Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Cruise Planning Synopsis


AT36 ECS Van Dover - Skarke

Ship

R/V Atlantis

Vehicles

AUV Sentry, HOV Alvin

Cruise Party

Anne Dekas: Chief Scientist
Stanford University USA
+1 650 736 1225
dekas@stanford.edu

Adam Skarke: Chief Scientist
P.O. BOX 5448 Mississippi State, MS USA 39762
+1 662 268 1032 ext. 258
adam.skarke@msstate.edu

Cindy Van Dover: Principal Investigator
Duke University Marine Laboratory 135 Duke Marine Lab Rd Beaufort, NC US 28516
+1 252 504 7655
clv3@duke.edu

Departure: Jul 28, 2016

Woods Hole

Arrival: Aug 7, 2016

Woods Hole

Operations Area

US Atlantic Continental Slope between Hudson Canyon and Nygren Canyon
Lat/Lon: 39° 59.971′ N / 69° 14.133′ W
Depth Range: 200m / 2000m
Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country? no

Science Objectives

Training a cohort of early career scientists in deep submergence cruise planning and leadership.
Conducting observations and collection of samples at seafloor methane seep and coral community sites.
Acoustic mapping of the seafloor and water column.


Key training objectives include providing experience in:

i. collaborative, multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research and proposal strategies for deep-submergence science

ii. leadership in cruise and dive/mission planning and execution

iii. integration of instrumentation with Alvin/Sentry/other deep-submergence assets

iv. telepresence research and communication: seafloor-to-ship-to-shore

v. data management, sharing, reporting

vi. science communication

 

Key scientific objectives include:

i. Investigating the linked biological, chemical, physical, and geological processes that are manifest at seafloor methane seep and coral community sites

ii. Constraining the spatial and temporal extent of those processes. 

(More detailed objectives to be determined in consultation with cruise participants)

 

Science Activities

Alvin dives with collection of biological and geological samples
Sentry mapping 
Gravity core sampling
Multi-core sampling
CTD casts
XBT casts 
Shipboard sonar mapping (multibeam and sub-bottom)

We expect to make a large personnel transfer (~16 persons off and ~16  persons on) at the WHOI pier on August 2 at 11:00. We plan to arrive and depart on the same tide window. 

Additional Info

Pre-cruise Planning Meeting: Teleconference

Stations:

Supporting documentation:

»Pre-Cruise_Training_Agenda-July_18-final.pdf
»ECS-leg2-revised.pdf
»ECS-leg1-revised.pdf
»Cruise_Schedule_June_27.xlsx
»Dive_Locations.pdf
»AT36_Overview.pdf

Funding

Funding Agency: NSF
Grant or contract number: 1641453

Scientific Instrumentation for R/V Atlantis

Shipboard Equipment

ADCP 75 kHz
Bathymetry System 3.5 kHz
Deionized Water System
Fume Hood
Multibeam
Navigation - Heading
Navigation - Position
Science Underway Seawater System
Sippican XBT System (Mark 21)
Transponder Navigation - Sonardyne USBL

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?
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
SBE43 oxygen sensor
Wet Labs FLNTURTD Combination Flourometer and Turbidity Sensor

Critical CTD Sensors

CTD-Related Equipment

Lowered Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (LADCP)

MET Sensors

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

Sediment Sampling

Gravity corers
Multi-core

Sample Storage

Climate Controlled Walk-in
Freezer -70°C 25 cu. ft.
Freezer -70°C 3.2 cu. ft. ea.
Refrigerator 8.6 cu. ft.
Scientific Walk-in Freezer
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 Ultra-short baseline (USBL) navigation?no

Navigation

GPS
USBL
Navigation Notes:

Winches

CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire
Hydro Winch with .25" hydro wire
Winch Notes: Trawl Winch with .681 fiber optic to be used for MC 400 multi-corer 
Hydro Winch with .25" hydro wire to be used for gravity corer

Wire use and application

CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire
Hydro Winch with .25" hydro wire
Winch Notes: .681 fiber optic to be used for MC400 multi-corer
.25" hydro wire to be used for gravity corer

Standard Oceanographic Cables

Slip ring required? no
Non-standard wire required? no
Traction winch required? no

Portable Vans

Chemical Storage Van

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:yes
Small Boat Operations:no
SCUBA Diving Operations:no

Hazardous Material

Will hazardous material be utilized?yes
Describe deployment method and quantity:

Compressed CH4
Liquid N2
Formalin for preservation of Biological Samples
Denatured Alcohol

Radioactive Material

Radioiosotopes:no

Additional Information

Is night time work anticipated on this cruise?yes
Specialized tech support (Seabeam, coring, other):
Expect to conduct CTD, gravity core, and multicore collection at night.
Expect Sentry operations at night.

Other required equipment and special needs:
We plan to collect water column data (.wcd files) with the multibeam sonar.

Scientific Instrumentation for HOV Alvin


Current Chart(s):

What type of samples do you expect to collect?Water Benthic fauna Sediment Rock null null

Site Survey

Will you provide detailed charts of the work area(s)?yes
If no, willl you need R/V Atlantis to generate maps of the work area(s)?no
Will you need post-dive maps of the work area generated?no

Navigation

Will you be using Long Base Line (LBL) navigation? no
How many nets? 0
How many tansponders? 0
Will you be using Ultra-short baseline (USBL) navigation for other than Alvin operations?yes

Vehicle Equipment

Push corers (12-pack rack)
Search sonar
Scoop nets
CTD
Small capacity slurp samplers
Large capacity slurp samplers: single-chamber
Large capacity slurp samplers: multi-chamber
Bio collection boxes: 12 x 12 x 12
Bio collection boxes: 12 x 12 x 24
Major (dual) pair water sampler(s) with ICL temperature probles

Elevators

Will you be using elevators to transport samples to the surface?yes
If yes, how many would you anticipate? 2

Science Supplied Equipment

Are you supplying equipment to be used on HOV Alvin yes
Has this equipment been used on Alvin before? yes
Please give a brief description of the equipment, its intended purpose, the cruise # it was last used on if any and its deployment method.

