Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Cruise Planning Synopsis


AR24 - OOI Pioneer 9

Ship

RV Neil Armstrong

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 Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
- added Paul Matthias as Principal Investigator on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller

Departure: Oct 20, 2017

Woods Hole

Arrival: Nov 13, 2017

Woods Hole

Operations Area

Continental shelf and slope south of New England
- Continental shelf and slope south of New England on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
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 Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
Depth Range: 60 / 600
- set min to 60, set max to 600 on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country? None
- None on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
Are visas or special travel documents required? no
- set to no on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller

Science Objectives

This is the ninth major infrastructure deployment and servicing cruise for the Pioneer Array of
the National Science Foundation’s Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI). The Pioneer Array
includes 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.
- This is the ninth major infrastructure deployment and servicing cruise for the Pioneer Array of
the National Science Foundation’s Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI). The Pioneer Array
includes 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 Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller

Science Activities

The Pioneer-9 cruise will consist of 3 separate legs with distinct objectives. The main objectives of Leg A are to deploy 2 Coastal Profiler Moorings (CPMs) and recover 3 CPM anchors using an ROV. The main objectives of Leg B are to deploy and recover 3 Coastal Surface Moorings (CSMs), deploy and recover multilple Coastal Pioneer (CP) Gliders, and deploy 2 AUVs (singly or simultaneously) for ship-attended missions. The main objectives of Leg C are to deploy and recover 5 CPMs. All three legs will involve ancillary activities, including CTD casts with water sampling adjacent to moorings, gliders and AUVs, comparison of buoy and shipboard data, cross-shelf CTD surveys in the vicinity of the moored array, and surveys using shipboard sensors (ADCP, EK-80, thermosalinograph, multibeam) in the Pioneer moored array region.
- The Pioneer-9 cruise will consist of 3 separate legs with distinct objectives. The main objectives of Leg A are to deploy 2 Coastal Profiler Moorings (CPMs) and recover 3 CPM anchors using an ROV. The main objectives of Leg B are to deploy and recover 3 Coastal Surface Moorings (CSMs), deploy and recover multilple Coastal Pioneer (CP) Gliders, and deploy 2 AUVs (singly or simultaneously) for ship-attended missions. The main objectives of Leg C are to deploy and recover 5 CPMs. All three legs will involve ancillary activities, including CTD casts with water sampling adjacent to moorings, gliders and AUVs, comparison of buoy and shipboard data, cross-shelf CTD surveys in the vicinity of the moored array, and surveys using shipboard sensors (ADCP, EK-80, thermosalinograph, multibeam) in the Pioneer moored array region. on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller

Additional Info

Pre-cruise Planning Meeting: Visit WHOI
- Visit WHOI on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
Meeting Notes: 9/13/17
- -changed to 9/13/17 on Sep 12, 2017 3:56 PM by Sarah Fuller
- on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller

Stations:

Supporting documentation:

»3204-00901_Cruise_Plan_Coastal_Pioneer-9_2017-10-12_Ver_0-04_DRAFT.pdf
»CGSN_Pioneer-9_IRR_presentation_sm.pdf
»Pioneer_CTD_HAZMAT_list_with_MSDS.pdf
»Pioneer_battery_HAZMAT_list_with_MSDS.pdf
»Surface_Buoy_Recovery_Procedure_with_MSDS.pdf
»Pioneer9_waypoints.xls
- added 3204-00901_Cruise_Plan_Coastal_Pioneer-9_2017-10-12_Ver_0-04_DRAFT.pdf on Oct 13, 2017 1:49 PM by Sarah Fuller
- added CGSN_Pioneer-9_IRR_presentation_sm.pdf on Oct 13, 2017 1:49 PM by Sarah Fuller
- added Pioneer_CTD_HAZMAT_list_with_MSDS.pdf on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
- added Pioneer_battery_HAZMAT_list_with_MSDS.pdf on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
- added Surface_Buoy_Recovery_Procedure_with_MSDS.pdf on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
- added Pioneer9_waypoints.xls on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller

Funding

Funding Agency: NSF
Grant or contract number: OOI

Scientific Instrumentation for R/V Armstrong


- added 12 kHz pinger only in unlikely event of dragging. USBL nav will be for ROV. on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
Science Van 1 Revisions
-added Science Van1 on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller

Science Van 2 Revisions
-added Science Van2 on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller

Science Van 3 Revisions
-added Science Van3 on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller

Science Van 4 Revisions
-added Science Van4 on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller

Science Van 5 Revisions
-added Science Van5 on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller

Shipboard Equipment

Bathymetry System 12 kHz,
ADCP 300 kHz,
ADCP 150 kHz,
A-Frame,
Deionized Water System,
Science Underway Seawater System,
12 kHz Pinger for Wire Use,
Fume Hood,
EK80 Sonar,
Dynamic Positioning System,
K-Synch System,
USBL Nav,
Crane,
EM710 MkII (40 to 100 kHz) Multibeam Echosounder
-added 12 kHz Pinger for Wire Use on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
-added A-Frame on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
-added ADCP 150 kHz on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
-added ADCP 300 kHz on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
-added Bathymetry System 12 kHz on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
-added Crane on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
-added Deionized Water System on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
-added Dynamic Positioning System on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
-added EK80 Sonar on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
-added EM710 MkII (40 to 100 kHz) Multibeam Echosounder on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
-added Fume Hood on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
-added K-Synch System on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
-added Science Underway Seawater System on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
-added USBL Nav on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
Shipboard Equipment Notes: 12 kHz pinger only in unlikely event of dragging. USBL nav will be for ROV.

Shipboard Communication

Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet,
Is there a need to receive data from shore on a regular basis?
-added Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
-added Is there a need to receive data from shore on a regular basis? on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller

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 Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
-added Biospherical underwater PAR (1000m depth limit) with reference Surface PAR on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
-added SBE43 oxygen sensor on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
-added Wet Labs C*Star transmissometer (660nm wavelength) on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
-added Wet Labs FLNTURTD Combination Flourometer and Turbidity Sensor on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller

Critical CTD Sensors

Hydrographic Analysis Equipment

Salinometer ,
Salt Bottles (2 cases of 125 ml provided)
-added Salinometer on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
-added Salt Bottles (2 cases of 125 ml provided) on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller

MET Sensors

Barometric Pressure,
Air temperature,
Precipitation,
Relative Humidity,
Wind speed and direction,
Short Wave Solar Radiation,
Long Wave Solar Radiation
-added Air temperature on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
-added Barometric Pressure on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
-added Long Wave Solar Radiation on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
-added Precipitation on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
-added Relative Humidity on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
-added Short Wave Solar Radiation on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
-added Wind speed and direction on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller

Sample Storage

Freezer -70°C 25 cu. ft.,
Scientific Walk-in Refrigerator
-added Freezer -70°C 25 cu. ft. on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
-added Scientific Walk-in Refrigerator on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
Storage Notes: We have in the past used the walk-in refrigerator for storage (with cooling off).
- added We have in the past used the walk-in refrigerator for storage (with cooling off). on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller

Navigation

Will you be using Long Base Line (LBL) navigation? no
- added no on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
How many nets? null
How many tansponders? null
Will you be using Ultra-short baseline (USBL) navigation?no
- added no on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller

Navigation

GPS,
USBL
-added GPS on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
-added USBL on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
Navigation Notes: Serial GPS feed for Chief Sci laptop. Nav feeds for ROV group, USBL for ROV.
- added Serial GPS feed for Chief Sci laptop. Nav feeds for ROV group, USBL for ROV. on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller

Winches

Other Portable Winch,
UNOLS Winch Pool
-added Other Portable Winch on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
-added UNOLS Winch Pool on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
Winch Notes: Science party will reserve split-drum TSE winch. Sciency party will supply Lantec heavy-lift winch, ROV group will supply ROV winch.
- added Science party will reserve split-drum TSE winch. Sciency party will supply Lantec heavy-lift winch, ROV group will supply ROV winch. on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller

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 Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
-added Trawl Winch with 9/16th trawl wire on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
Winch Notes:

Standard Oceanographic Cables

Slip ring required? no
Non-standard wire required? no
Traction winch required? no

Specialized Deck Equipment

Mooring Deployment/Recovery Equipment Required: no Type: 
Cruise Specific Science Winch Required: no Type: 
Nets Required: no Type: 

Over the Side Equipment

Will you be bringing any equipment (winches, blocks, etc.) that lowers instruments over the side? yes
Details: TSE winch, for mooring deployment and recovery; Lantec winch, for anchor deployment and recovery.
- added TSE winch, for mooring deployment and recovery; Lantec winch, for anchor deployment and recovery. on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller

Special Requirements

Elecrical Power: yes Identify TSE, rigging van: 440 3ph. Lantec: 480V 160 A
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 Sep 13, 2017 12:50 PM by Sarah Fuller
- Electrical Power : added no on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
- Identify : added TSE, rigging van: 440 3ph. Lantec: 480V 160 A on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller

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 Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
Describe deployment method and quantity:

Radioactive Material

Radioiosotopes:no

Additional Information

Is night time work anticipated on this cruise?yes
- added yes on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
Specialized tech support (Seabeam, coring, other):
Sonardyne USBL navigation.
- added Sonardyne USBL navigation. on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller
Other required equipment and special needs:
AUV handling equipment (SOO-LARS) to be installed on starboard aft arm for Leg B.
- added AUV handling equipment (SOO-LARS) to be installed on starboard aft arm for Leg B. on Sep 12, 2017 3:55 PM by Sarah Fuller

Checklist & Notes

Checklist

U.S. Customs Form: no
- added no on Sep 12, 2017 4:17 PM by Sarah Fuller
Diplomatic Clearance: no
- added no on Sep 12, 2017 4:17 PM by Sarah Fuller
Date Submitted:
Date Approved:
Agent Information:
Countries:
Notes:
Isotope Use Approval: no
- added no on Sep 12, 2017 4:17 PM by Sarah Fuller
Isotope Notes:
SCUBA Diving: no
- added no on Sep 12, 2017 4:17 PM by Sarah Fuller

Checklist

SSSG Tech: