Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Cruise Planning Synopsis
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KN224 | |
Ship | |
R/V Knorr | |
Cruise Party | |
Paul Matthias: Principal Investigator Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution LOSOS 213, MS#57 Woods Hole, Ma. USA 02543 +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: Dec 10, 2014 | |
Woods Hole | |
Arrival: Dec 16, 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 third major 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-3B cruise has 8 main objectives and 4 ancillary objectives. The main objectives can be grouped into four categories: 1) Deploy 3 Coastal Surface Moorings (CSMs), 2) Deploy 2 Coastal Surface Piercing Profilers (CSPPs), 3) Perform mooring service (full or partial recovery, possible redeployment) of Coastal Profiler Moorings (CPMs), 4) Perform field evaluation activities, including CTD casts with water sampling. The ancillary objectives are 1) Recover a glider near the Offshore site, 2) Compare buoy and shipboard data, 3) Conduct cross-shelf CTD surveys in the vicinity of the moored array, and 4) Conduct surveys using shipboard sensors (ADCP, thermosalinograph, multibeam) in the Pioneer moored array region. | |
Additional Info | |
Pre-cruise Planning Meeting: Visit WHOI | |
Meeting Notes: Meeting scheduled Mon 11/24 | |
Stations: | |
Supporting documentation: | |
»Spill_Kit_KIT262-NewPig.pdf | |
»3204-00304_Pioneer_3_Leg_2_Cruise_Plan_2014-11-30_Ver_1-02.pdf | |
»MSDS_nitrogen_gas.pdf | |
»MSDS_Methanol_Fuel_63percent.pdf | |
»3350-00004_Methanol_Fuel_Spill_Response.pdf | |
»3350-00003_Methanol_Fuel_Cell_Drain_Procedure.pdf | |
»3350-00002_Methanol_Fuel_Cell_Fill_Procedure.pdf | |
»3350-00001_Surface_Buoy_Recovery_Procedure.pdf | |
»OOI_Methanol_msds.php.pdf | |
»Pioneer_3(B)_Projected_Deckload_Rev_1_0.xls | |
»Precruise_Agenda_KN224_Pioneer.pdf | |
»Pioneer_3(B)_RV_KNORR_DECK_LAY_OUT_rev_1_41014_2004_dwg.pdf | |
»Pioneer3_L2_waypoints1.xls | |
»Pioneer_CTD_HAZMAT_list_with_MSDS.pdf |
Funding |
Funding Agency: NSF | |
Grant or contract number: OOI |
Scientific Instrumentation for R/V Knorr |
Shipboard Equipment | |||||||||||
Bathymetry System 12 kHz | |||||||||||
ADCP 300 kHz | |||||||||||
Sippican XBT System (Mark 21) | |||||||||||
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 is backup 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 Notes: | |||||||||||
Winches | |||||||||||
Other Portable Winch | |||||||||||
Trawl Winch with 9/16th trawl wire | |||||||||||
CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire | |||||||||||
Winch Notes: Science party to bring split-drum TSE winch and Lantec heavy lift winch | |||||||||||
Wire Notes: CTD winch for 24 bottle rosette, CTD winch for release/linepack tests, TSE winch for mooring wire deploy/recover, Lantec winch for anchor raise/lower. | |||||||||||
Standard Oceanographic Cables | |||||||||||
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Science Van 1 | |||
Type/size: 20' rigging van | Location: main deck | ||
Water: no | Power:yes, 440, 3 phase |
Specialized Deck Equipment
Mooring Deployment/Recovery Equipment Required: yes | Type: Lantec and TSE winch, tuggers |
Cruise Specific Science Winch Required: no | Type: |
Nets Required: no | Type: |
Over the Side Equipment
See wire notes above.
Special Requirements
Elecrical Power: yes | Identify: TSE winch, Lantec winch, rigging van |
Equipment Handling: no | Identify: |
Inter/intraship Communications: no | Identify: |
Science Stowage: no | Identify: |
Water: no | Identify: |
Additional Cruise Items/Activities
Hazardous Material
1000 l Methanol fuel bladder in surface mooring buoy. Standard mooring deployment methods.
Radioactive Material
Additional Information
Checklist & Notes |
Checklist | |
U.S. Customs Form: | no |
Diplomatic Clearance: | no |
Date Submitted: | |
Date Approved: | |
Agent Information: | |
Woods Hole Chad Smith Assistant Marine Operations Coordinator Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Office: (508)-289-3811 Mobile: (617)-999-4163 Email: csmith@whoi.edu Mail: R/V Knorr / Dr. Plueddemann C/O Chad Smith Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 266 Woods Hole Rd Woods Hole, MA 02543 | |
Countries: | |
USA | |
Notes: | |
N/A | |
Isotope Use Approval: | no |
Isotope Notes: | |
N/A | |
SCUBA Diving: | no |
Checklist | |
SSSG Tech: | |
Amy Simoneau, Ellen Roosen, Robbie Laird | |
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Precruise Meeting: Monday 11/24/14 @ 11:30 AM Marine Operations Conference Room |