Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Cruise Planning Synopsis
AR35-02: Waterhouse "Niskine 1" | |
Ship | |
| RV Neil Armstrong | |
Cruise Party | |
| Gunnar Voet: Principal Investigator US +1 858 822 6809 gvoet@ucsd.edu Amy Waterhouse: Chief Scientist La Jolla, California United States 92037 +1 858 822 4312 awaterhouse@ucsd.edu | |
| - added Amy Waterhouse as Chief Scientist on Feb 6, 2019 1:52 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| - added Gunnar Voet as Principal Investigator on Feb 6, 2019 1:52 PM by Sarah Fuller |
Departure: May 11, 2019 | |
| Reykjavik, Iceland | |
Arrival: May 22, 2019 | |
| Reykjavik, Iceland | |
Operations Area | |
| South of Iceland, east of the Reykjanes Ridge | |
| - South of Iceland, east of the Reykjanes Ridge on Feb 6, 2019 1:52 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Lat/Lon: 59° 30.0′ N / 26° 0.0′ W | |
| - set lat to 59° 30.0′ N, set lon to 26° 0.0′ W on Feb 6, 2019 1:52 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Depth Range: 200 / 3500 | |
| - set min to 200, set max to 3500 on Feb 6, 2019 1:52 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country? | Iceland |
| - Iceland on Feb 6, 2019 1:52 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Are visas or special travel documents required? | no |
| - set to no on Feb 6, 2019 1:52 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
Science Objectives | |
Obtain oceanic measurements from the north atlantic storm track to refine forecasting of upper-ocean shear set by the interaction of wind-forced near-inertial waves and mesoscale conditions. | |
| - Obtain oceanic measurements from the north atlantic storm track to refine forecasting of upper-ocean shear set by the interaction of wind-forced near-inertial waves and mesoscale conditions. on Feb 6, 2019 1:52 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
Science Activities | |
We will be deploying subsurface full depth ocean moorings (up to 3) which will be comprised of floatation, current meters, sensors to measure temperature, salinity and conductivity, acoustic releases and will be fixed to the bottom with an anchor. | |
| - We will be deploying subsurface full depth ocean moorings (up to 3) which will be comprised of floatation, current meters, sensors to measure temperature, salinity and conductivity, acoustic releases and will be fixed to the bottom with an anchor. | |
Additional Info | |
| Pre-cruise Planning Meeting: Teleconference | |
| - Teleconference on Feb 6, 2019 1:52 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| - on Feb 6, 2019 1:52 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
Stations: | |
| Mooring Deployment 1 Distance: null Days: 3 Latitude: 59° 30.0’ N Longitude: 26° 0.0’ W | |
| - added Name: Mooring Deployment 1, Lat: 59° 30.0’ N, Lon: 26° 0.0’ W, Distance: , Days: 3 on Feb 6, 2019 1:52 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
Supporting documentation: | |
| »IcelandMap_(1).png | |
| - added IcelandMap_(1).png on Feb 6, 2019 1:52 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
Funding |
| Funding Agency: ONR/NAVY | |
| Grant or contract number: N00014-18-1-2423 |
Scientific Instrumentation for R/V Armstrong |
Shipboard Equipment | |||||||||||
| ADCP 300 kHz, | |||||||||||
| ADCP 150 kHz, | |||||||||||
| A-Frame, | |||||||||||
| Science Underway Seawater System, | |||||||||||
| EM122 (12 kHz) Multibeam Echosounder, | |||||||||||
| EK80 Sonar, | |||||||||||
| Dynamic Positioning System, | |||||||||||
| WAMOS, | |||||||||||
| ADCP 38 kHz, | |||||||||||
| Crane, | |||||||||||
| EM710 MkII (40 to 100 kHz) Multibeam Echosounder | |||||||||||
| -added A-Frame on Feb 6, 2019 1:52 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added ADCP 150 kHz on Feb 6, 2019 1:52 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added ADCP 300 kHz on Feb 6, 2019 1:52 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added ADCP 38 kHz on Feb 6, 2019 1:52 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Crane on Feb 6, 2019 1:52 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Dynamic Positioning System on Feb 6, 2019 1:52 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added EK80 Sonar on Feb 6, 2019 1:52 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added EM122 (12 kHz) Multibeam Echosounder on Feb 6, 2019 1:52 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added EM710 MkII (40 to 100 kHz) Multibeam Echosounder on Feb 6, 2019 1:52 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Science Underway Seawater System on Feb 6, 2019 1:52 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added WAMOS on Feb 6, 2019 1:52 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Shipboard Equipment Notes:
