Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Cruise Planning Synopsis
AT 17 | |
Ship | |
| R/V Atlantis | |
Cruise Party | |
| Ruth Curry: Principal Investigator Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Clark 354, MS#21 Woods Hole, Ma. USA 02543 +1 508 289 2799 rcurry@whoi.edu John Toole: Chief Scientist Organization Name USA +1 508 289 2531 jtoole@whoi.edu | |
| - added John Toole as Chief Scientist on Aug 18, 2010 9:22 AM by Elizabeth A. Caporelli | |
| - added Ruth Curry as Principal Investigator on Aug 18, 2010 9:22 AM by Elizabeth A. Caporelli |
Departure: Oct 9, 2010 | |
| Woods Hole | |
Arrival: Oct 24, 2010 | |
| Woods Hole | |
Operations Area | |
| North West Atlantic | |
| - North West Atlantic on Aug 18, 2010 9:22 AM by Elizabeth A. Caporelli | |
| Lat/Lon: 40° 30.0′ N / 70° 12.0′ W | |
| - set lat to 40° 30.0′ N, set lon to 70° 12.0′ W on Aug 18, 2010 9:22 AM by Elizabeth A. Caporelli | |
| Depth Range: 0 / 5300 | |
| - set min to 0, set max to 5300 on Aug 18, 2010 9:22 AM by Elizabeth A. Caporelli | |
| Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country? | Bermuda |
| - Bermuda on Aug 18, 2010 9:22 AM by Elizabeth A. Caporelli | |
| Are visas or special travel documents required? | no |
| - set to no on Aug 18, 2010 9:22 AM by Elizabeth A. Caporelli | |
Science Objectives | |
| Line W is one component of a long-term climate observing system that is positioned to quantify variability in the deep limb of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (MOC). The field program has been operating since 2004 and includes a 6-element array of instruments situated down the continental slope south of Woods Hole and is augmented by yearly occupations of a hydrographic section along this line extending toward Bermuda. The moored array, which utilizes McLane profilers, current meters plus T/C sensors, is designed to quantify changes in DWBC / Gulf Stream water properties, stratification (potential vorticity) and transport. Shipboard observations using CTD, LADCP and discrete sampling for salinity, oxygen, CFCs, SF6 and I129 measure the water column properties at high spatial resolution to help verify that the array resolves interannual signals. These measurements are key to clarifying the deep ocean response to variability in high-latitude air-sea exchanges and, ultimately, the ocean's role in global climate variability through changes in its transport of heat and freshwater. | |
| - Line W is one component of a long-term climate observing system that is positioned to quantify variability in the deep limb of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (MOC). The field program has been operating since 2004 and includes a 6-element array of instruments situated down the continental slope south of Woods Hole and is augmented by yearly occupations of a hydrographic section along this line extending toward Bermuda. The moored array, which utilizes McLane profilers, current meters plus T/C sensors, is designed to quantify changes in DWBC / Gulf Stream water properties, stratification (potential vorticity) and transport. Shipboard observations using CTD, LADCP and discrete sampling for salinity, oxygen, CFCs, SF6 and I129 measure the water column properties at high spatial resolution to help verify that the array resolves interannual signals. These measurements are key to clarifying the deep ocean response to variability in high-latitude air-sea exchanges and, ultimately, the ocean's role in global climate variability through changes in its transport of heat and freshwater. on Aug 18, 2010 9:22 AM by Elizabeth A. Caporelli | |
Science Activities | |
| Recover and deploy 6 subsurface moorings. Conduct 26 CTD/rosette casts. Test the High Resolution Profiler (HRP2) which includes deployment/recovery of this untethered free-falling instrument package. | |
| - Recover and deploy 6 subsurface moorings. Conduct 26 CTD/rosette casts. Test the High Resolution Profiler (HRP2) which includes deployment/recovery of this untethered free-falling instrument package. on Aug 18, 2010 9:22 AM by Elizabeth A. Caporelli | |
Additional Info | |
| Pre-cruise Planning Meeting: Visit WHOI | |
| - Visit WHOI on Aug 18, 2010 9:22 AM by Elizabeth A. Caporelli | |
| Meeting Notes: 9/18 Some combination of John, Ruth, and Scott Worrilow will attend the pre-cruise planning meeting | |
| - -changed Some combination of John, Ruth, and Scott Worrilow will attend the pre-cruise planning meeting to 9/18 Some combination of John, Ruth, and Scott Worrilow will attend the pre-cruise planning meeting on Aug 18, 2010 9:22 AM by Elizabeth A. Caporelli | |
| - Some combination of John, Ruth, and Scott Worrilow will attend the pre-cruise planning meeting on Aug 18, 2010 9:22 AM by Elizabeth A. Caporelli | |
| Media personnel on board: Video | |
| - Video on Aug 18, 2010 9:22 AM by Elizabeth A. Caporelli | |
| To be determined (at this time). We were asked to save room for 1 or 2 media/outreach people, if possible. | |
| - To be determined (at this time). We were asked to save room for 1 or 2 media/outreach people, if possible. on Aug 18, 2010 9:22 AM by Elizabeth A. Caporelli | |
Stations: | |
Supporting documentation: | |
| »WM6_2008_Model_(1).pdf | |
| »WM4P_2008_Model_(1).pdf | |
| »HRP_operation_summary_montgomery.pdf | |
| »LineW_stamap.jpg | |
| »W_station_pos.txt | |
| »HRP2_atsea.pdf | |
| - added WM6_2008_Model_(1).pdf on Sep 30, 2010 10:48 AM by Eric Benway | |
| - added WM4P_2008_Model_(1).pdf on Sep 30, 2010 10:47 AM by Eric Benway | |
| - added W_station_pos.txt on Aug 18, 2010 9:22 AM by Elizabeth A. Caporelli | |
| - added LineW_stamap.jpg on Aug 18, 2010 9:22 AM by Elizabeth A. Caporelli | |
| - added HRP_operation_summary_montgomery.pdf on Aug 18, 2010 9:22 AM by Elizabeth A. Caporelli | |
| - added HRP2_atsea.pdf on Aug 18, 2010 9:22 AM by Elizabeth A. Caporelli | |
Funding |
| Funding Agency: NSF | |
| Grant or contract number: OCE-0726720 |
Scientific Instrumentation for R/V Atlantis |
Shipboard Equipment | |||||||||||
| Bathymetry System 12 kHz, | |||||||||||
| ADCP 75 kHz, | |||||||||||
| Deionized Water System, | |||||||||||
| Navigation - Heading | |||||||||||
| -added Bathymetry System 12 kHz on Aug 18, 2010 9:22 AM by Elizabeth A. Caporelli | |||||||||||
| -added ADCP 75 kHz on Aug 18, 2010 9:22 AM by Elizabeth A. Caporelli | |||||||||||
| -added Deionized Water System on Aug 18, 2010 9:22 AM by Elizabeth A. Caporelli | |||||||||||
| -added Navigation - Heading on Aug 18, 2010 9:22 AM by Elizabeth A. Caporelli | |||||||||||
CTD/Water Sampling | |||||||||||
| 911+ Rosette 24-position, 10-liter bottle Rosette with dual T/C sensors, | |||||||||||
| SBE43 oxygen sensor | |||||||||||
| -added 911+ Rosette 24-position, 10-liter bottle Rosette with dual T/C sensors on Aug 18, 2010 9:22 AM by Elizabeth A. Caporelli | |||||||||||
| -added SBE43 oxygen sensor on Aug 18, 2010 9:22 AM by Elizabeth A. Caporelli | |||||||||||
Critical CTD Sensors | |||||||||||
CTD-Related Equipment | |||||||||||
Lowered Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (LADCP)  | |||||||||||
| -added Lowered Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (LADCP) on Aug 18, 2010 9:22 AM by Elizabeth A. Caporelli | |||||||||||
Hydrographic Analysis Equipment | |||||||||||
| Salinometer , | |||||||||||
| Salt Bottles (2 cases of 125 ml provided), | |||||||||||
| Oxygen Sample Bottles (available in 150 ml sizes) | |||||||||||
| -added Salinometer on Aug 18, 2010 9:22 AM by Elizabeth A. Caporelli | |||||||||||
| -added Salt Bottles (2 cases of 125 ml provided) on Aug 18, 2010 9:22 AM by Elizabeth A. Caporelli | |||||||||||
| -added Oxygen Sample Bottles (available in 150 ml sizes) on Aug 18, 2010 9:22 AM by Elizabeth A. Caporelli | |||||||||||
MET Sensors | |||||||||||
| Barometric Pressure, | |||||||||||
| Air temperature, | |||||||||||
| Relative Humidity, | |||||||||||
| Wind speed and direction | |||||||||||
| -added Barometric Pressure on Aug 18, 2010 9:22 AM by Elizabeth A. Caporelli | |||||||||||
| -added Wind speed and direction on Aug 18, 2010 9:22 AM by Elizabeth A. Caporelli | |||||||||||
| -added Air temperature on Aug 18, 2010 9:22 AM by Elizabeth A. Caporelli | |||||||||||
| -added Relative Humidity on Aug 18, 2010 9:22 AM by Elizabeth A. Caporelli | |||||||||||
Sample Storage | |||||||||||
| Freezer -70°C 3.2 cu. ft. ea. | |||||||||||
| -added Freezer -70°C 3.2 cu. ft. ea. on Aug 18, 2010 9:22 AM by Elizabeth A. Caporelli | |||||||||||
Navigation | |||||||||||
| Will you be using Long Base Line (LBL) navigation? | no | ||||||||||
| - added no on Aug 18, 2010 9:22 AM by Elizabeth A. Caporelli | |||||||||||
| How many nets? | 0 | ||||||||||
| How many tansponders? | 0 | ||||||||||
| Will you be using Ultra-short baseline (USBL) navigation? | no | ||||||||||
| - added no on Aug 18, 2010 9:22 AM by Elizabeth A. Caporelli | |||||||||||
Winches | |||||||||||
| Mooring / TSE winch, | |||||||||||
| CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire | |||||||||||
| -added Mooring / TSE winch on Aug 18, 2010 9:22 AM by Elizabeth A. Caporelli | |||||||||||
| -added CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire on Aug 18, 2010 9:22 AM by Elizabeth A. Caporelli | |||||||||||
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:
The system for deploying/recovering HRP-II includes: a rolling cart on which the HRP-II is secured while on deck, track that is bolted to the deck, and a hydraulic lifting rig that pivots to move the lift point beyond the ship’s stern, so the HRP-II can be deployed and recovered without damage due to collisions with the ship (see supporting document HRP2_atsea.pdf). | |||||||||||
| - added The system for deploying/recovering HRP-II includes: a rolling cart on which the HRP-II is secured while on deck, track that is bolted to the deck, and a hydraulic lifting rig that pivots to move the lift point beyond the ship’s stern, so the HRP-II can be deployed and recovered without damage due to collisions with the ship (see supporting document HRP2_atsea.pdf). on Aug 18, 2010 9:22 AM by Elizabeth A. Caporelli | |||||||||||
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 Aug 18, 2010 9:22 AM by Elizabeth A. Caporelli | |||||||||||
| Describe deployment method and quantity: | |||||||||||
Radioactive Material | |||||||||||
| Radioiosotopes: | no | ||||||||||
Additional Information | |||||||||||
| Is night time work anticipated on this cruise? | yes | ||||||||||
| - added yes on Aug 18, 2010 9:22 AM by Elizabeth A. Caporelli | |||||||||||
| Specialized tech support (Seabeam, coring, other): | |||||||||||
| Other required equipment and special needs: | |||||||||||
Checklist & Notes |
Checklist | |
| U.S. Customs Form: | no |
| - added no on Aug 18, 2010 9:24 AM by Elizabeth A. Caporelli | |
| Diplomatic Clearance: | no |
| - added no on Aug 18, 2010 9:24 AM by Elizabeth A. Caporelli | |
| Date Submitted: | |
| Date Approved: | |
| Agent Information: | |
| Countries: | |
| Notes: | |
| Isotope Use Approval: | no |
| - added no on Aug 18, 2010 9:24 AM by Elizabeth A. Caporelli | |
| Isotope Notes: | |
| SCUBA Diving: | no |
| - added no on Aug 18, 2010 9:24 AM by Elizabeth A. Caporelli | |
Checklist | |
| SSSG Tech: | |