Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Cruise Planning Questionnaire

GOMTOX

Ship

R/V Oceanus

Vehicles


Cruise Party

Don Anderson: Principal Investigator
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Redfield 3-32, MS#32 Woods Hole, Ma. USA 02543
+1 508 289 2351
danderson@whoi.edu

Dennis McGillicuddy: Chief Scientist
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Bigelow 209A, MS#11 Woods Hole, Ma. USA 02543
+1 508 289 2683
mcgillic@whoi.edu


Departure: Woods Hole on Jun 30, 2010

Arrival: Woods Hole on Jul 8, 2010

Supporting documentation:

Operations Area: Cruise track will differ between cruises depending upon results and found areas of cell concentrations, NA4


Lat/Lon: 40° 30.0′ N / 69° 0.0′ W

Depth Range: 0 / 250

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

Science objectives

Synoptic mapping of Alexandrium fundyense, hydrography, and velocity in the costal current from Cape Cod to Georges Bank, Cape Cod to Bay of Fundy

Science Activities

CTD casts, Drifter deployments, water pumping

Pre-cruise planning meeting: Visit WHOI

Meeting held in person.

Stations:


Funding Agency: NOAA #NA06NOS4780245


- added NOAA #NA06NOS4780245 on Jun 21, 2010 11:47 AM by Eric Benway

R/V Oceanus


Shipboard Equipment

ADCP 75 kHz
Fume Hood

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
Seapoint STM turbidity sensor
Wet Labs C*Star transmissometer (660nm wavelength)
Wet Labs ECO-AFL fluorometer

Critical CTD Sensors: High Flow 10L Niskin bottles needed - larger CTD frame req.

Hydrographic Analysis Equipment

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

Sample Storage

Chest Freezer (Household type) 0°F
Freezer -70°C 3.2 cu. ft. ea.
Refrigerator 8.6 cu. ft.


Storage Notes: 1) 2 chest freezers to be loaded into Main Lab JUNE 28
2) Chemical Storage box to be loaded June 28

Navigation


Will you be using Long Base Line (LBL) navigation? no

Will you be using Doppler/GPS navigation? yes


Winches

CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire

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

Other Science Vans:

Specialized Deck Equipment


Mooring Deployment/Recovery Equipment Required: no Type: 
Cruise Specific Science Winch Required: no Type: 
Nets Required: no Type: 

Over the Side Equipment

Will you be bringing any equipment (winches, blocks, etc.) that lowers instruments over the side? no

Special Requirements


Elecrical Power: no Identify: 
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: no
SCUBA Diving Operations: no

Hazardous Material


Will hazardous material be utilized? yes

Radioactive Material

Radioiosotopes: no

Additional Information


Is night time work anticipated on this cruise? no

Specialized tech support (Seabeam, coring, other): 

Other required equipment and special needs:  Wet lab benches and shelving
Date Submitted: Jun 21, 2010 12:06 PM by Eric Benway