AT30-01

Ship

R/V Atlantis

Cruise Party

Robert Weller: Chief Scientist, Principal Investigator Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Clark 204A, MS#29 Woods Hole, Ma. USA 02543 +1 508 289 2508 rweller@whoi.edu

Departure: Aug 5, 2015
Woods Hole, Ma on Jun 30, 2016
Arrival: Sep 1, 2015
Reyjkavik, Iceland on Jul 28, 2016
Operations Area
Southeast of Greenland
Lat/Lon: 59° 52.0′ N / 39° 30.0′ W
Depth Range: 2600 / 2800
Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country?	Yes, Iceland Greenland. Clearance applied for.
Are visas or special travel documents required?	no
Science Objectives
To carry out the recovery and redeployment of the NSF Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) Irminger Sea Array for 2016, servicing four moorings and up to four gliders.  The platforms will carry multidisciplinary instrumentation and provide the capability for real time communication of data and control of sampling.  A surface mooring will instrument the sea surface and upper ocean, capturing the surface forcing and upper ocean variability.  A profiling mooring will measure through the water column.  Two additional taut subsurface moorings and the gliders will complete the capabilities to obtain vertical profiles and sample the mesocale (10s to 100 km) variability at the site.
Science Activities
The following activities are planned:  1) Validate the bathymetry of the site to check the planned positions for the four moorings of the second deployment;  2)  Deploy the four new moorings; 3)  Recover the four moorings deployed in 2015; 4) Deploy four gliders in support of horizontal and vertical sampling in and around the array; 5) Recover one glider deployed in 2015; and 6) Carry out shipboard sampling in support of calibration and validation of the deployed sensors on the moorings and gliders and to add to knowledge of the site.
Additional Info
Pre-cruise Planning Meeting: Visit WHOI
Stations:
Supporting documentation:

Funding

Funding Agency: NSF

Grant or contract number: OCE-09579388

Scientific Instrumentation for R/V Atlantis

Other Science Vans:

Shipboard Equipment
12 kHz Pinger for Wire Use
ADCP 75 kHz
Bathymetry System 12 kHz
Deionized Water System
Fume Hood
Multibeam
Navigation - Heading
Navigation - Position
Science Underway Seawater System
Sippican XBT System (Mark 21)
Shipboard Communication
Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet
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
Wet Labs FLNTURTD Combination Flourometer and Turbidity Sensor
Critical CTD Sensors
Hydrographic Analysis Equipment
Dissolved Oxygen Titration System (Brinkmann Titrator)
Oxygen Sample Bottles (available in 150 ml sizes)
Salinometer
Salt Bottles (2 cases of 125 ml provided)
MET Sensors
Air temperature
Barometric Pressure
Relative Humidity
Short Wave Solar Radiation
Wind speed and direction
Sample Storage
Freezer -70°C 3.2 cu. ft. ea.
Storage Notes: Will need freezer space during next cruise (C.Lee).
Navigation
Will you be using Long Base Line (LBL) navigation?	no
How many nets?	null
How many tansponders?	null
Will you be using Ultra-short baseline (USBL) navigation?	no
Navigation
GPS
Navigation Notes:
Winches
CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire
Winch Notes: Lebus and TSE from WHOI mooring group
Wire use and application
CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire
Winch Notes:
Standard Oceanographic Cables
Slip ring required? no Non-standard wire required? no Traction winch required? no
Portable Vans
Chemical Storage Van

Science Van 1
Type/size: 20' lab van		Location:
Water:		Power:
Science Van 2
Type/size: Work van		Location: O1
Water:		Power:yes, 110V
Science Van 3
Type/size: work van		Location: 01
Water:		Power:

Specialized Deck Equipment

Mooring Deployment/Recovery Equipment Required: yes	Type: Lebus winch, air tuggers, cart
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? yes Details: mooring deployment/recovery gear

Special Requirements

Elecrical Power: yes	Identify for Lebus winch
Equipment Handling: no	Identify:
Inter/intraship Communications: no	Identify:
Science Stowage: yes	Identify: ship gear back to WHOI
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?noDescribe deployment method and quantity:

Radioactive Material

Radioiosotopes:no

Additional Information

Is night time work anticipated on this cruise?yesSpecialized tech support (Seabeam, coring, other):
as needed to accomplish moorign and glider work, also to get CTD work doneOther required equipment and special needs:
plastic grating plated over on fantail, sharp corners on A-frame supports covered - lessons learned in previous cruise. 

Will off load containers and gear in Nuuk and store on dock to make room for Craig Lee crusie.  Reload in Sept 25 for transit back to WHOI.

Checklist & Notes

Checklist
U.S. Customs Form:	no
Diplomatic Clearance:	no
Date Submitted:
Date Approved:
Agent Information:
United States (Woods Hole, MA) Master R/V ATLANTIS Attn: Scientist's Name - Voy#AT30-02 c/o WHOI 266 Woods Hole Rd. Woods Hole, MA 02543 Contact: Eric Benway Phone: (508) 289-3770 Fax: (508) 457-2185 Email: ebenway@whoi.edu
Countries:
N/A
Notes:
None req.
Isotope Use Approval:	no
Isotope Notes:
SCUBA Diving:	no
Checklist
SSSG Tech: