Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Cruise Planning Synopsis
AT42-09: Sylvan | |
Ship | |
| R/V Atlantis | |
Vehicles | |
| HOV Alvin | |
| - added HOV Alvin on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
Cruise Party | |
| Jason Sylvan: Chief Scientist, Principal Investigator Texas A&M University Dep't of Oceanography, Eller O&M Bldg, Rm 1204 College Station, TX USA 77843-3146 +1 979 845 5105 jasonsylvan@tamu.edu | |
| - added Jason Sylvan as Chief Scientist on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| - added Jason Sylvan as Principal Investigator on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller |
Departure: Mar 26, 2019 | |
| San Francisco | |
Arrival: Apr 24, 2019 | |
| San Diego | |
Operations Area | |
| East Pacific Rise | |
| - East Pacific Rise on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Lat/Lon: 9° 50.0′ N / 104° 17.0′ W | |
| - set lat to 9° 50.0′ N, set lon to 104° 17.0′ W on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Depth Range: 2000 / 2600 | |
| - set min to 2000, set max to 2600 on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country? | don't think so |
| - don't think so on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Are visas or special travel documents required? | no |
| - set to no on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
Science Objectives | |
| the objectives are to study the transition in mineralogy and microbiology as active hydrothermal sulfides transition to inactive. we will do this through a combination of collecting active vents and allowing them to be exposed on the seafloor, away from venting, and then collecting those samples a week later (this cruise) and a month later (next cruise in 2020) as well as collecting already inactive sulfides and placing down pre-sterilized samples from archive collections for settling | |
| - the objectives are to study the transition in mineralogy and microbiology as active hydrothermal sulfides transition to inactive. we will do this through a combination of collecting active vents and allowing them to be exposed on the seafloor, away from venting, and then collecting those samples a week later (this cruise) and a month later (next cruise in 2020) as well as collecting already inactive sulfides and placing down pre-sterilized samples from archive collections for settling on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
Science Activities | |
| - changed 12 Alvin dives are planned. we will be collecting active and inactive vent sulfides, splitting the active samples on the seafloor into thirds to be distributed in bioboxes and seafloor exposure chambers, leaving the exposure chambers behind and collecting them later, collecting Major samples of hot fluids and possibly diffuse fluids, using the niskin on Alvin to cllect rising hydrothermal plume samples, and doing CTD ops at night to on Jan 16, 2019 9:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
| - 12 Alvin dives are planned. we will be collecting active and inactive vent sulfides, splitting the active samples on the seafloor into thirds to be distributed in bioboxes and seafloor exposure chambers, leaving the exposure chambers behind and collecting them later, collecting Major samples of hot fluids and possibly diffuse fluids, using the niskin on Alvin to cllect rising hydrothermal plume samples, and doing CTD ops at night on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
Additional Info | |
| Pre-cruise Planning Meeting: Teleconference | |
| - Teleconference on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Meeting Notes: visit if necessary but schedule may not permit. Meg Tivey is co-PI and can help locally as needed | |
| - visit if necessary but schedule may not permit. Meg Tivey is co-PI and can help locally as needed on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Media personnel on board: Video, Writer | |
| - Video, Writer on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| BBC will be onboard for interactions during first leg of cruise. i will also be bringing an outreach specialist, Rebecca Fowler (http://www.rebeccafowler.org/) and possibly a photographer | |
| - BBC will be onboard for interactions during first leg of cruise. i will also be bringing an outreach specialist, Rebecca Fowler (http://www.rebeccafowler.org/) and possibly a photographer on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
Stations: | |
| EPR 9 50'N Distance: 2140 Days: 12 Latitude: 9° 50.0’ N Longitude: 104° 17.0’ W | |
| - added Name: EPR 9 50'N, Lat: 9° 50.0’ N, Lon: 104° 17.0’ W, Distance: 2140, Days: 12 on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
Supporting documentation: | |
| - -added on Jan 16, 2019 9:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
Funding |
| Funding Agency: NSF | |
| Grant or contract number: 1756339, 1756419, 1756558 |
Scientific Instrumentation for R/V Atlantis |
Shipboard Equipment | |||||||||||
| Bathymetry System 3.5 kHz , | |||||||||||
| Deionized Water System, | |||||||||||
| 12 kHz Pinger for Wire Use, | |||||||||||
| Navigation - Heading, | |||||||||||
| Multibeam , | |||||||||||
| Fume Hood, | |||||||||||
| Navigation - Position, | |||||||||||
| Crane | |||||||||||
| -added 12 kHz Pinger for Wire Use on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Bathymetry System 3.5 kHz on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Crane on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Deionized Water System on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Fume Hood on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Multibeam on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Navigation - Heading on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Navigation - Position on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Shipboard Communication | |||||||||||
| Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet, | |||||||||||
| Is there an expectation to use Skype or any other real-time video conference program? | |||||||||||
| -added Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Is there an expectation to use Skype or any other real-time video conference program? on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
CTD/Water Sampling | |||||||||||
| 911+ Rosette 24-position, 10-liter bottle Rosette with dual T/C sensors, | |||||||||||
| Biospherical underwater PAR (1000m depth limit) with reference Surface PAR, | |||||||||||
| SBE43 oxygen sensor, | |||||||||||
| Seapoint STM turbidity sensor, | |||||||||||
| Wet Labs C*Star transmissometer (660nm wavelength), | |||||||||||
| Wet Labs ECO-AFL fluorometer | |||||||||||
| -added 911+ Rosette 24-position, 10-liter bottle Rosette with dual T/C sensors on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Biospherical underwater PAR (1000m depth limit) with reference Surface PAR on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added SBE43 oxygen sensor on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Seapoint STM turbidity sensor on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Wet Labs C*Star transmissometer (660nm wavelength) on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Wet Labs ECO-AFL fluorometer on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Critical CTD Sensors | |||||||||||
Sample Storage | |||||||||||
| Climate Controlled Walk-in, | |||||||||||
| Freezer -70°C 25 cu. ft., | |||||||||||
| Refrigerator 8.6 cu. ft., | |||||||||||
| Scientific Walk-in Freezer, | |||||||||||
| Scientific Walk-in Refrigerator | |||||||||||
| -added Climate Controlled Walk-in on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Freezer -70°C 25 cu. ft. on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Refrigerator 8.6 cu. ft. on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Scientific Walk-in Freezer on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Scientific Walk-in Refrigerator on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Storage Notes: will need refrigerated walk-in, -70C freezer (as much space as possible), -20C freezer, and likely a refrigerator. potentially the walk-in can serve as a refrigerator, but would be best to have walk-in refigerator AND a standard, kitchen-sized unit in the lab | |||||||||||
| - added will need refrigerated walk-in, -70C freezer (as much space as possible), -20C freezer, and likely a refrigerator. potentially the walk-in can serve as a refrigerator, but would be best to have walk-in refigerator AND a standard, kitchen-sized unit in the lab on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Navigation | |||||||||||
| Will you be using Long Base Line (LBL) navigation? | no | ||||||||||
| - added no on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 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 Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Navigation Notes: not sure what to write here, we need whatever is necessary for getting to the sites and using Alvin | |||||||||||
| - added not sure what to write here, we need whatever is necessary for getting to the sites and using Alvin on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Winch Notes: nothing in addition to what is needed to deploy CTDs and use Alvin | |||||||||||
| - added nothing in addition to what is needed to deploy CTDs and use Alvin on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Winch Notes: potentially bringing a transmissometer for CTD work to detect the plume, but this is not confirmed yet | |||||||||||
| - added potentially bringing a transmissometer for CTD work to detect the plume, but this is not confirmed yet on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Standard Oceanographic Cables | |||||||||||
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Portable Vans | |||||||||||
| Isotope Van | |||||||||||
| -added Isotope Van on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
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: | no | ||||||||||
| SCUBA Diving Operations: | no | ||||||||||
Hazardous Material | |||||||||||
| Will hazardous material be utilized? | yes | ||||||||||
| - added yes on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Describe deployment method and quantity: in progress, but primarily formaldehyde for fixing samples, ethanol for cleaning equipment and acids for chemistry and/or cleaning equipment. MSDS's will be supplied. | |||||||||||
| - added in progress, but primarily formaldehyde for fixing samples, ethanol for cleaning equipment and acids for chemistry and/or cleaning equipment. MSDS's will be supplied. on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Radioactive Material | |||||||||||
| Radioiosotopes: | yes | ||||||||||
Additional Information | |||||||||||
| Is night time work anticipated on this cruise? | yes | ||||||||||
| - added yes on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Specialized tech support (Seabeam, coring, other): night time CTD deployments will be conducted | |||||||||||
| - added night time CTD deployments will be conducted on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Other required equipment and special needs: we will be ordering 3-4 canisters of N2 gas for onboard use | |||||||||||
| - added we will be ordering 3-4 canisters of N2 gas for onboard use on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Scientific Instrumentation for HOV Alvin |
Site Survey | |
| Will you provide detailed charts of the work area(s)? | no |
| - added no on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| If no, willl you need R/V Atlantis to generate maps of the work area(s)? | no |
| - added no on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Will you need post-dive maps of the work area generated? | no |
| - added no on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
Navigation | |
| Will you be using Long Base Line (LBL) navigation? | no |
| - added no on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| 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 Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
Vehicle Equipment | |
| Bio collection boxes: 12 x 12 x 12, | |
| Bio collection boxes: 12 x 12 x 24, | |
| CTD, | |
| Heat flow probe , | |
| Large capacity slurp samplers: multi-chamber, | |
| Niskin bottles (1L bottle rack), | |
| Niskin bottles (2L bottle), | |
| Rock collection baskets: 12" x 12" x 12" milk crates, | |
| Rock collection baskets: 12" x 18" x 12" milk crates, | |
| Slurp pump: 5-chamber high flow, | |
| Slurp pump: single chamber 'pelagic' medium flow, | |
| Special micro-bio box 12" x 18" x 12" | |
| -added Bio collection boxes: 12 x 12 x 12 on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| -added Bio collection boxes: 12 x 12 x 24 on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| -added CTD on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| -added Heat flow probe on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| -added Large capacity slurp samplers: multi-chamber on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| -added Niskin bottles (1L bottle rack) on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| -added Niskin bottles (2L bottle) on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| -added Rock collection baskets: 12" x 12" x 12" milk crates on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| -added Rock collection baskets: 12" x 18" x 12" milk crates on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| -added Slurp pump: 5-chamber high flow on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| -added Slurp pump: single chamber 'pelagic' medium flow on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| -added Special micro-bio box 12" x 18" x 12" on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| - added mostly sulfide rocks. but also major samples, and low-temperature diffuse fluids at Davidson Seamount for microbio/chemistry. possibly low-temp fluids for chemistry at EPR, not microbio. niskins for background sampling and rising plume samples, a few meters above the orifice of the vent on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
Elevators | |
| Will you be using elevators to transport samples to the surface? | no |
| - added no on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| If yes, how many would you anticipate? | |
Science Supplied Equipment | |
| Are you supplying equipment to be used on HOV Alvin | yes |
| - added yes on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Has this equipment been used on Alvin before? | no |
| - added no on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Please give a brief description of the equipment, its intended purpose, the cruise # it was last used on if any and its deployment method.
yes/no - will supply one oxygen probe from Geoff Wheat (U. Alaska/MBARI) that has been used by Alvin before, and a set of exposure containers/sample holders that we are constructing specifically for this cruise. the exposure containers will have no electronics. the O2 meter will have external pressure housing and will be tested prior to use. not sure of the weights at this point but will ask about the probe, as well as voltage needed, etc. | |
| - added yes/no - will supply one oxygen probe from Geoff Wheat (U. Alaska/MBARI) that has been used by Alvin before, and a set of exposure containers/sample holders that we are constructing specifically for this cruise. the exposure containers will have no electronics. the O2 meter will have external pressure housing and will be tested prior to use. not sure of the weights at this point but will ask about the probe, as well as voltage needed, etc. on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Does this equipment use an external pressure housing? | yes |
| - added yes on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Has the pressure housing been tested per Alvin Pressure Test requirements? | no |
| - added no on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| 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 Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| 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 Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Hydraulic schematic of the equipment requirements. | |
| Does this equipment require manipulation? | yes |
| - added yes on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| If yes, please describe how the equipment is to be manipulated:
O2 sensor will be placed in venting fluids and held there until a reading is made. the exposure containers/samplers will be placed on the seafloor and samples moved about in and out of them. all manipulations will be with the manipulator arms. | |
| - added O2 sensor will be placed in venting fluids and held there until a reading is made. the exposure containers/samplers will be placed on the seafloor and samples moved about in and out of them. all manipulations will be with the manipulator arms. on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Will this equipment be deployed off the vehicle? | yes |
| - added yes on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| If yes, please describe how the equipment is intended for deployment:
O2 meter as described above. for the exposure chambers, samples will first be placed in them, then the chambers will be left behind on the seafloor. we will recover them later at the end of the cruise. we are currently designing and constructing these units, but they will likely have some cover placed on them for retrieval. | |
| - added O2 meter as described above. for the exposure chambers, samples will first be placed in them, then the chambers will be left behind on the seafloor. we will recover them later at the end of the cruise. we are currently designing and constructing these units, but they will likely have some cover placed on them for retrieval. on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| If yes, will the equipment be disconnected from the vehicle and left in situ? | yes |
| - added yes on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| How long will the deployment be? | |
| Will the equipment be recovered by the same vehicle? | yes |
| - added yes on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Do you intend to recover any other previously deployed equipment? | yes |
| - added yes on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| If yes, please describe this equipment: current meter, high temperature logger, thermal blanket and microbial growth chambers may be recovered, as time allows. all of these were left out during cruise AT42-06 in December. do not have specs but will ask for them. Dan Fornari likely has specs for the current meter, temp logger and thermal blankets. not sure if they use any glass spheres, ceramic housings or similar. | |
| - added current meter, high temperature logger, thermal blanket and microbial growth chambers may be recovered, as time allows. all of these were left out during cruise AT42-06 in December. do not have specs but will ask for them. Dan Fornari likely has specs for the current meter, temp logger and thermal blankets. not sure if they use any glass spheres, ceramic housings or similar. on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Does this equipment use any glass spheres for either buoyancy or as pressure housings? | no |
| - added no on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Does the equipment have an associated computer or control panel for remote operation from the personnel sphere? | no |
| - added no on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Has the computer or control panel been gas tested for use in the personnel sphere? | no |
| - added no on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
Hazardous Material | |
| Will hazardous material be utilized? | no |
| - added no on Jan 8, 2019 4:07 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Describe deployment method and quantity: | |
Additional Information | |
| Brief operations description or comments: | |
| Navy Clearance: Granted 3/20/2019:
WITHIN 10 NM RADIUS OF 35-37N 122-41W DURING PERIOD 260800Z THRU 290800Z MAR 19 WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF 09-50N 104-17W DURING PERIOD 310800Z MAR THRU 210800Z APR 19 | |
| - changed from Requested 3/15/2019:
WITHIN 10 NM RADIUS OF 35-37N 122-41W DURING PERIOD 260800Z THRU 290800Z MAR 19 WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF 09-50N 104-17W DURING PERIOD 310800Z MAR THRU 210800Z APR 19 Granted 3/20/2019:
WITHIN 10 NM RADIUS OF 35-37N 122-41W DURING PERIOD 260800Z THRU 290800Z MAR 19 on Mar 21, 2019 7:53 AM by Rick ChandlerWITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF 09-50N 104-17W DURING PERIOD 310800Z MAR THRU 210800Z APR 19 | |
| - added Requested 3/15/2019:
WITHIN 10 NM RADIUS OF 35-37N 122-41W DURING PERIOD 260800Z THRU 290800Z MAR 19 on Mar 15, 2019 11:32 AM by Rick ChandlerWITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF 09-50N 104-17W DURING PERIOD 310800Z MAR THRU 210800Z APR 19 | |
Checklist & Notes |
Checklist | |
| U.S. Customs Form: | no |
| - added no on Jan 31, 2019 6:30 AM by Laura Stolp | |
| Diplomatic Clearance: | no |
| - added no on Jan 31, 2019 6:30 AM by Laura Stolp | |
| Date Submitted: | |
| Date Approved: | |
| Agent Information: | |
| Countries: | |
| Notes: | |
| Isotope Use Approval: | no |
| - added no on Jan 31, 2019 6:30 AM by Laura Stolp | |
| Isotope Notes: | |
| SCUBA Diving: | no |
| - added no on Jan 31, 2019 6:30 AM by Laura Stolp | |
Checklist | |
| SSSG Tech: | |