AR31: OOI Pioneer 11

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: Oct 20, 2018
Woods Hole
Arrival: Nov 10, 2018
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?	None
Are visas or special travel documents required?	no
Science Objectives
This is the eleventh 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-11 cruise will consist of 3 separate legs with distinct objectives. The main objectives of Leg A are to recover 1 Coastal Surface Mooring (CSM) anchor frame and 1 Coastal Profiler Mooring (CPM) anchor and line pack using an ROV. Leg A may also deploy 2 CPMs. The main objectives of Leg B are to deploy and recover 3 CSMs, deploy and recover multilple Coastal Pioneer (CP) Gliders, and deploy 2 AUVs (singly or simultaneously) for ship-attended missions. The main objectives of Leg C are to deploy 7 CPMs and recover 5 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:
»Pioneer_CTD_HAZMAT_list_with_MSDS.pdf
»Pioneer_battery_HAZMAT_list_with_MSDS.pdf
»Surface_Buoy_Recovery_Procedure_with_MSDS.pdf
»Pioneer11_waypoints_v1.xlsx
Notes: Please Reference "AR31 Precruise Agenda w/ notes" document for all updated information pertaining to this cruise.

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
K-Synch System
USBL Nav
Crane
EM710 MkII (40 to 100 kHz) Multibeam Echosounder
Shipboard Equipment Notes: 12 kHz pinger only in unlikely event of dragging. USBL navigation is for ROV.
Shipboard Communication
Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet
Is there a need to receive data from shore on a regular basis?
Shipboard Communication Notes:
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 25 cu. ft.
Scientific Walk-in Refrigerator
Storage Notes: We have in the past used the walk-in refrigerator for storage (with cooling off).
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. Nav feeds for ROV group, USBL for ROV.
Winches
Other Portable Winch
UNOLS Winch Pool
Winch Notes: Science party will reserve split-drum TSE winch. Sciency party will supply Lantec heavy-lift winch, ROV group will supply ROV winch.
Wire use and application
CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire
Trawl Winch with 9/16th trawl wire
Winch Notes:
Standard Oceanographic Cables
Slip ring required? no Non-standard wire required? no Traction winch required? no

Science Van 1
Type/size: ROV control van		Location: Port side aft
Water: no		Power:yes
Science Van 2
Type/size: Flat rack		Location: above Storage Van
Water: no		Power:no
Science Van 3
Type/size: Flat Rack		Location: above Rigging Van
Water: no		Power:no
Science Van 4
Type/size: Storage van		Location: Port side main deck
Water: no		Power:no
Science Van 5
Type/size: Rigging Van		Location: Port side main deck
Water: no		Power:yes

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: TSE winch, for mooring deployment and recovery; Lantec winch, for anchor deployment and recovery.

Special Requirements

Elecrical Power: yes	Identify TSE, rigging van: 440 3ph. Lantec: 480V 160 A
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:

Radioactive Material

Radioiosotopes:no

Additional Information

Is night time work anticipated on this cruise?yesSpecialized tech support (Seabeam, coring, other):
Sonardyne USBL navigation.Other required equipment and special needs:
AUV handling equipment (SOO-LARS) to be installed on starboard aft arm for Leg B.

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: