Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Cruise Planning Synopsis
AR46-02: Alford "BLT" | |
Ship | |
| RV Neil Armstrong | |
Cruise Party | |
| Matthew Alford: Chief Scientist Organization Name US +1 858 246 1646 malford@ucsd.edu Marie-Jose Messias: Principal Investigator University of Exeter UK +1 123 456 7890 M.Messias@exeter.ac.uk Alberto Naveira Garabato: Principal Investigator University of Southampton UK +1 123 456 7890 acng@noc.soton.ac.uk Kurt Polzin: Principal Investigator Organization Name USA +1 508 289 3368 kpolzin@whoi.edu Gunnar Voet: Principal Investigator US +1 858 822 6809 gvoet@ucsd.edu | |
| - added Matthew Alford as Chief Scientist on Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| - added Marie-Jose Messias as Principal Investigator on Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| - added Alberto Naveira Garabato as Principal Investigator on Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| - added Kurt Polzin as Principal Investigator on Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| - added Gunnar Voet as Principal Investigator on Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller |
Departure: Jun 27, 2020 | |
| Galway | |
Arrival: Aug 6, 2020 | |
| Galway | |
Operations Area | |
| Rockall Trough | |
| - Rockall Trough on Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Lat/Lon: 54° 0.0′ N / 12° 0.0′ W | |
| - set lat to 54° 0.0′ N, set lon to 12° 0.0′ W on Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Depth Range: 0 / 2500 | |
| - set min to 0, set max to 2500 on Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country? | Ireland, UK |
| - Ireland, UK on Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Are visas or special travel documents required? | no |
| - set to no on Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
Science Objectives | |
| Measure turbulent fluxes near the bottom at the sloping edge of the Rockall Trough | |
| - Measure turbulent fluxes near the bottom at the sloping edge of the Rockall Trough on Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
Science Activities | |
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Additional Info | |
| Pre-cruise Planning Meeting: Teleconference | |
| - Teleconference on Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| - on Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
Stations: | |
Supporting documentation: | |
Funding |
| Funding Agency: NSF | |
| Grant or contract number: 1756264 |
Scientific Instrumentation for R/V Armstrong |
Shipboard Equipment | |||||||||||
| Bathymetry System 12 kHz, | |||||||||||
| ADCP 300 kHz, | |||||||||||
| ADCP 150 kHz, | |||||||||||
| A-Frame, | |||||||||||
| Science Underway Seawater System, | |||||||||||
| 12 kHz Pinger for Wire Use, | |||||||||||
| EM122 (12 kHz) Multibeam Echosounder, | |||||||||||
| Dynamic Positioning System, | |||||||||||
| ADCP 38 kHz, | |||||||||||
| EM710 MkII (40 to 100 kHz) Multibeam Echosounder | |||||||||||
| -added 12 kHz Pinger for Wire Use on Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added A-Frame on Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added ADCP 150 kHz on Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added ADCP 300 kHz on Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added ADCP 38 kHz on Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Bathymetry System 12 kHz on Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Dynamic Positioning System on Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added EM122 (12 kHz) Multibeam Echosounder on Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added EM710 MkII (40 to 100 kHz) Multibeam Echosounder on Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Science Underway Seawater System on Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Shipboard Equipment Notes:
need uplink-capable CTD (9/11+) LADCP clamps 12 KHz Knudsen and driving transducer with our deck unit for mooring operations | |||||||||||
Shipboard Communication | |||||||||||
| Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet | |||||||||||
| -added Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet on Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
CTD/Water Sampling | |||||||||||
| Wet Labs ECO-AFL fluorometer, | |||||||||||
| Wet Labs C*Star transmissometer (660nm wavelength), | |||||||||||
| Seapoint STM turbidity sensor, | |||||||||||
| 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 Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added SBE43 oxygen sensor on Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Seapoint STM turbidity sensor on Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Wet Labs C*Star transmissometer (660nm wavelength) on Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Wet Labs ECO-AFL fluorometer on Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Wet Labs FLNTURTD Combination Flourometer and Turbidity Sensor on Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Critical CTD Sensors | |||||||||||
Hydrographic Analysis Equipment | |||||||||||
| Salinometer , | |||||||||||
| Salt Bottles (2 cases of 125 ml provided) | |||||||||||
| -added Salinometer on Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Salt Bottles (2 cases of 125 ml provided) on Dec 3, 2019 4:00 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 Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Barometric Pressure on Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Long Wave Solar Radiation on Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Precipitation on Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Relative Humidity on Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Short Wave Solar Radiation on Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Wind speed and direction on Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Storage Notes: | |||||||||||
Navigation | |||||||||||
| Will you be using Long Base Line (LBL) navigation? | no | ||||||||||
| - added no on Dec 3, 2019 4:00 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 Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Navigation | |||||||||||
| GPS | |||||||||||
| -added GPS on Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Navigation Notes: | |||||||||||
Winches | |||||||||||
| UNOLS Winch Pool | |||||||||||
| -added UNOLS Winch Pool on Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Winch Notes: TSE winch needed for mooring operations | |||||||||||
| - added TSE winch needed for mooring operations on Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Wire use and application | |||||||||||
| 3/8" Hydro Wire | |||||||||||
| -added 3/8" Hydro Wire on Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Winch Notes:
Will bring winch for fastCTD wire, appendix A compliant. Tracer injection sled will go on CTD wire. Will mount LADCP & seabatteries on rosette. Will bring dragging gear for use with trawl winch in case acoustic releases on moorings fail. | |||||||||||
| - added Will bring winch for fastCTD wire, appendix A compliant. Tracer injection sled will go on CTD wire. Will mount LADCP & seabatteries on rosette. Will bring dragging gear for use with trawl winch in case acoustic releases on moorings fail. on Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
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: fastCTD winch | |||||||||||
| - added fastCTD winch on Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
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 Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Describe deployment method and quantity: Lithium batteries contained in moored equipment. | |||||||||||
| - added Lithium batteries contained in moored equipment. on Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Radioactive Material | |||||||||||
| Radioiosotopes: | no | ||||||||||
Additional Information | |||||||||||
| Is night time work anticipated on this cruise? | yes | ||||||||||
| - added yes on Dec 3, 2019 4:00 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Specialized tech support (Seabeam, coring, other): | |||||||||||
| 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: | |