My Cruise

Ship

R/V Knorr

Vehicles

Cruise Party

Scott Miller: Principal Investigator
SUNY Albany USA
+1 518 437 8799
smiller@albany.edu

Warren de bruyn: Chief Scientist
Chapman University USA
+1 714 628 7353
debruyn@chapman.edu

Departure: Woodshole on Jun 24, 2011

Arrival: Woodshole on Jul 20, 2011

Supporting documentation:

»asip_deployment_recovery.pdf

Operations Area: 55-62N south of Iceland

Lat/Lon:

Depth Range: min / max (m)

Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country? no

Science objectives

This project involves shipboard measurement of air sea fluxes using the eddy covariance technique.  Fluxes and sea surface concentrations of acetone, carbon dioxide and dimethyl sulfide will be measured and gas transfer coefficients will be computed.  These gases are important in terms of their impact on atmospheric chemistry and climate.  The primary goal of this work is to obtain simultaneous carbon dioxide and dimethy sulfide gas transfer over a broad range of oceanographic conditions.  This cruise is a high latitude cruise which will focus on areas of high biological productivity and examine the role of bubbles in gas transfer and the influence of near surface gradients on gas exchange.

Science Activities

The goal is to measure carbon dioxide, dimethyl sulfide, and acetone in air, 3 dimensional sonic wind and motion continuously throughout the cruise.  We will also measure carbon dioxide, dimethyl sulfide, and acetone in the ships seawater system continuously through the cruise.  Periodically we like to stop and deploy an air-sea integrated profiler by small boat.  We would also like to do a shallow CDT cast during these deployments.  The profiler will need to be followed during the deployment (~24hrs).  Occasionally we will also sample water directly over the side to measure near surface gradients.

Pre-cruise planning meeting: Teleconference

Need to co-ordinate time.

Stations:

Funding Agency: NSF #AGS-0851407; AGS-0851472; AGS-0851068

- added NSF #AGS-0851407; AGS-0851472; AGS-0851068 on Mar 7, 2011 12:32 PM by Warren de bruyn

R/V Knorr

Shipboard Equipment

Uncontaminated Seawater System
Deionized Water System

Shipboard Communication

Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet
Is there an expectation to use Skype or any other real-time video conference program?

CTD/Water Sampling

911+ Rosette 24-position, 10-liter bottle Rosette with dual T/C sensors
Wet Labs ECO-AFL fluorometer

Critical CTD Sensors: 

Hydrographic Analysis Equipment

Salinometer

MET Sensors

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

Sample Storage

Freezer -20°C


Storage Notes:

Navigation

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

Will you be using Doppler/GPS navigation? no

Navigation Notes:


Winch Notes:



Wire Notes:

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: 20ft		Location: 02 deck
Water:		Power:50A at 110V
Science Van 2
Type/size: 20ft 1 bench only		Location: 02 deck
Water:		Power:100A at 110V

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: yes	Identify: clean science power to vans
Equipment Handling: no	Identify:
Inter/intraship Communications: yes	Identify: ethernet
Science Stowage: yes	Identify: temp storage in main lab
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? no

Radioactive Material

Radioiosotopes: yes

Additional Information

Is night time work anticipated on this cruise? yes

Specialized tech support (Seabeam, coring, other): CTD small boat launch/operator

Other required equipment and special needs: 
Date Submitted: Mar 7, 2011 3:30 PM by Warren de bruyn