HiWinGS

Ship

R/V Knorr

Vehicles

Cruise Party

Christopher Fairall: Chief Scientist
Organization Name Boulder, CO USA
+1 303 497 3253
chris.fairall@noaa.gov

Jeffrey Hare: Principal Investigator
USA
+1 808 983 5332
jhare@hawaii.edu

Barry Huebert: Principal Investigator
Organization Name USA
+1 808 956 6896
huebert@hawaii.edu

Departure: Nuuk on Oct 14, 2015

Arrival: Woods Hole on Nov 20, 2013

Supporting documentation:

Operations Area: North Atlantic, ~100 miles south of the tip of Greenland

Lat/Lon: 60° 0.0′ N / 45° 0.0′ W

Depth Range: min / max (m)

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

Science objectives

The project focuses on improving our understanding of turbulent air-sea gas exchange processes in high wind conditions.  The eventual outcome of the experimental effort is an analysis leading to improvement in gas exchange parameterizations (models).

Science Activities

Measurements of several air-side gas species and atmospheric turbulence will be conducted from the jackstaff (or similar mast) of the ship.  The hardware for this effort includes a sonic anemometer, a suite of meteorological instruments, several sample inlet lines (tubes) leading back to vans containing the gas instrumentation and pumps.

Three 20' vans are planned to house the gas measurement systems.  Two of the measurement systems utilized sealed radioactive sources (Po-210 and Ni-63) which have been deployed previously on NOAA and/or UNOLS vessels.

In addition, we have two small buoys (4m and 11m, each about 1.5m in diameter) to be deployed and retrieved on about a 24 hour cycle from the back deck of the ship.  These buoys will make measurements of water-side characteristics (bubbles, waves, water-side turbulence), and the data are logged on the buoy which also has GPS/Iridium link for location determination.

A WAMOS wave-measurement system that utilizes the ship's navigational radar signal will be deployed.

The ship will be positioned into the wind, with potential manoevers required to place the ship into a strong wind field or area of high gas flux.  Other manoevers will be required to place and retrieve the buoys.

Pre-cruise planning meeting: Teleconference/Visit WHOI

Stations:

Funding Agency: NSF #1036006

- added NSF #1036006 on Feb 25, 2013 4:09 PM by Jeffrey Hare

R/V Knorr

Shipboard Equipment

ADCP 300 kHz
Uncontaminated Seawater System

Shipboard Communication

Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet

CTD/Water Sampling

SBE43 oxygen sensor
Wet Labs ECO-AFL fluorometer

Critical CTD Sensors: Sample 20L of deep water (500-1000m) and 5L near surface each day for calibration

MET Sensors

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


Storage Notes:

Navigation

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

Will you be using Doppler/GPS navigation? no

Navigation

GPS

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: 8' x 20'		Location: O2 deck
Water: N/A		Power:20 amp, 480 VAC
Science Van 2
Type/size: 8' x 20'		Location: O2 deck
Water: N/A		Power:20 amp, 480 VAC
Science Van 3
Type/size: 8' x 20'		Location: O2 deck
Water: N/A		Power:20 amp, 480 VAC

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

Describe deployment method and quantity:
15 compressed gas cylinders (N2) will be required, 3-4 of these will be located in the van on the O2 deck. Others in the main lab. Small quantities (< 4L of benzene, methanol, ethanol, acetone and about 1L of dilute hydrochloric acid) will be used in the vans or in the lab spaces

Radioactive Material

Radioiosotopes: yes

Additional Information

Is night time work anticipated on this cruise? no

Specialized tech support (Seabeam, coring, other): 

Other required equipment and special needs: 
Date Submitted: Feb 26, 2013 7:23 PM by Jeffrey Hare