We have also requested the TSE Spooler from the winch pool. We are requesting to use the shipboard system to ping our releases once the moorings are deployed if possible. Otherwise, we have our own deckset which we can also use. | |||||||||||
Shipboard Communication | |||||||||||
| Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet | |||||||||||
| -added Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet on Feb 6, 2019 1:52 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Shipboard Communication Notes: We will be receiving daily updated sea surface height imagery from PIs based in the USA and will need to download these. | |||||||||||
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 Feb 6, 2019 1:52 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Biospherical underwater PAR (1000m depth limit) with reference Surface PAR on Feb 6, 2019 1:52 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added SBE43 oxygen sensor on Feb 6, 2019 1:52 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Wet Labs C*Star transmissometer (660nm wavelength) on Feb 6, 2019 1:52 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Wet Labs FLNTURTD Combination Flourometer and Turbidity Sensor on Feb 6, 2019 1:52 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Critical CTD Sensors | |||||||||||
| We do NOT need bottles but the regular CTD w/associated sensors. | |||||||||||
| - added We do NOT need bottles but the regular CTD w/associated sensors. on Feb 6, 2019 1:52 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 Feb 6, 2019 1:52 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Barometric Pressure on Feb 6, 2019 1:52 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Long Wave Solar Radiation on Feb 6, 2019 1:52 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Precipitation on Feb 6, 2019 1:52 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Relative Humidity on Feb 6, 2019 1:52 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Short Wave Solar Radiation on Feb 6, 2019 1:52 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Wind speed and direction on Feb 6, 2019 1:52 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Storage Notes: | |||||||||||
Navigation | |||||||||||
| Will you be using Long Base Line (LBL) navigation? | no | ||||||||||
| - added no on Feb 6, 2019 1:52 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 6, 2019 1:52 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Navigation | |||||||||||
| GPS | |||||||||||
| -added GPS on Feb 6, 2019 1:52 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Navigation Notes: | |||||||||||
Winches | |||||||||||
| Trawl Winch with 9/16th trawl wire, | |||||||||||
| UNOLS Winch Pool | |||||||||||
| -added Trawl Winch with 9/16th trawl wire on Feb 6, 2019 1:52 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added UNOLS Winch Pool on Feb 6, 2019 1:52 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Winch Notes: We have requested the TSE Spooler and will need the trawl winch to deploy our anchors. | |||||||||||
| - added We have requested the TSE Spooler and will need the trawl winch to deploy our anchors. on Feb 6, 2019 1:52 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? | 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 Feb 6, 2019 1:52 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Describe deployment method and quantity: Isopropyl alcohol lithium batteries (AA and CR123A) | |||||||||||
| - added Isopropyl alcohol lithium batteries (AA and CR123A) on Feb 6, 2019 1:52 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Radioactive Material | |||||||||||
| Radioiosotopes: | no | ||||||||||
Additional Information | |||||||||||
| Is night time work anticipated on this cruise? | yes | ||||||||||
| - added yes on Feb 6, 2019 1:52 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Specialized tech support (Seabeam, coring, other): With any time remaining after mooring deployment, we plan to profile with the shipboard CTD. This would be done as a 24-hr operation. | |||||||||||
| - added With any time remaining after mooring deployment, we plan to profile with the shipboard CTD. This would be done as a 24-hr operation. on Feb 6, 2019 1:52 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Other required equipment and special needs: | |||||||||||
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: | |