Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Cruise Planning Synopsis
AR35-05: OOI Irminger | |
Ship | |
| RV Neil Armstrong | |
Cruise Party | |
| John Trowbridge: Principal Investigator Organization Name +1 508 289 2296 jtrowbridge@whoi.edu Sheri White: Chief Scientist Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution LOSOS 212, MS#57 Woods Hole, Ma. USA 02543 +1 508 289 3740 swhite@whoi.edu | |
| - added Sheri White as Chief Scientist on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
| - added John Trowbridge as Principal Investigator on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller |
Departure: Aug 2, 2019 | |
| Reykjavik, Iceland | |
Arrival: Aug 25, 2019 | |
| Woods Hole, MA | |
Operations Area | |
| South East of the Tip of Greenland | |
| - South East of the Tip of Greenland on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Lat/Lon: 60° 0.0′ N / 39° 0.0′ W | |
| - set lat to 60° 0.0′ N, set lon to 39° 0.0′ W on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Depth Range: 2500 / 3000 | |
| - set min to 2500, set max to 3000 on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country? | Greenland (Denmark) |
| - Greenland (Denmark) on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Are visas or special travel documents required? | no |
| - set to no on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
Science Objectives | |
This is the sixth cruise to the Irminger Sea Global Array of the National Science Foundation’s Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI). The Irminger Sea Global Array includes four moorings and a combination of Open Ocean and Global Profiling Gliders deployed off the southeast tip of Greenland, close to 39°W, 60°N. The location is one characterized by the strong air-sea interaction and wintertime water mass formation that supports the global thermohaline (a.k.a. meridional overturning circulation – MOC), where in recent years a freshening of the water column has been observed. The data from the array contributes to an improved understanding of the impact of both natural and climate variability in the region, as well as how these signals effect changes in ocean physics, chemistry, and biology and vice-versa. The combination of the moored array and the gliders enables investigation into the role of processes at mesoscale and sub-mesoscale horizontal length scales through observations that sample the full water column, from the sea floor to the sea surface. The Surface Mooring provides unique time-history of observations of surface meteorology and air-sea fluxes. For further information, see http://www.oceanobservatories.org. | |
| - This is the sixth cruise to the Irminger Sea Global Array of the National Science Foundation’s Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI). The Irminger Sea Global Array includes four moorings and a combination of Open Ocean and Global Profiling Gliders deployed off the southeast tip of Greenland, close to 39°W, 60°N. The location is one characterized by the strong air-sea interaction and wintertime water mass formation that supports the global thermohaline (a.k.a. meridional overturning circulation – MOC), where in recent years a freshening of the water column has been observed. The data from the array contributes to an improved understanding of the impact of both natural and climate variability in the region, as well as how these signals effect changes in ocean physics, chemistry, and biology and vice-versa. The combination of the moored array and the gliders enables investigation into the role of processes at mesoscale and sub-mesoscale horizontal length scales through observations that sample the full water column, from the sea floor to the sea surface. The Surface Mooring provides unique time-history of observations of surface meteorology and air-sea fluxes. For further information, see http://www.oceanobservatories.org. on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
Science Activities | |
Thie Irminger Sea 6 deployment cruise has the following primary objectives: deployment of new Surface Mooring, Hybrid Profiler Mooring, and two Flanking Moorings, and deployment of new Irminger Sea gliders tasked to patrol around the moored array; recovery of the Surface Mooring, Profiler Mooring, and Flanking Moorings deployed in June 2018; CTD casts with temperature, salinity and oxygen water sampling both for instrument validation and to further characterize the region of the mooring sites; and surveys using shipboard sensors (ADCP, EK-80, thermosalinograph, multibeam) in the Irminger moored array region. There is one ancillary, NSF-funded program sailing on Irminger 6 – the NSF Project entitled "The Annual Cycle of the Biological Carbon Pump in the Subpolar North Atlantic" (called the BCP Project). | |
| - Thie Irminger Sea 6 deployment cruise has the following primary objectives: deployment of new Surface Mooring, Hybrid Profiler Mooring, and two Flanking Moorings, and deployment of new Irminger Sea gliders tasked to patrol around the moored array; recovery of the Surface Mooring, Profiler Mooring, and Flanking Moorings deployed in June 2018; CTD casts with temperature, salinity and oxygen water sampling both for instrument validation and to further characterize the region of the mooring sites; and surveys using shipboard sensors (ADCP, EK-80, thermosalinograph, multibeam) in the Irminger moored array region. There is one ancillary, NSF-funded program sailing on Irminger 6 – the NSF Project entitled "The Annual Cycle of the Biological Carbon Pump in the Subpolar North Atlantic" (called the BCP Project). | |
Additional Info | |
| Pre-cruise Planning Meeting: Visit WHOI | |
| - Visit WHOI on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
| - on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
Stations: | |
| Station 1 Distance: 550 Days: 13 Latitude: Longitude: | |
| - added Name: Lat: , Lon: , Distance: 550, Days: 13 on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
