Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Cruise Planning Synopsis
AR33: PEACH Recovery | |
Ship | |
RV Neil Armstrong | |
Cruise Party | |
Harvey Seim: Chief Scientist, Principal Investigator University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 3202 Venable Hall, CB#3300 Chapel Hill, North Carolina USA 27599 +1 919 843 3604 hseim@email.unc.edu | |
- added Harvey Seim as Chief Scientist on May 24, 2018 11:12 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
- added Harvey Seim as Principal Investigator on May 24, 2018 11:12 AM by Sarah Fuller |
Departure: Nov 16, 2018 | |
Woods Hole, MA | |
Arrival: Nov 29, 2018 | |
Woods Hole, MA | |
Operations Area | |
Offshore of Cape Hatteras, NC | |
- Offshore of Cape Hatteras, NC on May 24, 2018 11:12 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
Lat/Lon: 35° 30.0′ N / 75° 0.0′ W | |
- set lat to 35° 30.0′ N, set lon to 75° 0.0′ W on May 24, 2018 11:12 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
Depth Range: 20 / 4000 | |
- set min to 20, set max to 4000 on May 24, 2018 11:12 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country? | no |
Science Objectives | |
The PEACH project will identify the processes that control the exchange of waters between the shelves along the eastern seaboard of the US (Middle Atlantic Bight and Southern Atlantic Bight) and the open ocean. The processes will be investigated to determine the dominant forcing mechanisms (e.g., Gulf Stream, atmosphere, buoyancy). The understanding of shelf-deep ocean exchange gained through PEACH will be applicable to other regions where shelf and basin-scale currents converge. The detailed examination of shelf response made possible by the sampling scheme, the dynamical understanding achieved by a coupled observation-model exploration of dynamics, and the simulation skill developed over the wide seasonal and interannual variation in forcing will transform our capacity to anticipate the response of the coastal ocean to forecasted climatic evolution of forcing in the coming decades. | |
- The PEACH project will identify the processes that control the exchange of waters between the shelves along the eastern seaboard of the US (Middle Atlantic Bight and Southern Atlantic Bight) and the open ocean. The processes will be investigated to determine the dominant forcing mechanisms (e.g., Gulf Stream, atmosphere, buoyancy). The understanding of shelf-deep ocean exchange gained through PEACH will be applicable to other regions where shelf and basin-scale currents converge. The detailed examination of shelf response made possible by the sampling scheme, the dynamical understanding achieved by a coupled observation-model exploration of dynamics, and the simulation skill developed over the wide seasonal and interannual variation in forcing will transform our capacity to anticipate the response of the coastal ocean to forecasted climatic evolution of forcing in the coming decades. on May 24, 2018 11:12 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
Science Activities | |
This cruise will be the last PEACH cruise and the priority is to recover deployed assets. We also will repeat much of the CTD survey work done on past cruises. Specifically, at the PEACH study site off North Carolina (order dependent on weather conditions), we will:
We will bring gear to drag for moorings, if necessary, and will use the thru-hull transducers for communicating with acoustic releases whenever possible. We will collect some water samples, for calibration of salinity, and possibly for nutrient analysis. Mooring locations are included in a spreadsheet attachment. | |
- This cruise will be the last PEACH cruise and the priority is to recover deployed assets. We also will repeat much of the CTD survey work done on past cruises. Specifically, at the PEACH study site off North Carolina (order dependent on weather conditions), we will:
We will bring gear to drag for moorings, if necessary, and will use the thru-hull transducers for communicating with acoustic releases whenever possible. on May 24, 2018 11:12 AM by Sarah FullerWe will collect some water samples, for calibration of salinity, and possibly for nutrient analysis. Mooring locations are included in a spreadsheet attachment. | |
Additional Info | |
Pre-cruise Planning Meeting: Teleconference | |
- Teleconference on May 24, 2018 11:12 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
- on May 24, 2018 11:12 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
Stations: | |
Supporting documentation: | |
»PEACH_sites_actual.xlsx | |
»AP_test_mooring-Final-crop.pdf | |
»Buoy_Information_(UNC-CH).pdf | |
- added PEACH_sites_actual.xlsx on May 24, 2018 11:12 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
- added AP_test_mooring-Final-crop.pdf on May 24, 2018 11:12 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
- added Buoy_Information_(UNC-CH).pdf on May 24, 2018 11:12 AM by Sarah Fuller |
Funding |
Funding Agency: NSF | |
Grant or contract number: OCE-1558521 |
Scientific Instrumentation for R/V Armstrong |
Shipboard Equipment | |||||||||||
Bathymetry System 12 kHz, | |||||||||||
ADCP 300 kHz, | |||||||||||
Sippican XBT System (Mark 21), | |||||||||||
