Pioneer-12, Spring 2019

Ship

RV Neil Armstrong

Vehicles

Cruise Party

Derek Buffitt: Principal Investigator
Organization Name US
+1 508 289 2607
dbuffitt@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 Apr 4, 2019

Arrival: Woods HOle on Apr 24, 2019

Mobilization Date: Apr 2, 2019

Demobilization Date: Apr 25, 2019

Supporting documentation:

»Pioneer_CTD_HAZMAT_list_with_MSDS.pdf
»Pioneer_battery_HAZMAT_list_with_MSDS.pdf
»Surface_Buoy_Recovery_Procedure_with_MSDS.pdf
»Pioneer12_waypoints_v1.xlsx

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? None
Are visas or special travel documents required? no

Science objectives

This is the twelfth 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-12 cruise will consist of 2 legs with distinct objectives. The main objectives of Leg A are to deploy and recover 3 Coastal Surface Moorings (CSMs), deploy and recover multilple gliders, and deploy 2 AUVs (singly or simultaneously) for ship-attended missions. If time and conditions permit, Leg A will include test deployments of a small ROV (Saab Seaeye Falcon). The main objectives of Leg B are to deploy 5 CPMs and recover 7 CPMs. In addition, Leg B will use the Falcon ROV to recover 1 CSM anchor and 1 CPM anchor and line pack. Both 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: Teleconference/Visit WHOI

Stations:

Funding Agency: NSF #OOI

- added NSF #OOI on Feb 12, 2019 3:35 PM by Albert J. Plueddemann

R/V Armstrong

Shipboard Equipment

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


Shipboard Equipment Notes: 12 kHz pinger only in the unlikely event of dragging. USBL navigation is for ROV.

Shipboard Communication

Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet
Is there a need to receive data from shore on a regular basis?
Is there a need to transfer data to shore on a regular basis?


Shipboard Communication Notes: Monitoring of mooring function by connecting to shore-side servers has been found to require more that the normal captive portal data allocation.

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

Salinometer
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
Long Wave Solar Radiation

Sample Storage

Freezer -70°C 25 cu. ft.
Scientific Walk-in Refrigerator


Storage Notes: We have in the past used the walk-in refrigerator for storage (with cooling off).

Navigation

GPS
USBL

Navigation Notes: Serial GPS feed for Chief Sci laptop. Nav feeds for ROV group, USBL for ROV.

Winches

Other Portable Winch
UNOLS Winch Pool

Winch Notes: Science party will reserve split-drum TSE winch. Sciency party will supply Lantec heavy-lift winch, and ROV winch.

Wire use and application

CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire


Wire Notes: Possible dragging operations with the trawl winch.

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		Location: above storage van
Water: no		Power:no
Science Van 2
Type/size: Flat Rack		Location: above rigging van
Water: no		Power:yes
Science Van 3
Type/size: Storage van		Location: Port side main deck
Water: no		Power:no
Science Van 4
Type/size: Rigging Van		Location: Port side main deck
Water: no		Power:yes

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; ROV winch for ROV deployment and recovery.

Special Requirements

Elecrical Power: yes	Identify: TSE, Rigging van: 440 3ph; Lantec: 480 160 A
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

Radioactive Material

Radioiosotopes: no

Additional Information

Is night time work anticipated on this cruise? yes

Specialized tech support (Seabeam, coring, other): 

Other required equipment and special needs:  AUV handling equipment (SOO-LARS) to be installed on starboard aft arm for Leg A.

Date Submitted: Feb 22, 2019 11:49 AM by Sarah Fuller