Supporting documentation: | |
| »Irminger-6_Waypoint_List_2019-06-08.pdf | |
| »3350-00001_Surface_Buoy_Recovery_Procedure_2014-10-24_Ver_1-01.pdf | |
| »Irminger-6-HazMat_List_2019-06-11.pdf | |
| »Battery_MSDS_Packet.pdf | |
| »Chemical_MSDS_Packet.pdf | |
| »Irminger_2019_Deck_Plan-1.pdf | |
| - added Irminger-6_Waypoint_List_2019-06-08.pdf on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
| - added 3350-00001_Surface_Buoy_Recovery_Procedure_2014-10-24_Ver_1-01.pdf on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
| - added Irminger-6-HazMat_List_2019-06-11.pdf on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
| - added Battery_MSDS_Packet.pdf on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
| - added Chemical_MSDS_Packet.pdf on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
| - added Irminger_2019_Deck_Plan-1.pdf on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
Funding |
| Funding Agency: NSF | |
| Grant or contract number: OOI |
Scientific Instrumentation for R/V Armstrong |
Shipboard Equipment | |||||||||||
| 12 kHz Pinger for Wire Use, | |||||||||||
| A-Frame, | |||||||||||
| ADCP 150 kHz, | |||||||||||
| ADCP 300 kHz, | |||||||||||
| Bathymetry System 12 kHz, | |||||||||||
| Crane, | |||||||||||
| Dynamic Positioning System, | |||||||||||
| Deionized Water System, | |||||||||||
| EK80 Sonar, | |||||||||||
| EM710 MkII (40 to 100 kHz) Multibeam Echosounder, | |||||||||||
| Fume Hood, | |||||||||||
| Plotters, | |||||||||||
| Science Underway Seawater System, | |||||||||||
| ADCP 38 kHz, | |||||||||||
| EM122 (12 kHz) Multibeam Echosounder, | |||||||||||
| USBL Nav | |||||||||||
| -added 12 kHz Pinger for Wire Use on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added A-Frame on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added ADCP 150 kHz on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added ADCP 300 kHz on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Bathymetry System 12 kHz on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Crane on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Dynamic Positioning System on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Deionized Water System on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added EK80 Sonar on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added EM710 MkII (40 to 100 kHz) Multibeam Echosounder on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Fume Hood on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Plotters on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Science Underway Seawater System on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added ADCP 38 kHz on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added EM122 (12 kHz) Multibeam Echosounder on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added USBL Nav on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Shipboard Equipment Notes:
The ship (Amy Simoneau) will be conducting USBL testing and calibration. We will deploy a small mooring with acoustic release for mooring the bottom beacon. The ship will provide the beacon and strongback. We will connect our deck box to the ship's 12 kHz transducer for acoustic release firing. For the Seawater Underway System, we'd like it cleaned out prior to our cruise; and would like PCO2 data (is that system fully up and running now?). | |||||||||||
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 Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Is there a need to receive data from shore on a regular basis? on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Shipboard Communication Notes: We need regular access data from shore for our Surface Mooring testing for both the deployed and to-be-deployed mooring. We have a secondary FleetBroadBand system that we can use if needed. | |||||||||||
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, | |||||||||||
| Wet Labs C*Star transmissometer (660nm wavelength), | |||||||||||
| Wet Labs FLNTURTD Combination Flourometer and Turbidity Sensor | |||||||||||
| -added 911+ Rosette 24-position, 10-liter bottle Rosette with dual T/C sensors on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Biospherical underwater PAR (1000m depth limit) with reference Surface PAR on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added SBE43 oxygen sensor on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Wet Labs C*Star transmissometer (660nm wavelength) on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Wet Labs FLNTURTD Combination Flourometer and Turbidity Sensor on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Critical CTD Sensors | |||||||||||
Hydrographic Analysis Equipment | |||||||||||
| Salinometer , | |||||||||||
| Salt Bottles (2 cases of 125 ml provided), | |||||||||||
| Dissolved Oxygen Titration System (Brinkmann Titrator), | |||||||||||
| Oxygen Sample Bottles (available in 150 ml sizes) | |||||||||||
| -added Salinometer on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Salt Bottles (2 cases of 125 ml provided) on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Dissolved Oxygen Titration System (Brinkmann Titrator) on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Oxygen Sample Bottles (available in 150 ml sizes) on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
MET Sensors | |||||||||||
| Air temperature, | |||||||||||
| Barometric Pressure, | |||||||||||
| Precipitation, | |||||||||||
| Relative Humidity, | |||||||||||
| Short Wave Solar Radiation, | |||||||||||
| Wind speed and direction, | |||||||||||
| Long Wave Solar Radiation | |||||||||||
| -added Air temperature on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Barometric Pressure on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Precipitation on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Relative Humidity on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Short Wave Solar Radiation on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Wind speed and direction on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Long Wave Solar Radiation on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Sample Storage | |||||||||||