Butterfield-Beast-type water sampler. (Scientist Katrina Twing working with Bruce Strickrott on this)
Hydrophone (Scientist Adam Skarke working with Bruce Strickrott on this) 

Additional cameras (downlooking and forwardlooing GoPro) on Alvin will be from the MISO Facility ( http://www.whoi.edu/main/instruments/miso). All cameras have been pressure tested and hold an Alvin pressure certification. 

Does this equipment use an external pressure housing? yes
Has the pressure housing been tested per Alvin Pressure Test requirements? no
Pressure housing schematic with dimensions and include air and water weights.
Air weight of this equipment?
Water weight of this equipment?
Does the equipment require a power interface from Alvin? yes
Voltage required null
Power required
Data Interface
Does the equipment meet the electrical requirements of the Alvin User Manual? yes
Please provide power and comms specifics, wiring diagram, pinout, and wiring harness in advance of the cruise.
Does this equipment require hydraulic inputs from the vehicle? no
Hydraulic schematic of the equipment requirements.
Does this equipment require manipulation? yes
If yes, please describe how the equipment is to be manipulated:

Water sampler: TBD after consultation with Katrina Twing.
Hydrophone: positioning on seafloor adjacent to active gas venting with a manipulator.

Will this equipment be deployed off the vehicle? no
If yes, please describe how the equipment is intended for deployment:
If yes, will the equipment be disconnected from the vehicle and left in situ? no
How long will the deployment be?
Will the equipment be recovered by the same vehicle? no
Do you intend to recover any other previously deployed equipment? no
If yes, please describe this equipment:
Does this equipment use any glass spheres for either buoyancy or as pressure housings? no
Does the equipment have an associated computer or control panel for remote operation from the personnel sphere? no
Has the computer or control panel been gas tested for use in the personnel sphere? no

Hazardous Material

Will hazardous material be utilized?no
Describe deployment method and quantity:

Additional Information

Brief operations description or comments:
Request to work in water column well off bottom.
Anticipate two bounce dive (~300 m) days during the cruise.
Request Niskin bottle rack on Alvin for water sampling.

We can provide gridded bathymetric data (.grd format) and bathymetric map images (.tif) for all Alvin dive sites at a noninal resolution of 30 m^2.
Navy Clearance:
Granted 07/22/16:
WITHIN 10 NM RADIUS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
1   29JUL16   39.81N-069.59W
2   30JUL16   39.81N-069.59W
3   31JUL16   39.90N-069.26W
4   01AUG16   40.00N-069.19W
5   03AUG16   40.05N-069.04W
6   04AUG16   40.00N-069.12W
7   05AUG16   39.87N-069.28W
8   06AUG16   39.81N-069.59W

Scientific Instrumentation for AUV Sentry


Current Chart(s):
»Veatch_Canyon_10m.grd
»New_England_Seep_10_m.grd
»Shallop_Canyon_10m.grd
»Hydrographer_Canyon_10m.grd

What type of samples do you expect to collect?Maps of seafloor seep habitats (Side scan sonar standard and 850 kHz, multibeam sonar, sub bottom profiler, photo-mosaics) ADCP current observations (Participant Joe Zambon working with Carl Kaiser on this) Expect collection of water column data with multibeam sonar. Water: CTD, O2, Eh, pH null null

Site Survey

Will you provide detailed charts of the work area(s)?yes
If no, willl you need R/V Atlantis to generate maps of the work area(s)?yes
Will you need post-dive maps of the work area generated?yes

Navigation

Will you be using Long Base Line (LBL) navigation? no
How many nets? 0
How many tansponders? 0
Will you be using Ultra-short baseline (USBL) navigation?yes
Will you be using Doppler/GPS navigation? yes

Science Supplied Equipment

Are you supplying equipment to be used on HOV AbeSentry no
Has this equipment been used on AbeSentry before? no
Please give a brief description of the equipment, its intended purpose, the cruise # it was last used on if any and its deployment method.
Does this equipment use an external pressure housing? no
Has the pressure case been tested to the anticipated depth of deployment?& no
Pressure housing schematic with dimensions and include air and water weights.
Air weight of this equipment?
Water weight of this equipment?
Does the equipment require data or a power interface from the vehicle? no
Does the equipment meet the electrical requirements of the Sentry User Manual? no

Cameras & Video

Digital Still Camera: Color

Additional Information

Brief operations description or comments:

We will not need SyPRID for use on cruise (this was previously considered and discussed on the cruise planning call). However, we request a dockside presentation of the SyPRID sampler to familiarize cruise participants with this Sentry capability. 

Checklist & Notes

Checklist

U.S. Customs Form: no
Diplomatic Clearance: no
Date Submitted:
Date Approved:
Agent Information:
Countries:
Notes:
Isotope Use Approval: no
Isotope Notes:
SCUBA Diving: no

Checklist

SSSG Tech: