min to 1900, set max to 2050 on Aug 24, 2016 8:21 AM by Chad Smith | |
Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country? | Mexico |
- Mexico on Aug 24, 2016 8:21 AM by Chad Smith | |
Are visas or special travel documents required? | no |
- set to no on Aug 24, 2016 8:21 AM by Chad Smith | |
Science Objectives | |
This integrated biogeochemical and microbiological research program will explore the pathways | |
- This integrated biogeochemical and microbiological research program will explore the pathways | |
Science Activities | |
In the proposed project, we will investigate genomic potential, physiological capabilities and biogeochemical roles of key uncultured organisms from Guaymas sediments, especially the high-temperature anaerobic methane oxidizers that occur specifically in hydrothermally active sediments; for this purpose, sediment cores from hydrothermal hot spots [to be determined with the Alvin heatflow probe] will be collected with HOV Alvin. We will focus on the role of methane-oxidizing archaea and other Guaymas microbiota in C transformations, but also explore their potential involvement in S and N transformations. First-order research topics include quantifying anaerobic methane oxidation under high T, P and in situ methane concentration, and with alternate electron acceptors; sulfate and sulfur-dependent microbial pathways and isotopic signatures under these conditions; and nitrogen transformations in methane-oxidizing microbial communities, hydrothermal mats and sediments. To complement these microbial and biogeochemical studies, we are planning to employ the AUV Sentry, build and operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, for a mapping and photomosaic survey of the Southern Guaymas Trench and its adjacent regions. This survey should enlarge the commonly visited microbial sampling area, which is needlessly limited to a small area in the southern Guaymas Basin. | |
- In the proposed project, we will investigate genomic potential, physiological capabilities and biogeochemical roles of key uncultured organisms from Guaymas sediments, especially the high-temperature anaerobic methane oxidizers that occur specifically in hydrothermally active sediments; for this purpose, sediment cores from hydrothermal hot spots [to be determined with the Alvin heatflow probe] will be collected with HOV Alvin. We will focus on the role of methane-oxidizing archaea and other Guaymas microbiota in C transformations, but also explore their potential involvement in S and N transformations. First-order research topics include quantifying anaerobic methane oxidation under high T, P and in situ methane concentration, and with alternate electron acceptors; sulfate and sulfur-dependent microbial pathways and isotopic signatures under these conditions; and nitrogen transformations in methane-oxidizing microbial communities, hydrothermal mats and sediments. To complement these microbial and biogeochemical studies, we are planning to employ the AUV Sentry, build and operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, for a mapping and photomosaic survey of the Southern Guaymas Trench and its adjacent regions. This survey should enlarge the commonly visited microbial sampling area, which is needlessly limited to a small area in the southern Guaymas Basin. | |
Additional Info | |
Pre-cruise Planning Meeting: Teleconference/Visit WHOI | |
- Teleconference/Visit WHOI on Aug 24, 2016 8:21 AM by Chad Smith | |
Meeting Notes: I will be at WHOI on Friday, August 26 | |
- I will be at WHOI on Friday, August 26 on Aug 24, 2016 8:21 AM by Chad Smith | |
Stations: | |
Station 1 Distance: 650 Days: 13 Latitude: 27.0 N Longitude: 111.25 W Station 2 Distance: null Days: 13 Latitude: 27.0 N Longitude: 111.25 W | |
- added Name: Lat: 27.0 N, Lon: 111.25 W, Distance: 650, Days: 13 added Name: Lat: 27.0 N, Lon: 111.25 W, Distance: , Days: 13 on Aug 24, 2016 8:21 AM by Chad Smith | |
Supporting documentation: | |
»Cruise_Track_Manzanillo_-_Guaymas_Basin_-_Manzanillo_copy.pdf | |
»Cruise_schedule_December_2016PDF.pdf | |
»GuaymasSentryRationalePDF_copy.pdf | |
- added Cruise_Track_Manzanillo_-_Guaymas_Basin_-_Manzanillo_copy.pdf on Aug 24, 2016 8:21 AM by Chad Smith | |
- added Cruise_schedule_December_2016PDF.pdf on Aug 24, 2016 8:21 AM by Chad Smith | |
- added GuaymasSentryRationalePDF_copy.pdf on Aug 24, 2016 8:21 AM by Chad Smith | |
- -added on Nov 28, 2016 8:43 AM by Rick Chandler |
Funding |
Funding Agency: NSF | |
Grant or contract number: 1357238 |
Scientific Instrumentation for R/V Atlantis |
Shipboard Equipment | |||||||||||
Deionized Water System, | |||||||||||
Science Underway Seawater System, | |||||||||||
Fume Hood | |||||||||||
-added Deionized Water System on Aug 24, 2016 8:21 AM by Chad Smith | |||||||||||
-added Fume Hood on Aug 24, 2016 8:21 AM by Chad Smith | |||||||||||
-added Science Underway Seawater System on Aug 24, 2016 8:21 AM by Chad Smith | |||||||||||
Shipboard Communication | |||||||||||
Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet | |||||||||||
-added Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet on Aug 24, 2016 8:21 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 Aug 24, 2016 8:21 AM by Chad Smith | |||||||||||
-added SBE43 oxygen sensor on Aug 24, 2016 8:21 AM by Chad Smith | |||||||||||
Critical CTD Sensors | |||||||||||
Sample Storage | |||||||||||
Climate Controlled Walk-in, | |||||||||||
Freezer -70°C 25 cu. ft., | |||||||||||
Refrigerator 8.6 cu. ft. | |||||||||||
-added Climate Controlled Walk-in on Aug 24, 2016 8:21 AM by Chad Smith | |||||||||||
-added Freezer -70°C 25 cu. ft. on Aug 24, 2016 8:21 AM by Chad Smith | |||||||||||
-added Refrigerator 8.6 cu. ft. on Aug 24, 2016 8:21 AM by Chad Smith | |||||||||||
Storage Notes: Sediments are either kept alive at +4C in the coldroom for shorebased work, or are frozen at -80C for DNA/RNA shorebased work. Similar for sediment porewater; DIC samples are usually frozen, methane can be stored at RT, and sulfide/sulfate can be stored refrigerated at 4C. Fixed microbial cells are usually stored at -20C. | |||||||||||
- added Sediments are either kept alive at +4C in the coldroom for shorebased work, or are frozen at -80C for DNA/RNA shorebased work. Similar for sediment porewater; DIC samples are usually frozen, methane can be stored at RT, and sulfide/sulfate can be stored refrigerated at 4C. Fixed microbial cells are usually stored at -20C. on Aug 24, 2016 8:21 AM by Chad Smith | |||||||||||
Navigation | |||||||||||
Will you be using Long Base Line (LBL) navigation? | no | ||||||||||
- added no on Aug 24, 2016 8:21 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 Aug 24, 2016 8:21 AM by Chad Smith | |||||||||||
Navigation | |||||||||||
USBL | |||||||||||
-added USBL on Aug 24, 2016 8:21 AM by Chad Smith | |||||||||||
Navigation Notes:
By my respone to the site survey question, I mean that ROV Sentry will generate new and better maps of the southern Guaymas Basin area; see the attached pdf "GuaymasSentryRationale". The currently available maps for this area are quite sketchy, and every expedition is really on its own. Alvin has used its own navigation system to find dive targets in Guaymas Basin, and this has worked quite well on previous cruises. | |||||||||||
- added By my respone to the site survey question, I mean that ROV Sentry will generate new and better maps of the southern Guaymas Basin area; see the attached pdf "GuaymasSentryRationale". The currently available maps for this area are quite sketchy, and every expedition is really on its own. Alvin has used its own navigation system to find dive targets in Guaymas Basin, and this has worked quite well on previous cruises. on Aug 24, 2016 8:21 AM by Chad Smith | |||||||||||
Winches | |||||||||||
CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire | |||||||||||
-added CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire on Aug 24, 2016 8:21 AM by Chad Smith | |||||||||||
Winch Notes: Essentially, the standard CTD winch will be needed, and Atlantis's winch system to release and recover SENTRY; but here I don't know any details. | |||||||||||
- added Essentially, the standard CTD winch will be needed, and Atlantis's winch system to release and recover SENTRY; but here I don't know any details. on Aug 24, 2016 8:21 AM by Chad Smith | |||||||||||
Winch Notes: | |||||||||||
Standard Oceanographic Cables | |||||||||||
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Portable Vans | |||||||||||
Isotope Van | |||||||||||
-added Isotope Van on Aug 24, 2016 8:21 AM by Chad Smith | |||||||||||
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? | no | ||||||||||
Special Requirements | |||||||||||
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Science Stowage Revisions - Science Stowage : changed from - Science Stowage : added no on Aug 24, 2016 8:21 AM by Chad Smith - Identify : added pre-loading of some gear in Newport Oct 6-8 on Aug 24, 2016 8:21 AM by Chad Smith | |||||||||||
Inter/intraship Communications Revisions - Water : changed from - Water : added no on Aug 24, 2016 8:21 AM by Chad Smith - Identify : added deionized water for fancy microbiologists on Aug 24, 2016 8:21 AM by Chad Smith | |||||||||||
Additional Cruise Items/Activities | |||||||||||
Explosive Devices: | no | ||||||||||
Portable Air Compressors: | no | ||||||||||
Flammable Gases: | no | ||||||||||
Small Boat Operations: | no | ||||||||||
SCUBA Diving Operations: | no | ||||||||||
Hazardous Material | |||||||||||
Will hazardous material be utilized? | yes | ||||||||||
- added yes on Aug 24, 2016 8:21 AM by Chad Smith | |||||||||||
Describe deployment method and quantity: | |||||||||||
Radioactive Material | |||||||||||
Radioiosotopes: | yes | ||||||||||
Additional Information | |||||||||||
Is night time work anticipated on this cruise? | yes | ||||||||||
- added yes on Aug 24, 2016 8:21 AM by Chad Smith | |||||||||||
Specialized tech support (Seabeam, coring, other): Sentry is operated during the night so that it does not interfere with Alvin dives during the day; bunk space for Sentry personnel has been accommodated. | |||||||||||
- added Sentry is operated during the night so that it does not interfere with Alvin dives during the day; bunk space for Sentry personnel has been accommodated.
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Other required equipment and special needs: |
Scientific Instrumentation for HOV Alvin |
Site Survey | |
Will you provide detailed charts of the work area(s)? | no |
- added no on Nov 28, 2016 11:57 AM by Rick Chandler | |
If no, willl you need R/V Atlantis to generate maps of the work area(s)? | no |
- added no on Nov 28, 2016 11:57 AM by Rick Chandler | |
Will you need post-dive maps of the work area generated? | no |
- added no on Nov 28, 2016 11:57 AM by Rick Chandler | |
Navigation | |
Will you be using Long Base Line (LBL) navigation? | no |
- added no on Nov 28, 2016 11:57 AM by Rick Chandler | |
How many nets? | null |
How many tansponders? | null |
Will you be using Ultra-short baseline (USBL) navigation for other than Alvin operations? | no |
- added no on Nov 28, 2016 11:57 AM by Rick Chandler | |
Elevators | |
Will you be using elevators to transport samples to the surface? | no |
- added no on Nov 28, 2016 11:57 AM by Rick Chandler | |
If yes, how many would you anticipate? | |
Science Supplied Equipment | |
Are you supplying equipment to be used on HOV Alvin | no |
- added no on Nov 28, 2016 11:57 AM by Rick Chandler | |
Has this equipment been used on Alvin before? | no |
- added no on Nov 28, 2016 11:57 AM by Rick Chandler | |
Please give a brief description of the equipment, its intended purpose, the cruise # it was last used on if any and its deployment method. | |
Does this equipment use an external pressure housing? | no |
- added no on Nov 28, 2016 11:57 AM by Rick Chandler | |
Has the pressure housing been tested per Alvin Pressure Test requirements? | no |
- added no on Nov 28, 2016 11:57 AM by Rick Chandler | |
Pressure housing schematic with dimensions and include air and water weights. | |
Air weight of this equipment? | |
Water weight of this equipment? | |
Does the equipment require a power interface from Alvin? | no |
Voltage required | |
Power required | |
Data Interface | null|
Does the equipment meet the electrical requirements of the Alvin User Manual? | no |
- added no on Nov 28, 2016 11:57 AM by Rick Chandler | |
Please provide power and comms specifics, wiring diagram, pinout, and wiring harness in advance of the cruise. | |
Does this equipment require hydraulic inputs from the vehicle? | no |
- added no on Nov 28, 2016 11:57 AM by Rick Chandler | |
Hydraulic schematic of the equipment requirements. | |
Does this equipment require manipulation? | no |
- added no on Nov 28, 2016 11:57 AM by Rick Chandler | |
If yes, please describe how the equipment is to be manipulated: | |
Will this equipment be deployed off the vehicle? | no |
- added no on Nov 28, 2016 11:57 AM by Rick Chandler | |
If yes, please describe how the equipment is intended for deployment: | |
If yes, will the equipment be disconnected from the vehicle and left in situ? | no |
- added no on Nov 28, 2016 11:57 AM by Rick Chandler | |
How long will the deployment be? | |
Will the equipment be recovered by the same vehicle? | no |
- added no on Nov 28, 2016 11:57 AM by Rick Chandler | |
Do you intend to recover any other previously deployed equipment? | no |
- added no on Nov 28, 2016 11:57 AM by Rick Chandler | |
If yes, please describe this equipment: | |
Does this equipment use any glass spheres for either buoyancy or as pressure housings? | no |
- added no on Nov 28, 2016 11:57 AM by Rick Chandler | |
Does the equipment have an associated computer or control panel for remote operation from the personnel sphere? | no |
- added no on Nov 28, 2016 11:57 AM by Rick Chandler | |
Has the computer or control panel been gas tested for use in the personnel sphere? | no |
- added no on Nov 28, 2016 11:57 AM by Rick Chandler | |
Hazardous Material | |
Will hazardous material be utilized? | no |
- added no on Nov 28, 2016 11:57 AM by Rick Chandler | |
Describe deployment method and quantity: | |
Additional Information | |
Brief operations description or comments: | |
Navy Clearance: Granted 12/06/2016: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF 27-00N 111-25W DURING PERIOD 090000T THRU 272400T DEC 16 | |
- changed from WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF 27-00N 111-25W DURING PERIOD 090000T THRU 272400T DEC 16 WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF 27-00N 111-25W DURING PERIOD 090000T THRU 272400T DEC 16 on Dec 7, 2016 8:19 AM by Rick Chandler | |
- added Requested 11/28/2016: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF 27-00N 111-25W DURING PERIOD 090000T THRU 272400T DEC 16 on Nov 28, 2016 11:57 AM by Rick Chandler |
Scientific Instrumentation for AUV Sentry |
Site Survey | |
Will you provide detailed charts of the work area(s)? | yes |
- added yes on Aug 24, 2016 8:21 AM by Chad Smith | |
If no, willl you need R/V Atlantis to generate maps of the work area(s)? | no |
- added no on Aug 24, 2016 8:21 AM by Chad Smith | |
Will you need post-dive maps of the work area generated? | no |
- added no on Aug 24, 2016 8:21 AM by Chad Smith | |
Navigation | |
Will you be using Long Base Line (LBL) navigation? | no |
- added no on Aug 24, 2016 8:21 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 Aug 24, 2016 8:21 AM by Chad Smith | |
Will you be using Doppler/GPS navigation? | no |
- added no on Aug 24, 2016 8:21 AM by Chad Smith | |
- added if possible, some surficial sediment and water samples from outlying areas in Guaymas Basin that are not visited by Alvin on this cruise. However, additional payload should not interfere with SENTRY's principal use for seafloor photomosaics and shallow subbottom surveys on this cruise. It will be good to discuss some of the sensors and payload with SENTRY experts at the pre-cruise meeting. on Aug 24, 2016 8:21 AM by Chad Smith | |
Science Supplied Equipment | |
Are you supplying equipment to be used on HOV AbeSentry | no |
- added no on Aug 24, 2016 8:21 AM by Chad Smith | |
Has this equipment been used on AbeSentry before? | no |
- added no on Aug 24, 2016 8:21 AM by Chad Smith | |
Please give a brief description of the equipment, its intended purpose, the cruise # it was last used on if any and its deployment method. | |
Does this equipment use an external pressure housing? | no |
- added no on Aug 24, 2016 8:21 AM by Chad Smith | |
Has the pressure case been tested to the anticipated depth of deployment?& | no |
- added no on Aug 24, 2016 8:21 AM by Chad Smith | |
Pressure housing schematic with dimensions and include air and water weights. | |
Air weight of this equipment? | |
Water weight of this equipment? | |
Does the equipment require data or a power interface from the vehicle? | no |
Does the equipment meet the electrical requirements of the Sentry User Manual? | no |
- added no on Aug 24, 2016 8:21 AM by Chad Smith | |
Additional Information | |
Brief operations description or comments: Dan Hoer from Harvard (Pete Girguis) is planning to bring an in-situ mass spectrometer for sniffing out alkanes in Guaymas Basin; however, as far as I remember, this unit will be used on Alvin, not on Sentry. Dirk de Beer (Max-Planck-Institute Bremen) will bring an in-situ microprofiler for measuring chemical and T gradients in surficial sediments on a micrometer scale, to be used with Alvin. The profiler was successfully deployed back in 2009. Reference:doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.000075. | |
- added Dan Hoer from Harvard (Pete Girguis) is planning to bring an in-situ mass spectrometer for sniffing out alkanes in Guaymas Basin; however, as far as I remember, this unit will be used on Alvin, not on Sentry. Dirk de Beer (Max-Planck-Institute Bremen) will bring an in-situ microprofiler for measuring chemical and T gradients in surficial sediments on a micrometer scale, to be used with Alvin. The profiler was successfully deployed back in 2009. Reference:doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.000075. on Aug 24, 2016 8:21 AM by Chad Smith |
Checklist & Notes |
Checklist | |
U.S. Customs Form: | no |
- added no on Nov 28, 2016 8:44 AM by Rick Chandler | |
Diplomatic Clearance: | no |
- added no on Nov 28, 2016 8:44 AM by Rick Chandler | |
Date Submitted: | |
Date Approved: | |
Agent Information: | |
Countries: | |
Notes: | |
Isotope Use Approval: | no |
- added no on Nov 28, 2016 8:44 AM by Rick Chandler | |
Isotope Notes: | |
SCUBA Diving: | no |
- added no on Nov 28, 2016 8:44 AM by Rick Chandler | |
Checklist | |
SSSG Tech: | |