Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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KN201

Ship

R/V Knorr

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: Jun 24, 2011

Woods Hole

Arrival: Jul 18, 2011

Woods Hole

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.

Additional Info

Pre-cruise Planning Meeting: Teleconference
Meeting Notes: Need to co-ordinate time.

Stations:

Supporting documentation:

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»Miller_MET_tower_3.jpg
»Miller_MET_tower_2.jpg
»Miller_MET_tower_1.jpg
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»ec_setup_knorr_thompson.pdf
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»CE_MAST.pdf
»asip_deployment_recovery.pdf

Funding

Funding Agency: NSF
Grant or contract number: AGS-0851407; AGS-0851472; AGS-0851068

Scientific Instrumentation for 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
How many nets? null
How many tansponders? null
Will you be using Doppler/GPS navigation?no
Navigation Notes:
Winch Notes:
Wire Notes:

Standard Oceanographic Cables

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

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
Describe deployment method and quantity:

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:

Checklist & Notes

Checklist

U.S. Customs Form: no
Diplomatic Clearance: no
Date Submitted:
Date Approved:
Agent Information:
Woods Hole, Ma.

Shipping address:

Master R/V KNORR
Attn: Scientist's Name - KN201
c/o WHOI
266 Woods Hole Rd.
Woods Hole, MA 02543

Contact: Chad Smith
Phone: (508) 289-3811
Fax: (508) 457-2185
Email: csmith@whoi.edu
Countries:
n/a
Notes:
n/a
Isotope Use Approval: no
Isotope Notes:
SCUBA Diving: no

Checklist

SSSG Tech:
Anton Zafero, Robbie Laird
6 day mobilization scheduled for this cruise begins on June 18.