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AR30-03: Irminger 5

Ship

RV Neil Armstrong

Cruise Party

Amy Bower: Principal Investigator Organization Name USA +1 508 289 2781 abower@whoi.edu Alison Macdonald: Chief Scientist Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Clark 344A, MS#21 Woods Hole, Ma. USA 02543 +1 508 289 3507 amacdonald@whoi.edu Paul Matthias: Principal Investigator Organization Name USA +1 508 289 3672 pmatthias@whoi.edu

Departure: Jun 6, 2018
Reykjavik
Arrival: Jun 26, 2018
Reykjavik
Operations Area
Irminger Sea southeast of Greenland
Lat/Lon: 60° 0.0′ N / 40° 0.0′ W
Depth Range: 0 / 3500
Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country?	yes - Greenland
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, servicing four moorings and up to six gliders in an area southeast of Greenland (38-41W, 58-61N).  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. Shipboard data will be obtained to assess the performance of the instrumentation. Four days will be devoted to the deployment of 5 (NSF) Overturning of Subpolar North Atlantic (OSNAP) moorings, complete a CTD array along the mooring sites, and the recovery of up to 2 sound sources. The OSNAP moorings monitor the velocity, temperature and salinity of the boundary current between ~37.8-41.1 W, 59.6-59.9N.  The OSNAP moorings include 1 tall mooring with its uppermost instrument at 39 m, and 4 shorter moorings with their uppermost instruments between 1300 and 1600 m. Approximately 30 microcats will be calibrated before deployment by means of 'caldips' (detailed below).  CTD/Rosette casts will be made at all mooring locations to collect temperature, salinity, oxygen, dissolved gas, chlorophyll, particulate organic carbon, and carbonate chemistry profiles. Measurements for these parameters will also be made continuously for surface waters using instrumentation installed on the underway seawater line. Along the OSNAP line CTD/Rosette casts will be made between each mooring location as well.
Science Activities
OOI Science Activities (not necessarily in time order - although deployment will occur before recovery): For each of the four moorings to be deployed Validate bathymetry at the deployment site, checking the planned positions and perform an underwater test of the anchor acoustic releases Deploy the mooring Perform an anchor survey for the deployed mooring Perform a CTD/Rosette cast Perform shipboard measurements and analysis in support of calibration and validation of the deployed sensors (including the gliders) Recover the 4 moorings deployed in 2017 Note: May need to drag for the 2017 surface mooring as buoy is no longer attached to the mooring Deploy 5-6 gliders in support of horizontal and vertical sampling in and around the array Two of the above gliders will be configured with oxygen sensors in a location that enables it to sample the atmosphere for calibration purposes when surfacing between profiles. Recover one remaining 2016 glider, only recover 2017 gliders should issues arise while the ship is in the area. OSNAP Science Activities:   1. For the ~30 microcat instruments to be deployed, perform 3 calibration dips: Place ~10 microcats on the rosette frame struts, lower over the side.  Take concurrent CTD and microcat measurements, 12 different depths, ranging through the water column, and to 3000 meters depth.  Wait 5 minutes at each bottle stop.  2. For each of the 5 moorings to be deployed: Validate bathymetry at the deployment site, checking the planned positions Perform a CTD/Rosette cast Deploy the mooring Perform an anchor survey for the deployed mooring 3. Complete CTD section by performing CTD/Rosette cast between each mooring site.
Additional Info
Pre-cruise Planning Meeting: Visit WHOI
Meeting Notes: Between 1/16-1/26/18
Stations:
OOI Irminger Global Surface Mooring (GSM)   Distance: 560   Days: 10   Latitude: 59° 56.7’ N   Longitude: 39° 34.5’ W   OSNAP Mooring 1   Distance: null   Days: null   Latitude: 59° 54.18’ N   Longitude: 41° 6.708’ W   OSNAP Mooring 2   Distance: null   Days: null   Latitude: 59° 51.546’ N   Longitude: 40° 41.334’ W   OSNAP Mooring 3   Distance: null   Days: null   Latitude: 59° 48.888’ N   Longitude: 40° 16.59’ W   OSNAP Mooring 4   Distance: null   Days: null   Latitude: 59° 38.796’ N   Longitude: 38° 33.942’ W   OSNAP Mooring 5   Distance: null   Days: null   Latitude: 59° 34.626’ N   Longitude: 37° 47.952’ W   OSNAP Sound Source 4   Distance: null   Days: null   Latitude: 59° 45.42’ N   Longitude: 40° 36.24’ W   OSNAP Sound Source 11   Distance: null   Days: null   Latitude: 61° 40.74’ N   Longitude: 33° 53.9’ W
Supporting documentation:
»3202-00501_Irminger_Sea_5_Cruise_Plan.pdf
»OSNAP_MOORING_Positions_Depths_array.docx
»whoi_noc_theta_full.pdf
»OSNAP_M5_Mooring.pdf
»OSNAP_M4_Mooring.pdf
»OSNAP_M3_Mooring.pdf
»OSNAP_M2_Mooring.pdf
»OSNAP_M1_Mooring.pdf
»irminger_18.pdf
»irminger_18_zoom.pdf
»irminger_18_zoom2.pdf
»Irminger_18_Station_Locations.docx

