Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Cruise Planning Synopsis
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KN217 | |
Ship | |
| R/V Knorr | |
Cruise Party | |
| Paul Matthias: Principal Investigator Organization Name USA +1 508 289 3672 pmatthias@whoi.edu Albert Plueddemann: Chief Scientist Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Clark 202A, MS#29 Woods Hole, Ma. USA 02543 +1 508 289 2789 aplueddemann@whoi.edu |
Departure: Apr 11, 2014 | |
| Woods Hole | |
Arrival: Apr 19, 2014 | |
| Woods Hole | |
Operations Area | |
| Continental shelf and slope south of New England | |
| Lat/Lon: 40° 0.0′ N / 71° 0.0′ W | |
| Depth Range: 90 / 500 | |
| Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country? | no |
Science Objectives | |
This cruise represents the second infrastructure deployment for the Pioneer Array of the National Science Foundation’s Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI). The Pioneer Array will include a network of moorings and autonomous robotic vehicles to monitor waters of the continental shelf and slope south of New England and, in particular, the shelfbreak front where nutrients and other properties are exchanged between the coast and the deep ocean. Data from the Pioneer Array will provide new insights into coastal ocean processes such as shelf/slope nutrient exchange, air-sea property exchange, carbon cycling, and ocean acidification that are important to the New England shelf, and to continental shelf ecosystems around the world. For further information, see http://www.oceanobservatories.org. | |
Science Activities | |
The Pioneer-2 cruise has 4 main objectives and 5 ancillary objectives. The main objectives are: 1) Deploy five OOI Coastal Profiler Moorings (CPMs) and validate their operation, 2) Deploy 6 OOI Coastal Gliders and validate their operation, 3) Recover two CPMs, 4) Perform field verification activities, including CTD casts with water sampling at mooring sites and glider deployment sites. The ancillary objectives are a) Deploy an OOI Coastal Surface Mooring (CSM) with fuel cell, b) Recover a CSM, c) Recover a CPM anchor and line pack, d) Conduct Seabeam surveys of the mooring sites and of the Pioneer moored array region in general, and e) Conduct cross-shelf and along-shelf surveys in the vicinity of the moored array using shipboard ADCPs. | |
Additional Info | |
| Pre-cruise Planning Meeting: Visit WHOI | |
Stations: | |
| Pioneer Central Site Distance: 85 Days: 2 Latitude: 40° 8.2’ N Longitude: 70° 46.5’ E | |
Supporting documentation: | |
| »Cruise_Plan.pdf | |
| »Pioneer_1_-_450_Meter_Profiler_Mooring.pdf | |
| »Pioneer_1_-_133_Meter_Surface_Mooring.pdf | |
| »Pioneer_1_-_91.5_Meter_Profiler_Mooring.pdf | |
| »Pioneer_2_Knorr_deck_load_vers_1_31714.pdf | |
| »Pluddemann_(OOI_Pioneer_2)_2014_Precruise_Meeting_Agenda.pdf | |
Funding |
| Funding Agency: WHOI / OOI | |
| Grant or contract number: TBD |
Scientific Instrumentation for R/V Knorr |
Shipboard Equipment | |||||||||||
| Bathymetry System 12 kHz | |||||||||||
| ADCP 300 kHz | |||||||||||
| ADCP 75 kHz | |||||||||||
| Science Underway Seawater System | |||||||||||
| Multibeam | |||||||||||
Shipboard Communication | |||||||||||
| Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet | |||||||||||
CTD/Water Sampling | |||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||
Critical CTD Sensors | |||||||||||
Hydrographic Analysis Equipment | |||||||||||
| Oxygen Sample Bottles (available in 150 ml sizes) | |||||||||||
| Salinometer | |||||||||||
| Dissolved Oxygen Titration System (Brinkmann Titrator) | |||||||||||
| Salt Bottles (2 cases of 125 ml provided) | |||||||||||
MET Sensors | |||||||||||
| Barometric Pressure | |||||||||||
| Air temperature | |||||||||||
| Precipitation | |||||||||||
| Relative Humidity | |||||||||||
| Wind speed and direction | |||||||||||
| Short Wave Solar Radiation | |||||||||||
Sample Storage | |||||||||||
| Freezer -70°C 3.2 cu. ft. ea. | |||||||||||
| Storage Notes: Freezer for chlorophyll and nutrient samples | |||||||||||
Navigation | |||||||||||
| Will you be using Long Base Line (LBL) navigation? | no | ||||||||||
| How many nets? | null | ||||||||||
| How many tansponders? | null | ||||||||||
| Will you be using Doppler/GPS navigation? | no | ||||||||||
Navigation | |||||||||||
| GPS | |||||||||||
| Navigation Notes: | |||||||||||
Winches | |||||||||||
| Other Portable Winch | |||||||||||
| Mooring / TSE winch | |||||||||||
| Trawl Winch with 9/16th trawl wire | |||||||||||
| CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire | |||||||||||
| Winch Notes: Lantec heavy lift winch. | |||||||||||
Wire use and application | |||||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||
| CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire | |||||||||||
| Trawl Winch with 9/16th trawl wire | |||||||||||
| Wire Notes: CTD winch for 24 bottle rosette, CTD winch for release/linepack tests, Lantec winch for anchor lowering. | |||||||||||
Standard Oceanographic Cables | |||||||||||
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| Science Van 1 | |||
| Type/size: 20' rigging van | Location: main deck | ||
| Water: no | Power:440 3-phase | ||
| Science Van 2 | |||
| Type/size: 20' logistics van | Location: TBD | ||
| Water: no | Power:yes | ||
Specialized Deck Equipment
| Mooring Deployment/Recovery Equipment Required: yes | Type: heavy lift winch, TSE Winch |
| Cruise Specific Science Winch Required: no | Type: |
| Nets Required: no | Type: |
Over the Side Equipment
Winches as above, blocks for A-Frame
Special Requirements
| Elecrical Power: yes | Identify: TBD for heavy lift winch |
| Equipment Handling: no | Identify: |
| Inter/intraship Communications: no | Identify: |
| Science Stowage: no | Identify: |
| Water: no | Identify: |
Additional Cruise Items/Activities
Hazardous Material
Radioactive Material
Additional Information
Resident Techs: David Simms, Laura Stolp
Seabeam Tech: Peter Lemmond
Checklist & Notes |
Checklist | |
| U.S. Customs Form: | no |
| Diplomatic Clearance: | no |
| Date Submitted: | |
| Date Approved: | |
| Agent Information: | |
| Chad Smith R/V Knorr - OOI Pioneer 266 Woods Hole Rd Woods Hole, Ma 02543 508-289-3811 csmith@whoi.edu | |
| Countries: | |
| USA | |
| Notes: | |
| n/a | |
| Isotope Use Approval: | no |
| Isotope Notes: | |
| n/a | |
| SCUBA Diving: | no |
Checklist | |
| SSSG Tech: | |
| Peter Lemmond, David Simms | |
| April 9 and 10 loading April 19 and 21 demobe. | |