Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Cruise Planning Synopsis
AR45: OSNAP West | |
Ship | |
| RV Neil Armstrong | |
Cruise Party | |
| Robert Pickart: Chief Scientist, Principal Investigator Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Clark 359B, MS#21 Woods Hole, Ma. USA 02543 +1 508 289 2858 rpickart@whoi.edu Fiamma Straneo: Principal Investigator Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Clark 339, MS#21 Woods Hole, Ma. USA 02543 +1 508 289 2914 fstraneo@whoi.edu | |
| - added Robert Pickart as Chief Scientist on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
| - added Robert Pickart as Principal Investigator on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
| - added Fiamma Straneo as Principal Investigator on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller |
Departure: Jun 23, 2020 | |
| Woods Hole, MA | |
Arrival: Aug 1, 2020 | |
| Woods Hole, MA | |
Operations Area | |
| Southern Greenland | |
| - Southern Greenland on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Lat/Lon: 59° 20.0′ N / 43° 50.0′ W | |
| - set lat to 59° 20.0′ N, set lon to 43° 50.0′ W on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Depth Range: 100 / 3500 | |
| - set min to 100, set max to 3500 on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country? | Greenland |
| - Greenland on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Are visas or special travel documents required? | no |
| - set to no on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
Science Objectives | |
This research is part of the Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Program (OSNAP), an effort to determine the strength of the meridional overturning circulation and associated heat and freshwater fluxes in the subpolar North Atlantic. It is a collaborative program with scientists from several nations, including the U.K., the Netherlands, Germany, France, Canada and China. The specific objectives of this cruise are as follows: 1. To service 17 current meter moorings in the southeast Labrador Sea and southwest Irminger Sea. | |
| - This research is part of the Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Program (OSNAP), an effort to determine the strength of the meridional overturning circulation and associated heat and freshwater fluxes in the subpolar North Atlantic. It is a collaborative program with scientists from several nations, including the U.K., the Netherlands, Germany, France, Canada and China. The specific objectives of this cruise are as follows: 1. To service 17 current meter moorings in the southeast Labrador Sea and southwest Irminger Sea. | |
Science Activities | |
1. We will attempt to recover and re-deploy 17 moorings. There are two types of moorings: tall oceanographic moorings (9); shelf-tripods (8). Since the time at the study is reduced (due to the COVID-19 situation), it is likely that we won't be able to service all of the moorings. 2. We will occupy CTD stations at all of the mooring sites, and also occupy some additional sections as time permits. 3. We will collect underway data throughout the cruise (vessel-mounted ADCP, Knudsen, met sensors). | |
| - 1. We will attempt to recover and re-deploy 17 moorings. There are two types of moorings: tall oceanographic moorings (9); shelf-tripods (8). Since the time at the study is reduced (due to the COVID-19 situation), it is likely that we won't be able to service all of the moorings. 2. We will occupy CTD stations at all of the mooring sites, and also occupy some additional sections as time permits. 3. We will collect underway data throughout the cruise (vessel-mounted ADCP, Knudsen, met sensors). | |
Additional Info | |
| Pre-cruise Planning Meeting: Teleconference | |
| - Teleconference on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Meeting Notes: Teleconference is necessary due to COVID-19 | |
| - Teleconference is necessary due to COVID-19 on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
Stations: | |
Supporting documentation: | |
| »OSNAP_Straneo_As_Deployed_2018.pdf | |
| »OSNAP_Pickart_As_Deployed_2018.pdf | |
| »basemap_ar45_planning.jpg | |
| »ar30_mooring_table_2018.png | |
| - added OSNAP_Straneo_As_Deployed_2018.pdf on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
| - added OSNAP_Pickart_As_Deployed_2018.pdf on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
| - added basemap_ar45_planning.jpg on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
| - added ar30_mooring_table_2018.png on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
Funding |
| Funding Agency: NSF | |
| Grant or contract number: OCE-1756361 |
Scientific Instrumentation for R/V Armstrong |
Shipboard Equipment | |||||||||||
| Bathymetry System 12 kHz, | |||||||||||
| ADCP 300 kHz, | |||||||||||
| Bathymetry System 3.5 kHz , | |||||||||||
| ADCP 150 kHz, | |||||||||||
| A-Frame, | |||||||||||
| Science Underway Seawater System, | |||||||||||
| 12 kHz Pinger for Wire Use, | |||||||||||
| EM122 (12 kHz) Multibeam Echosounder, | |||||||||||
| EK80 Sonar, | |||||||||||
| Dynamic Positioning System, | |||||||||||
| K-Synch System, | |||||||||||
| Plotters, | |||||||||||
| ADCP 38 kHz, | |||||||||||
| Crane, | |||||||||||
| EM710 MkII (40 to 100 kHz) Multibeam Echosounder | |||||||||||
| -added 12 kHz Pinger for Wire Use on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added A-Frame on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added ADCP 150 kHz on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added ADCP 300 kHz on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added ADCP 38 kHz on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Bathymetry System 12 kHz on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Bathymetry System 3.5 kHz on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Crane on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Dynamic Positioning System on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added EK80 Sonar on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added EM122 (12 kHz) Multibeam Echosounder on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added EM710 MkII (40 to 100 kHz) Multibeam Echosounder on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added K-Synch System on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Plotters on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Science Underway Seawater System on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
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 Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Is there a need to receive data from shore on a regular basis? on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Is there a need to transfer data to shore on a regular basis? on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Shipboard Communication Notes: We need to transfer ADCP data to/from the ship because our ADCP tech is unable to sail. | |||||||||||
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, | |||||||||||
| 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 Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added SBE43 oxygen sensor on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Wet Labs C*Star transmissometer (660nm wavelength) on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Biospherical underwater PAR (1000m depth limit) with reference Surface PAR on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Seapoint STM turbidity sensor on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Wet Labs ECO-AFL fluorometer on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Wet Labs FLNTURTD Combination Flourometer and Turbidity Sensor on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Critical CTD Sensors | |||||||||||
| We will attach 4 chipod sensors to the rosette. We need a complete backup CTD system. | |||||||||||
| - added We will attach 4 chipod sensors to the rosette. We need a complete backup CTD system. on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Hydrographic Analysis Equipment | |||||||||||
| Salinometer , | |||||||||||
| Salt Bottles (2 cases of 125 ml provided) | |||||||||||
| -added Salinometer on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Salt Bottles (2 cases of 125 ml provided) on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM 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 Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Barometric Pressure on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Precipitation on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Relative Humidity on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Short Wave Solar Radiation on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Wind speed and direction on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Long Wave Solar Radiation on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Storage Notes:
We will bring a spare CTD system (Marshall Swartz is taking care of this) We will bring an oxygen titration system provided by the University of Rhode Island, plus oxygen sample bottles | |||||||||||
| - added We will bring a spare CTD system (Marshall Swartz is taking care of this) We will bring an oxygen titration system provided by the University of Rhode Island, plus oxygen sample bottles on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Navigation | |||||||||||
| Will you be using Long Base Line (LBL) navigation? | no | ||||||||||
| - added no on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 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 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Navigation | |||||||||||
| GPS | |||||||||||
| -added GPS on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Navigation Notes: | |||||||||||
Winches | |||||||||||
| Trawl Winch with 9/16th trawl wire | |||||||||||
| -added Trawl Winch with 9/16th trawl wire on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Winch Notes: We will bring a LEBUS mooring winch | |||||||||||
| - added We will bring a LEBUS mooring winch on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Wire use and application | |||||||||||
| CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire, | |||||||||||
| Trawl Winch with 9/16th trawl wire | |||||||||||
| -added CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Trawl Winch with 9/16th trawl wire on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Winch Notes:
The trawl wire is necessary if we need to drag for any of the moorings. | |||||||||||
| - added The trawl wire is necessary if we need to drag for any of the moorings. | |||||||||||
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: We will bring a LEBUS winch and necessary blocks for the mooring work. | |||||||||||
| - added We will bring a LEBUS winch and necessary blocks for the mooring work. on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Special Requirements | |||||||||||
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| Equipment Handling Revisions - Equipment Handling : added yes on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller - Identify : added Mooring Deployment on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
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 Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Describe deployment method and quantity: | |||||||||||
Radioactive Material | |||||||||||
| Radioiosotopes: | no | ||||||||||
Additional Information | |||||||||||
| Is night time work anticipated on this cruise? | yes | ||||||||||
| - added yes on Jun 2, 2020 8:44 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Specialized tech support (Seabeam, coring, other): SSSG Techs should be capable of running the acoustics for this cruise. | |||||||||||
| - added SSSG Techs should be capable of running the acoustics for this cruise. | |||||||||||
| Other required equipment and special needs:
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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: | |