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
Bathymetry System 3.5 kHz
ADCP 150 kHz
A-Frame
Deionized Water System
Science Underway Seawater System
12 kHz Pinger for Wire Use
EM122 (12 kHz) Multibeam Echosounder
EK80 Sonar
Dynamic Positioning System
ADCP 38 kHz
Crane
Shipboard Equipment Notes: O2 Titration and salinmeter are OOI supplied.   We will supply our own standards and bottles. Will need Wet Lab space for this work.
Shipboard Communication
Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet
Shipboard Communication Notes: No special communication needs.
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
Wet Labs FLNTURTD Combination Flourometer and Turbidity Sensor
Critical CTD Sensors
Hydrographic Analysis Equipment
Dissolved Oxygen Titration System (Brinkmann Titrator)
Salinometer
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:
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
Other Portable Winch
UNOLS Winch Pool
Winch Notes: OOI will bring self-spooling LEBUS winch and OOI will reserve a TSE winch spooler from  from east coast winch pool (Brian Guest).  Winch Power needs: 440V/100 amps
Wire use and application
CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire
Trawl Winch with 9/16th trawl wire
Winch Notes: 1) 9/16 trawl as we may have to drag for the 2017 surface mooring; 2) .322 for CTD ops Our GSM went missing Oct 12, 2017.  We will investigate site and recover what is left under the surface.
Standard Oceanographic Cables
Slip ring required? no Non-standard wire required? no Traction winch required? no

Science Van 1
Type/size: OOI Rigging Van		Location: Main Deck
Water: n		Power:480V/60amp
Science Van 2
Type/size: OOI Storage Container		Location: Main Deck
Water: n		Power:n
Science Van 3
Type/size: OOI Rag Top		Location: Main Deck top outboard side
Water: n		Power:n
Science Van 4
Type/size: OOI Flatrack		Location: Main Deck top inboard side
Water: n		Power:n
Science Van 5
Type/size: CRL Storage Van		Location: Bow
Water: no		Power:no

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? yes Details: OOI will supply winches, blocks, hooks, tuggers and extra poles for mooring and glider ops.

Special Requirements

Elecrical Power: yes	Identify Winches and Rigging Van; Rigging Van needs 480V/60amp
Equipment Handling: no	Identify:
Inter/intraship Communications: no	Identify:
Science Stowage: yes	Identify: samples after collection and some boxes in hold
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:
Lithium batteries for gliders. O2 Titrator and Salt chemicals. Small nitrogen tank. Small carbon dioxide tank. (Eric Benway to supply Hazmat inventory).

Radioactive Material

Radioiosotopes:no

Additional Information

Is night time work anticipated on this cruise?yesSpecialized tech support (Seabeam, coring, other):
Irminger Site survey work and possible CTD. Expect all over the side mooring ops to done in day light. CTD work may be done at night. Calibration dips for the microcat instruments may be done at night.  Glider operations and sound source recovery may occur at night.Other required equipment and special needs:
OOI lost all contact with our Global Surface Mooring (GSM) on Oct 12, 2017.  We believe it has been runover by a vessel and may have broken apart - gone missing.  We will interrogate the subsurface portion of the mooring and recover what is left.  We may have to drag for this mooring if the mooring was dragged or the release doesn't work.

Small boat ops may be required - weather permitting.

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: