Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Cruise Planning Synopsis
AT40-03: Lyle 'WNAT' | |
Ship | |
| R/V Atlantis | |
Cruise Party | |
| Mitch Lyle: Chief Scientist, Principal Investigator CEOAS, Oregon State University 104 CEOAS Admin Bldg Corvallis, OR USA 97331 +1 541 801 9872 mlyle@coas.oregonstate.edu Gregory Mountain: Chief Scientist, Principal Investigator Rutgers University New Brunswick 610 Taylor Rd Piscataway, New Jersey United States 08854 +1 848 445 0817 gmtn@eps.rutgers.edu | |
| - added Mitch Lyle as Chief Scientist on Feb 8, 2018 2:44 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| - added Gregory Mountain as Chief Scientist on Feb 8, 2018 2:44 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| - added Mitch Lyle as Principal Investigator on Feb 8, 2018 2:44 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| - added Gregory Mountain as Principal Investigator on Feb 8, 2018 2:44 PM by Sarah Fuller |
Departure: Jun 14, 2018 | |
| St. George's Bermuda | |
Arrival: Jul 17, 2018 | |
| Woods Hole MA | |
Operations Area | |
| Western North Atlantic | |
| - Western North Atlantic on Feb 8, 2018 2:44 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Lat/Lon: | |
| Depth Range: 3000 / 5000 | |
| - set min to 3000, set max to 5000 on Feb 8, 2018 2:44 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country? | closest point D is > 200 nma from Canadian coastline |
| - closest point D is > 200 nma from Canadian coastline on Feb 8, 2018 2:44 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Are visas or special travel documents required? | yes |
| - set to yes on Feb 8, 2018 2:44 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
Science Objectives | |
| The objective of this cruise is to collect site survey data for proposed IODP paleoceanographic drilling in the western North Atlantic. Drilling, combined with seismic reflection surveys will explore when deep waters formed in the North Atlantic. Subsequent sampling of drill cores will investigate the thermal evolution of the North Atlantic. We will survey with subbottom profilers, multibeam mapping, and high-resolution seismic reflection profiles. The seismic reflection surveys will be run in 2 configurations: a reconnaisance survey mode at 8 knots nominal speed to tie regional seismic stratigraphy to existing and proposed drill sites, and a high-resolution 5-knot surveys mode to best locate places to drill. | |
| - The objective of this cruise is to collect site survey data for proposed IODP paleoceanographic drilling in the western North Atlantic. Drilling, combined with seismic reflection surveys will explore when deep waters formed in the North Atlantic. Subsequent sampling of drill cores will investigate the thermal evolution of the North Atlantic. We will survey with subbottom profilers, multibeam mapping, and high-resolution seismic reflection profiles. The seismic reflection surveys will be run in 2 configurations: a reconnaisance survey mode at 8 knots nominal speed to tie regional seismic stratigraphy to existing and proposed drill sites, and a high-resolution 5-knot surveys mode to best locate places to drill. on Feb 8, 2018 2:44 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
Science Activities | |
| See the Map in supporting documents (2017-11-13_WNAT_Survey_Map). Yellow lines mark sections for 8-knot reconnaisance seismic surveys, and red dots labeled with "Survey" mark areas for detailed 5-knot, high-resolution surveys. Site 563 and Site 558 are existing DSDP drill sites. We plan to transit from Bermuda, and turn on the subbottom profiler whenever possible after leaving Bermuda. Because of IHA restrictions, we will not be able to do multibeam surveys unless we have deployed the seismic gear. We plan to deploy the 8-knot seismic streamer and source configuration at point A, and do the reconnaisance survey (multibeam, subbottom profiler, and 8-knot seismic) to the Survey 1 location. Each of the 6 Survey sites will first be surveyed at 8 knots to determine bathymetry and locate promising basins, and then will be surveyed at 5 knots with a different source/streamer configuration to acquire the best seismic reflection profiles needed to site potential drill sites. After Survey 1, we will do reconnaisance surveys at 8 knots passing over existing DSDP Sites 563 and 558, and then survey at 5 knots from Site 558 through Survey site 2. After Survey 2, we will again deploy the reconnaisance seismic configuration to collect tie-in seismic data to Survey 3. After Survey 3, the reconnaisance streamer will be deployed for the tie-in to Survey 4. After Survey 4, a section will be surveyed with the reconnaisance configuration until point B, followed by a transit section with multibeam and seismic systems off. We will re-deploy the reconnaisance survey gear at point C, and survey into Survey 5. After mapping there we will again deploy the 5-knot seismic gear to complete our hi-resolution survey at that site. We will change to reconnaisance seismic gear, do a tie-in survey to Survey 6, and do the hi-resolution site survey there. Following Survey 6 we will deploy the reconnaisance seismic gear for a final time and survey across the Western North Atlantic Basin to Orphan Knoll. When that reconnaisance tie-in seismic line is complete we will retrieve the gear at point D, turn off the multibeam and sub-bottom profiler in compliance with the IHA, and transit back to Woods Hole. | |
