Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Cruise Planning Synopsis
AR46-04: Alford "NISKIN 2" | |
Ship | |
| RV Neil Armstrong | |
Cruise Party | |
| Matthew Alford: Chief Scientist Organization Name US +1 858 246 1646 malford@ucsd.edu Leif Thomas: Principal Investigator Stanford University +1 650 721 1140 leift@stanford.edu Caitln Whalen: Principal Investigator Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington +1 206 685 1505 cwhalen@apl.uw.edu | |
| - added Matthew Alford as Chief Scientist on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| - added Leif Thomas as Principal Investigator on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| - added Caitln Whalen as Principal Investigator on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller |
Departure: Aug 16, 2020 | |
| Reykjavik, Iceland | |
Arrival: Sep 20, 2020 | |
| Woods Hole | |
Operations Area | |
| - on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 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 Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Depth Range: 0 / 3000 | |
| - set min to 0, set max to 3000 on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country? | no |
Science Objectives | |
| Obtain oceanic measurements from the North Atlantic storm track. The experiment aims at better understanding the generation, propagation and dissipation of internal waves in the near-inertial frequency spectrum and their interaction with meso- and submesoscale features in order to refine forecasting of upper-ocean shear. | |
| - Obtain oceanic measurements from the North Atlantic storm track. The experiment aims at better understanding the generation, propagation and dissipation of internal waves in the near-inertial frequency spectrum and their interaction with meso- and submesoscale features in order to refine forecasting of upper-ocean shear. on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
Science Activities | |
We will be recovering three full-depth subsurface moorings comprised of syntactic foam floatation, current meters, temperature, salinity and conductivity sensors, and acoustic releases. These moorings are all in approximately 2900m water (locations listed in station information below). We will also deploy a variety of lagrangian drifters, floats (EM-APEX), autonomous vehicles (Slocum and micorstructure gliders, Seagliders), and wave buoys. Finally, we will use shipboard sampling sytems (FastCTD and Lowered ADCP on CTD rosette) to sample velocity shear and turbulence in the upper ocean. | |
| - We will be recovering three full-depth subsurface moorings comprised of syntactic foam floatation, current meters, temperature, salinity and conductivity sensors, and acoustic releases. These moorings are all in approximately 2900m water (locations listed in station information below). We will also deploy a variety of lagrangian drifters, floats (EM-APEX), autonomous vehicles (Slocum and micorstructure gliders, Seagliders), and wave buoys. Finally, we will use shipboard sampling sytems (FastCTD and Lowered ADCP on CTD rosette) to sample velocity shear and turbulence in the upper ocean. on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
Additional Info | |
| Pre-cruise Planning Meeting: Teleconference | |
| - Teleconference on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
| - on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
Stations: | |
| Mooring 1 (M1) Distance: null Days: 1 Latitude: 59° 6.087’ N Longitude: 21° 11.93’ W Mooring 2 (M2) Distance: null Days: 1 Latitude: 58° 57.959’ N Longitude: 21° 11.799’ W Mooring 3 (M3) Distance: null Days: 1 Latitude: 59° 1.813’ N Longitude: 21° 25.043’ W | |
| - added Name: Mooring 1 (M1), Lat: 59° 6.087’ N, Lon: 21° 11.93’ W, Distance: , Days: 1 added Name: Mooring 2 (M2), Lat: 58° 57.959’ N, Lon: 21° 11.799’ W, Distance: , Days: 1 added Name: Mooring 3 (M3), Lat: 59° 1.813’ N, Lon: 21° 25.043’ W, Distance: , Days: 1 on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller | |
Supporting documentation: | |
| »Iceland_ops_area.png | |
| - added Iceland_ops_area.png on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 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 Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added ADCP 150 kHz on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added ADCP 300 kHz on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added ADCP 38 kHz on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Crane on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Dynamic Positioning System on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added EK80 Sonar on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added EM122 (12 kHz) Multibeam Echosounder on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added EM710 MkII (40 to 100 kHz) Multibeam Echosounder on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Science Underway Seawater System on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added WAMOS on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Shipboard Equipment Notes:
We have also requested the TSE Spooler from the winch pool and prefer no divider on the drum if possible. 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. We are also requesting the use of the full LADCP equipment set offered by WHOI (batteries, downlooking 150, uplooking 300, a spare, clamps, etc.). | |||||||||||
Shipboard Communication | |||||||||||
| Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet, | |||||||||||
| Is there a need to receive data from shore on a regular basis?, | |||||||||||
| Is there a need to transfer data to shore on a regular basis? | |||||||||||
| -added Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Is there a need to receive data from shore on a regular basis? on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Is there a need to transfer data to shore on a regular basis? on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Shipboard Communication Notes: Our group uses a task management tool called Hive that is somewhat crucial to our operations in the case of instrument failure. We are not sure how this new platform will perform on low bandwidth. If at all possible, increased bandwidth wouild be ideal. We can discuss this in more detail during the pre-cruise meeting. | |||||||||||
CTD/Water Sampling | |||||||||||
| Wet Labs ECO-AFL fluorometer, | |||||||||||
| 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 Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Biospherical underwater PAR (1000m depth limit) with reference Surface PAR on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added SBE43 oxygen sensor on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Wet Labs C*Star transmissometer (660nm wavelength) on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Wet Labs ECO-AFL fluorometer on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Wet Labs FLNTURTD Combination Flourometer and Turbidity Sensor on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Critical CTD Sensors | |||||||||||
| We do not need bottles on the CTD, but do need the CTD sensors and usual suite plus LADCP. | |||||||||||
| - added We do not need bottles on the CTD, but do need the CTD sensors and usual suite plus LADCP. on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
CTD-Related Equipment | |||||||||||
Lowered Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (LADCP)  | |||||||||||
| -added Lowered Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (LADCP) on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 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 Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Barometric Pressure on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Long Wave Solar Radiation on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Precipitation on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Relative Humidity on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Short Wave Solar Radiation on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Wind speed and direction on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Storage Notes: | |||||||||||
Navigation | |||||||||||
| Will you be using Long Base Line (LBL) navigation? | no | ||||||||||
| - added no on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 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 Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Navigation | |||||||||||
| GPS | |||||||||||
| -added GPS on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 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 Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added UNOLS Winch Pool on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Winch Notes:
We have requested the TSE Spooler for mooring operations. We will also be bringing our own FastCTD winch system for survey ops. | |||||||||||
| - added We have requested the TSE Spooler for mooring operations. We will also be bringing our own FastCTD winch system for survey ops. on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Wire use and application | |||||||||||
| CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire, | |||||||||||
| Trawl Winch with 9/16th trawl wire, | |||||||||||
| 3/8" Hydro Wire | |||||||||||
| -added 3/8" Hydro Wire on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Trawl Winch with 9/16th trawl wire on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Winch Notes:
We will bring dragging gear for use with trawl winch in case acoustic releases on moorings fail. Will bring winch for fastCTD wire, appendix A compliant. Will mount LADCP on CTD rosette. | |||||||||||
| - added We will bring dragging gear for use with trawl winch in case acoustic releases on moorings fail. Will bring winch for fastCTD wire, appendix A compliant. Will mount LADCP on CTD rosette. on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 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 Mar 11, 2020 5:40 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 Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Describe deployment method and quantity: We will have a small amount of isopropyl alcohol and aerosol cans. We will also be recovering instruments with spent lithium ion batteries. We are not currently planning to bring any additional lithium batteries on board between the previous cruise (BLT1) and NISKINE2. | |||||||||||
| - added We will have a small amount of isopropyl alcohol and aerosol cans. We will also be recovering instruments with spent lithium ion batteries. We are not currently planning to bring any additional lithium batteries on board between the previous cruise (BLT1) and NISKINE2. on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Radioactive Material | |||||||||||
| Radioiosotopes: | no | ||||||||||
Additional Information | |||||||||||
| Is night time work anticipated on this cruise? | yes | ||||||||||
| - added yes on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 PM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Specialized tech support (Seabeam, coring, other): In case of FastCTD failure, we plan to profile with the shipboard CTD. This would be done as a 24-hr operation. | |||||||||||
| - added In case of FastCTD failure, we plan to profile with the shipboard CTD. This would be done as a 24-hr operation. on Mar 11, 2020 5:40 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: | |