| Freezer -70°C 3.2 cu. ft. ea., | |||||||||||
| Scientific Walk-in Refrigerator, | |||||||||||
| Freezer -70°C 25 cu. ft., | |||||||||||
| Scientific Walk-in Freezer | |||||||||||
| -added Freezer -70°C 3.2 cu. ft. ea. on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Scientific Walk-in Refrigerator on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Freezer -70°C 25 cu. ft. on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Scientific Walk-in Freezer on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Storage Notes:
Freezer for chlorophyll and nutrient samples. Refrigerator (@ 4°C) for post-recovery calibration of nutrient sensors. | |||||||||||
| - added Freezer for chlorophyll and nutrient samples. Refrigerator (@ 4°C) for post-recovery calibration of nutrient sensors. on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Navigation | |||||||||||
| Will you be using Long Base Line (LBL) navigation? | no | ||||||||||
| - added no on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 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 Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Navigation | |||||||||||
| GPS, | |||||||||||
| USBL | |||||||||||
| -added GPS on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added USBL on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Navigation Notes:
Serial GPS feed for Chief Sci laptop navigation application. | |||||||||||
| - added Serial GPS feed for Chief Sci laptop navigation application. on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Winches | |||||||||||
| Other Portable Winch, | |||||||||||
| UNOLS Winch Pool, | |||||||||||
| Trawl Winch with 9/16th trawl wire | |||||||||||
| -added Other Portable Winch on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added UNOLS Winch Pool on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Trawl Winch with 9/16th trawl wire on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Winch Notes: Science party has reserved TSE split drum winch from winch pool. Science party will supply Lebus heavy-lift winch. | |||||||||||
| - added Science party has reserved TSE split drum winch from winch pool. Science party will supply Lebus heavy-lift winch. on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Wire use and application | |||||||||||
| Trawl Winch with 9/16th trawl wire, | |||||||||||
| CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire | |||||||||||
| -added Trawl Winch with 9/16th trawl wire on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Winch Notes: Trawl winch is used for mooring deployments, and for possible dragging operations. | |||||||||||
| - added Trawl winch is used for mooring deployments, and for possible dragging operations. on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Standard Oceanographic Cables | |||||||||||
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Specialized Deck Equipment | |||||||||||
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| Mooring Deployment/Recovery Equipment Revisions - Mooring Deployment/Recovery Equipment Required? : added yes on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller - Type : added winches, tuggers, cleats on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Cruise Specific Science Winch Revisions - Cruise Specific Science Winch Required? : added yes on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller - Type : added TSE, Lantec on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
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; Lebus Heavy Lift winch, for anchor deployment and recovery. | |||||||||||
| - added TSE winch, for mooring deployment and recovery; Lebus Heavy Lift winch, for anchor deployment and recovery. on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Special Requirements | |||||||||||
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| Electrical Power Revisions - Electrical Power : added yes on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller - Identify : added TSE, rigging van: 440V 3 ph, Lebus: 480V 100A on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM 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 Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Describe deployment method and quantity: HAZMAT info will be attached as supporting documents. Lithium Batteries, Q size Nitrogen Gas cylinder and Water Sampling Chemicals. | |||||||||||
| - added HAZMAT info will be attached as supporting documents. Lithium Batteries, Q size Nitrogen Gas cylinder and Water Sampling Chemicals. on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Radioactive Material | |||||||||||
| Radioiosotopes: | no | ||||||||||
Additional Information | |||||||||||
| Is night time work anticipated on this cruise? | yes | ||||||||||
| - added yes on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Specialized tech support (Seabeam, coring, other): SSSG will be able to handle most activities. Occasional need for Bos'n and deck help (crane) for short periods, e.g. a glider deployment or recovery. The USBL work will be done at night. | |||||||||||
| - added SSSG will be able to handle most activities. Occasional need for Bos'n and deck help (crane) for short periods, e.g. a glider deployment or recovery. The USBL work will be done at night. on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Other required equipment and special needs: While we have requested the PAR on the CTD rosette, most casts will be deeper than 1000 m. Not sure if the PAR can be easily put on and removed for some shorter casts. | |||||||||||
| - added While we have requested the PAR on the CTD rosette, most casts will be deeper than 1000 m. Not sure if the PAR can be easily put on and removed for some shorter casts. on Jun 13, 2019 10:29 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: | |