| - See the Map in supporting documents (2017-11-13_WNAT_Survey_Map). Yellow lines mark sections for 8-knot reconnaisance seismic surveys, and red dots labeled with "Survey" mark areas for detailed 5-knot, high-resolution surveys. Site 563 and Site 558 are existing DSDP drill sites. We plan to transit from Bermuda, and turn on the subbottom profiler whenever possible after leaving Bermuda. Because of IHA restrictions, we will not be able to do multibeam surveys unless we have deployed the seismic gear. We plan to deploy the 8-knot seismic streamer and source configuration at point A, and do the reconnaisance survey (multibeam, subbottom profiler, and 8-knot seismic) to the Survey 1 location. Each of the 6 Survey sites will first be surveyed at 8 knots to determine bathymetry and locate promising basins, and then will be surveyed at 5 knots with a different source/streamer configuration to acquire the best seismic reflection profiles needed to site potential drill sites. After Survey 1, we will do reconnaisance surveys at 8 knots passing over existing DSDP Sites 563 and 558, and then survey at 5 knots from Site 558 through Survey site 2. After Survey 2, we will again deploy the reconnaisance seismic configuration to collect tie-in seismic data to Survey 3. After Survey 3, the reconnaisance streamer will be deployed for the tie-in to Survey 4. After Survey 4, a section will be surveyed with the reconnaisance configuration until point B, followed by a transit section with multibeam and seismic systems off. We will re-deploy the reconnaisance survey gear at point C, and survey into Survey 5. After mapping there we will again deploy the 5-knot seismic gear to complete our hi-resolution survey at that site. We will change to reconnaisance seismic gear, do a tie-in survey to Survey 6, and do the hi-resolution site survey there. Following Survey 6 we will deploy the reconnaisance seismic gear for a final time and survey across the Western North Atlantic Basin to Orphan Knoll. When that reconnaisance tie-in seismic line is complete we will retrieve the gear at point D, turn off the multibeam and sub-bottom profiler in compliance with the IHA, and transit back to Woods Hole. on Feb 8, 2018 2:44 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
Additional Info | |
| Pre-cruise Planning Meeting: Teleconference | |
| - Teleconference on Feb 8, 2018 2:44 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| - on Feb 8, 2018 2:44 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
Stations: | |
Supporting documentation: | |
| »AT40-03_Precruise_Agenda.pdf | |
| »Atlantis_example_Deck_plan.jpeg | |
| »RR1312_MMO_Deck_Plan.pdf | |
| »MCS_LARS_AT4003.pdf | |
| »8_Dec_NON-ALVIN_LARS_Usage_2018_DRAFT.pdf | |
| »2017-12-15_Scripps_NW_Atlantic_Draft_EA_13Dec_ml_gm.doc | |
| »2017-11-13_WNAT_Survey_map.pdf | |
| »2018-02-07_Waypoints.xlsx | |
| - added Atlantis_example_Deck_plan.jpeg on Feb 13, 2018 9:59 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
| - added RR1312_MMO_Deck_Plan.pdf on Feb 13, 2018 9:59 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
| - added MCS_LARS_AT4003.pdf on Feb 13, 2018 9:55 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
| - added 8_Dec_NON-ALVIN_LARS_Usage_2018_DRAFT.pdf on Feb 13, 2018 9:55 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
| - added AT40-03_Precruise_Agenda.pdf on Feb 13, 2018 10:03 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
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| - added AT40-03_Precruise_Agenda.pdf on Feb 13, 2018 9:55 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
| - added 2017-12-15_Scripps_NW_Atlantic_Draft_EA_13Dec_ml_gm.doc on Feb 8, 2018 2:44 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| - added 2017-11-13_WNAT_Survey_map.pdf on Feb 8, 2018 2:44 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| - added 2018-02-07_Waypoints.xlsx on Feb 8, 2018 2:44 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
Funding |
| Funding Agency: NSF | |
| Grant or contract number: OCE-1656960 |
Scientific Instrumentation for R/V Atlantis |
Shipboard Equipment | |||||||||||
| Sippican XBT System (Mark 21), | |||||||||||
| Bathymetry System 3.5 kHz , | |||||||||||
