Pioneer-8, Spring 2017

Ship

RV Neil Armstrong

Vehicles

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: Woods Hole on May 30, 2017

Arrival: Woods HOle on Jun 20, 2017

Mobilization Date: May 28, 2017

Demobilization Date: Jun 21, 2017

Supporting documentation:

»Pioneer8_waypoints.xls
»Surface_Buoy_Recovery_Procedure_with_MSDS.pdf
»Pioneer_CTD_HAZMAT_list_with_MSDS.pdf

Operations Area: Continental shelf and slope south of New England

Lat/Lon: 40° 0.0′ N / 71° 0.0′ W

Depth Range: 60 / 600

Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country? N/A
Are visas or special travel documents required? no

Science objectives

This is the eighth major infrastructure deployment and servicing cruise for the Pioneer Array of the National Science Foundation’s Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI). The Pioneer Array includes 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-8 cruise will consist of 3 separate legs with distinct objectives. Leg A will focus on ROV operations. The main objectives are to recover 1 surface mooring anchor module and 4 profiler mooring anchors. The main objectives of Leg B are to deploy and recover 3 Coastal Surface Moorings (CSMs), deploy up to 8 and recover up to 6 Coastal Pioneer (CP) Gliders, and deploy 2 AUVs (singly or simultaneously) for ship-attended missions. The main objectives of Leg C are to deploy and recover 5 Coastal Profiler Moorings (CPMs). All three legs will involve ancillary activities, including CTD casts with water sampling adjacent to moorings, gliders and AUVs, comparison of buoy and shipboard data, cross-shelf CTD surveys in the vicinity of the moored array, and surveys using shipboard sensors (ADCP, EK-80, thermosalinograph, multibeam) in the Pioneer moored array region.

Pre-cruise planning meeting: Visit WHOI

Stations:

Funding Agency: NSF #OOI

- added NSF #OOI on Mar 12, 2017 10:47 AM by Albert J. Plueddemann

R/V Armstrong

Shipboard Equipment

12 kHz Pinger for Wire Use
A-Frame
ADCP 150 kHz
ADCP 300 kHz
Bathymetry System 12 kHz
Crane
Dynamic Positioning System
Deionized Water System
EK80 Sonar
EM710 MkII (40 to 100 kHz) Multibeam Echosounder
Fume Hood
Plotters
Science Underway Seawater System
ADCP 38 kHz
USBL Nav

Shipboard Communication

Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet

CTD/Water Sampling

911+ Rosette 24-position, 10-liter bottle Rosette with dual T/C sensors
Biospherical underwater PAR (1000m depth limit) with reference Surface PAR
SBE43 oxygen sensor
Wet Labs C*Star transmissometer (660nm wavelength)
Wet Labs FLNTURTD Combination Flourometer and Turbidity Sensor

Critical CTD Sensors: 

Hydrographic Analysis Equipment

Salinometer
Salt Bottles (2 cases of 125 ml provided)

MET Sensors

Air temperature
Barometric Pressure
Precipitation
Relative Humidity
Short Wave Solar Radiation
Wind speed and direction
Long Wave Solar Radiation

Sample Storage

Freezer -70°C 3.2 cu. ft. ea.


Storage Notes: Freezer for chlorophyll and nutrient samples

Navigation

GPS
USBL

Navigation Notes: Serial GPS feed for Chief Sci laptop navigation application. USBL comms needed for UConn ROV Kraken II

Winches

Other Portable Winch
UNOLS Winch Pool

Winch Notes: Science party has reserved TSE split drum winch from winch pool. Science party will supply Lantec heavy-lift winch.

Wire use and application

Trawl Winch with 9/16th trawl wire
CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire


Wire Notes: Trawl winch is for possible dragging operations.

Slip ring required? no	Number of conductors:
Non-standard wire required? no	Type:
Traction winch required? no	Describe:

Other Science Vans:

Other Science Vans:

Science Van 1
Type/size: Flat Rack 20'		Location: Port side, main deck
Water: no		Power:no
Science Van 2
Type/size: Storage 20'		Location: Port side, main deck
Water: no		Power:no
Science Van 3
Type/size: Rigging van, 20' ISO		Location: Port side, main deck
Water: no		Power:yes
Science Van 4
Type/size: Flat rack, 20'		Location: Port side, main deck
Water: no		Power:no

Over the Side Equipment

Will you be bringing any equipment (winches, blocks, etc.) that lowers instruments over the side? yes

Details: TSE winch, for mooring deployment and recovery; Lantec winch, for anchor deployment and recovery.

Special Requirements

Elecrical Power: yes	Identify: TSE, rigging van: 440V 3 ph, Lantec: 480V 160A
Equipment Handling: no	Identify:
Inter/intraship Communications: no	Identify:
Science Stowage: no	Identify:
Water: no	Identify:

Additional Cruise Items/Activities

Explosive Devices: no Portable Air Compressors: no Flammable Gases: no

Small Boat Operations: yes SCUBA Diving Operations: no

Hazardous Material

Will hazardous material be utilized? yes

Describe deployment method and quantity:
HAZMAT info will be attached in a separate document.

Radioactive Material

Radioiosotopes: no

Additional Information

Is night time work anticipated on this cruise? yes

Specialized tech support (Seabeam, coring, other):  SSSG will be able to handle most activities. Occasional need for Bos'n and deck help (crane) for short periods, e.g. a glider deployment or recovery.

Other required equipment and special needs:  AUV handling equipment (SOO-LARS) will need to be installed on starboard aft arm between Leg A and B.
Date Submitted: Mar 14, 2017 11:27 AM by Albert J. Plueddemann