AR18 Plueddemann "OOI Pioneer 8"

Ship

RV Neil Armstrong

Cruise Party

Paul Matthias: Principal Investigator Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution LOSOS 213, MS#57 Woods Hole, Ma. USA 02543 +1 508 289 3672 pmatthias@whoi.edu Albert Plueddemann: Chief Scientist Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Clark 202A, MS#29 Woods Hole, Ma. USA 02543 +1 508 289 2789 aplueddemann@whoi.edu

Departure: May 30, 2017
Woods Hole
Arrival: Jun 20, 2017
Woods HOle
Operations Area
Continental shelf and slope south of New England
Lat/Lon: 40° 0.0′ N / 71° 0.0′ W
Depth Range: 60 / 600
Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country?	N/A
Are visas or special travel documents required?	no
Science Objectives
This is the eighth major infrastructure deployment and servicing cruise for the Pioneer Array of the National Science Foundation’s Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI). The Pioneer Array includes a network of moorings and autonomous robotic vehicles to monitor waters of the continental shelf and slope south of New England and, in particular, the shelfbreak front where nutrients and other properties are exchanged between the coast and the deep ocean. Data from the Pioneer Array will provide new insights into coastal ocean processes such as shelf/slope nutrient exchange, air-sea property exchange, carbon cycling, and ocean acidification that are important to the New England shelf, and to continental shelf ecosystems around the world. For further information, see http://www.oceanobservatories.org.
Science Activities
The Pioneer-8 cruise will consist of 3 separate legs with distinct objectives. Leg A will focus on ROV operations. The main objectives are to recover 1 surface mooring anchor module and 4 profiler mooring anchors. The main objectives of Leg B are to deploy and recover 3 Coastal Surface Moorings (CSMs), deploy up to 8 and recover up to 6 Coastal Pioneer (CP) Gliders, and deploy 2 AUVs (singly or simultaneously) for ship-attended missions. The main objectives of Leg C are to deploy and recover 5 Coastal Profiler Moorings (CPMs). All three legs will involve ancillary activities, including CTD casts with water sampling adjacent to moorings, gliders and AUVs, comparison of buoy and shipboard data, cross-shelf CTD surveys in the vicinity of the moored array, and surveys using shipboard sensors (ADCP, EK-80, thermosalinograph, multibeam) in the Pioneer moored array region.
Additional Info
Pre-cruise Planning Meeting: Visit WHOI
Stations:
Supporting documentation:
»CGSN_Pioneer-8_IRR_schedule.activities_May_23.pdf
»CGSN_Pioneer-8_IRR_Leg_3_Deck_plan.pdf
»CGSN_Pioneer-8_IRR_Leg_2_Deck_plan.pdf
»CGSN_Pioneer-8_IRR_Leg_1_Deck_plan.pdf
»Pioneer8_timeline_v3.docx
»Pioneer_CTD_HAZMAT_list_with_MSDS.pdf
»Surface_Buoy_Recovery_Procedure_with_MSDS.pdf
»Pioneer8_waypoints.xls

Funding

Funding Agency: NSF

Grant or contract number: OOI

Scientific Instrumentation for R/V Armstrong

Other Science Vans:

Shipboard Equipment
Bathymetry System 12 kHz
ADCP 300 kHz
ADCP 150 kHz
A-Frame
Deionized Water System
Science Underway Seawater System
12 kHz Pinger for Wire Use
Fume Hood
EK80 Sonar
Dynamic Positioning System
Plotters
USBL Nav
ADCP 38 kHz
Crane
EM710 MkII (40 to 100 kHz) Multibeam Echosounder
Shipboard Communication
Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet
CTD/Water Sampling
Wet Labs C*Star transmissometer (660nm wavelength)
SBE43 oxygen sensor
911+ Rosette 24-position, 10-liter bottle Rosette with dual T/C sensors
Biospherical underwater PAR (1000m depth limit) with reference Surface PAR
Wet Labs FLNTURTD Combination Flourometer and Turbidity Sensor
Critical CTD Sensors
Hydrographic Analysis Equipment
Salinometer
Salt Bottles (2 cases of 125 ml provided)
MET Sensors
Barometric Pressure
Air temperature
Precipitation
Relative Humidity
Wind speed and direction
Short Wave Solar Radiation
Long Wave Solar Radiation
Sample Storage
Freezer -70°C 3.2 cu. ft. ea.
Storage Notes: Freezer for chlorophyll and nutrient samples
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: Serial GPS feed for Chief Sci laptop navigation application. USBL comms needed for UConn ROV Kraken II
Winches
Other Portable Winch
UNOLS Winch Pool
Winch Notes: Science party has reserved TSE split drum winch from winch pool. Science party will supply Lantec heavy-lift winch.
Wire use and application
CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire
Trawl Winch with 9/16th trawl wire
Winch Notes: Trawl winch is for possible dragging operations.
Standard Oceanographic Cables
Slip ring required? no Non-standard wire required? no Traction winch required? no

Science Van 1
Type/size: Flat rack, 20'		Location: Port side, main deck
Water: no		Power:no
Science Van 2
Type/size: Rigging van, 20' ISO		Location: Port side, main deck
Water: no		Power:yes
Science Van 3
Type/size: Storage 20'		Location: Port side, main deck
Water: no		Power:no
Science Van 4
Type/size: Flat Rack 20'		Location: Port side, main deck
Water: no		Power:no

Specialized Deck Equipment

Mooring Deployment/Recovery Equipment Required: yes	Type: winches, tuggers, cleats
Cruise Specific Science Winch Required: yes	Type: TSE, Lantec
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: TSE winch, for mooring deployment and recovery; Lantec winch, for anchor deployment and recovery.

Special Requirements

Elecrical Power: yes	Identify TSE, rigging van: 440V 3 ph, Lantec: 480V 160A
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:yes SCUBA Diving Operations:no

Hazardous Material

Will hazardous material be utilized?yesDescribe deployment method and quantity:
HAZMAT info will be attached in a separate document.

Radioactive Material

Radioiosotopes:no

Additional Information

Is night time work anticipated on this cruise?yesSpecialized tech support (Seabeam, coring, other):
SSSG will be able to handle most activities. Occasional need for Bos'n and deck help (crane) for short periods, e.g. a glider deployment or recovery.Other required equipment and special needs:
AUV handling equipment (SOO-LARS) will need to be installed on starboard aft arm between Leg A and B.

Checklist & Notes

Checklist
U.S. Customs Form:	no
Diplomatic Clearance:	no
Date Submitted:
Date Approved:
Agent Information:
WHOI rep.
Countries:
n/a
Notes:
n/a
Isotope Use Approval:	no
Isotope Notes:
n/a
SCUBA Diving:	no
Checklist
SSSG Tech:
UPDATED MAY 22: May 25 - May 29: OOI will need to mobilize Leg A on May 28 Sunday and May 29 Monday - Memorial Day Weekend.   Dock will be staged the Thurs and Fri before the long weekend.  Only support equipment needed on Sun & Mon is large forklift to move containers near Armstrong.  Amrstrong crane can load all containers and ROV.  ROV to arrive Saturday a.m. NO Shore crane required during Mml day mobe. May 31 & June 1: Leg B staging to begin.  2 Proflier Moorings 2 large surface moorings AUV & 3 Gliders Will need WHOI crane (Tony) for staging surface moorings on pier. June 3: Armstrong docks port side to dock for SOO-LARS testing June 4 Off load Leg A (UCONN ROV van, winch and anchors). reset deck.  June 4: Load Leg B.  2 Surface Moorings, anchors, 2 Proflier moorings, SOO LARS Test etc,. June 5: Ship departs Clear dock of OOI equip (6/5 - 6/7). June 9: Stage dock for Leg C Bring down 3 proflier moorings June 9: Bring down Large surface mooring OOI will need WHOI crane (Tony) for staging surface moorings on pier. June 12: Armstrong arrives Off load Leg B (2 Surf. moorings, 2 proflier moorings, AUV, SOO-LARS, anchors. June 13: Load Leg C 3 Proflier moorings, anchors 1 Surface Mooring, anchor June 14:  Ship departs Leg C. Start cleaning off dock. June 20: Armstrong arrives. Off load Leg C.  bring gear up to LOSOS June 20 & 21. OOI will need WHOI crane (Tony) to load Surface moorings on flatbed.
This year we will use a new SooLars off of the ships aft starboard handling device.   Testing date for the SooLars will be MAY 1st.  HPU unit is ~ 525 lbs and is 3'x3'.  Will need to run hyd. lines up and out onto the docking head of the arm.   Plan to test unit w/ AUV on June 4 on the ship in the harbor while tied up.