Bathymetry System 3.5 kHz , | |||||||||||
ADCP 150 kHz, | |||||||||||
A-Frame, | |||||||||||
Science Underway Seawater System, | |||||||||||
EK80 Sonar, | |||||||||||
Dynamic Positioning System, | |||||||||||
ADCP 38 kHz, | |||||||||||
Crane | |||||||||||
-added A-Frame on May 24, 2018 11:12 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
-added ADCP 150 kHz on May 24, 2018 11:12 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
-added ADCP 300 kHz on May 24, 2018 11:12 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
-added ADCP 38 kHz on May 24, 2018 11:12 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
-added Bathymetry System 12 kHz on May 24, 2018 11:12 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
-added Bathymetry System 3.5 kHz on May 24, 2018 11:12 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
-added Crane on May 24, 2018 11:12 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
-added Dynamic Positioning System on May 24, 2018 11:12 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
-added EK80 Sonar on May 24, 2018 11:12 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
-added Science Underway Seawater System on May 24, 2018 11:12 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
-added Sippican XBT System (Mark 21) on May 24, 2018 11:12 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Shipboard Equipment Notes:
Will need TSE winch for mooring recoveries. Will need radio direction finder for PIES recoveries Will need Buzz Aldrin to support possible dive operations Would like to borrow O2/emergency kits to support dive operations, rack to hold air tanks | |||||||||||
Shipboard Communication | |||||||||||
Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet | |||||||||||
-added Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet on May 24, 2018 11:12 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Shipboard Communication Notes: will acquire SST and SSH imagery regularly in support of operations. | |||||||||||
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, | |||||||||||
Wet Labs FLNTURTD Combination Flourometer and Turbidity Sensor | |||||||||||
-added 911+ Rosette 24-position, 10-liter bottle Rosette with dual T/C sensors on May 24, 2018 11:12 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
-added SBE43 oxygen sensor on May 24, 2018 11:12 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
-added Wet Labs C*Star transmissometer (660nm wavelength) on May 24, 2018 11:12 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
-added Wet Labs FLNTURTD Combination Flourometer and Turbidity Sensor on May 24, 2018 11:12 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Critical CTD Sensors | |||||||||||
Hydrographic Analysis Equipment | |||||||||||
Salt Bottles (2 cases of 125 ml provided) | |||||||||||
-added Salt Bottles (2 cases of 125 ml provided) on May 24, 2018 11:12 AM 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 May 24, 2018 11:12 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
-added Barometric Pressure on May 24, 2018 11:12 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
-added Long Wave Solar Radiation on May 24, 2018 11:12 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
-added Precipitation on May 24, 2018 11:12 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
-added Relative Humidity on May 24, 2018 11:12 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
-added Short Wave Solar Radiation on May 24, 2018 11:12 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
-added Wind speed and direction on May 24, 2018 11:12 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Storage Notes: | |||||||||||
Navigation | |||||||||||
Will you be using Long Base Line (LBL) navigation? | no | ||||||||||
- added no on May 24, 2018 11:12 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
How many nets? | null | ||||||||||
How many tansponders? | null | ||||||||||
Will you be using Ultra-short baseline (USBL) navigation? | no | ||||||||||
- added no on May 24, 2018 11:12 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Navigation | |||||||||||
GPS | |||||||||||
-added GPS on May 24, 2018 11:12 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Navigation Notes: | |||||||||||
Winches | |||||||||||
Other Portable Winch | |||||||||||
-added Other Portable Winch on May 24, 2018 11:12 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Winch Notes: will need TSE winch for mooring recoveries | |||||||||||
- added will need TSE winch for mooring recoveries on May 24, 2018 11:12 AM 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? | no | ||||||||||
Special Requirements | |||||||||||
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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 24, 2018 11:12 AM 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 May 24, 2018 11:12 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Specialized tech support (Seabeam, coring, other): | |||||||||||
Other required equipment and special needs: tuggers are helpful for mooring recoveries | |||||||||||
- added tuggers are helpful for mooring recoveries on May 24, 2018 11:12 AM 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: | |