| ADCP 75 kHz, | |||||||||||
| Navigation - Heading, | |||||||||||
| Multibeam , | |||||||||||
| Navigation - Position, | |||||||||||
Towed Magnetometer  | |||||||||||
| -added Towed Magnetometer on Feb 8, 2018 2:44 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added ADCP 75 kHz on Feb 8, 2018 2:44 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Bathymetry System 3.5 kHz on Feb 8, 2018 2:44 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Multibeam on Feb 8, 2018 2:44 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Navigation - Heading on Feb 8, 2018 2:44 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Navigation - Position on Feb 8, 2018 2:44 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Sippican XBT System (Mark 21) on Feb 8, 2018 2:44 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Shipboard Communication | |||||||||||
| Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet | |||||||||||
| -added Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet on Feb 8, 2018 2:44 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Critical CTD Sensors | |||||||||||
| Storage Notes: | |||||||||||
Navigation | |||||||||||
| Will you be using Long Base Line (LBL) navigation? | no | ||||||||||
| - added no on Feb 8, 2018 2:44 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 Feb 8, 2018 2:44 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Navigation | |||||||||||
| GPS | |||||||||||
| -added GPS on Feb 8, 2018 2:44 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Navigation Notes: Seismic operations directed by Lee Ellett will need continuous navigation fed into the seismic records while surveying. Conversation between Lee and ship ops is needed to determine how this will be managed. | |||||||||||
| - added Seismic operations directed by Lee Ellett will need continuous navigation fed into the seismic records while surveying. Conversation between Lee and ship ops is needed to determine how this will be managed. on Feb 8, 2018 2:44 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Winches | |||||||||||
| Other Portable Winch | |||||||||||
| -added Other Portable Winch on Feb 8, 2018 2:44 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Winch Notes: Winches for deploying and retreiving air guns and streamers for seismic acquisition will be supplied by Scripps. | |||||||||||
| - added Winches for deploying and retreiving air guns and streamers for seismic acquisition will be supplied by Scripps. on Feb 8, 2018 2:44 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| 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: We will be deploying the Scripps portable high-resolution seismic system, in 2 configurations, under the direction of Lee Ellett. This will include an air compressor that will be powered either by a diesel or electric motor, so there will be requirements for either diesel fuel or electrical power on the fantail. Contact Lee for specifics. | |||||||||||
| - added We will be deploying the Scripps portable high-resolution seismic system, in 2 configurations, under the direction of Lee Ellett. This will include an air compressor that will be powered either by a diesel or electric motor, so there will be requirements for either diesel fuel or electrical power on the fantail. Contact Lee for specifics. on Feb 8, 2018 2:44 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Special Requirements | |||||||||||
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Additional Cruise Items/Activities | |||||||||||
| Explosive Devices: | no | ||||||||||
| Portable Air Compressors: | yes | ||||||||||
| Flammable Gases: | no | ||||||||||
| Small Boat Operations: | no | ||||||||||
| SCUBA Diving Operations: | no | ||||||||||
Hazardous Material | |||||||||||
| Will hazardous material be utilized? | no | ||||||||||
| - added no on Feb 8, 2018 2:44 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 Feb 8, 2018 2:44 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Specialized tech support (Seabeam, coring, other): We will be working at all times in a survey mode. | |||||||||||
| - added We will be working at all times in a survey mode. on Feb 8, 2018 2:44 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Other required equipment and special needs: Multibeam editing software (MBSystems), workstations for editing. Network access for multiple workstations brought by the scientiifc party. Access to large screen monitors for seismic/map display. | |||||||||||
| - added Multibeam editing software (MBSystems), workstations for editing. Network access for multiple workstations brought by the scientiifc party. Access to large screen monitors for seismic/map display. on Feb 8, 2018 2:44 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
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: | |