Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Cruise Planning Synopsis
AT32 | |
Ship | |
R/V Atlantis | |
Cruise Party | |
Michael Behrenfeld: Chief Scientist, Principal Investigator Oregon State university Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Cordley Hall 2082 Corvallis, Oregon USA 97331-2902 +1 541 737 5289 mjb@science.oregonstate.edu | |
- added Michael Behrenfeld as Chief Scientist on Mar 10, 2015 1:03 PM by Eric Benway | |
- added Michael Behrenfeld as Principal Investigator on Mar 10, 2015 1:03 PM by Eric Benway |
Departure: Nov 6, 2015 | |
Woods Hole | |
Arrival: Dec 1, 2015 | |
Woods Hole / other to be defined | |
Operations Area | |
North Atlantic | |
- North Atlantic on Mar 10, 2015 1:03 PM by Eric Benway | |
Lat/Lon: 50° 0.0′ N / 40° 0.0′ W | |
- set lat to 50° 0.0′ N, set lon to 40° 0.0′ W on Mar 10, 2015 1:03 PM by Eric Benway | |
Depth Range: 0 / 2000 | |
- set min to 0, set max to 2000 on Mar 10, 2015 1:03 PM by Eric Benway | |
Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country? | Canada |
- Canada on Mar 10, 2015 1:03 PM by Eric Benway | |
Are visas or special travel documents required? | no |
- set to no on Mar 10, 2015 1:03 PM by Eric Benway | |
Science Objectives | |
The North Atlantic Aerosols and Marine Ecosystems Study (NAAMES) is an interdisciplinary investigation addressing two primary science goals: (1) Define environmental and ecological controls on plankton communities and (2) Define linkages between ocean ecosystem properties and biogenic aerosols. Within these two broad goals, the NAAMES investigation focuses on identifying environment-ecosystem-aerosol interdependencies in the climate-sensitive North Atlantic. This ocean region hosts the largest annual plankton bloom in the global ocean and its impact on Earth’s radiative balance is particularly sensitive to biogenic aerosol emissions. Specific baseline science objectives of NAAMES are to (1) Characterize plankton ecosystem properties during primary phases of the annual cycle in the North Atlantic and their dependence on environmental forcings, (2) Determine how primary phases of the North Atlantic annual plankton cycle interact to recreate each year the conditions for an annual bloom, and (3) Resolve how remote marine aerosols and boundary layer clouds are influenced by plankton ecosystems in the North Atlantic. These objectives are accomplished by coupling autonomous in situ and satellite measurements sustained throughout the NAAMES investigation with short-term, coordinated ship and airborne campaigns that target critical events in the annual plankton cycle and focus on detailed system characterization. These direct observations are integrated with climate-ecosystem modeling to create a process-based understanding that allows improved interpretation of historical data records and improved predictions of future change. | |
- The North Atlantic Aerosols and Marine Ecosystems Study (NAAMES) is an interdisciplinary investigation addressing two primary science goals: (1) Define environmental and ecological controls on plankton communities and (2) Define linkages between ocean ecosystem properties and biogenic aerosols. Within these two broad goals, the NAAMES investigation focuses on identifying environment-ecosystem-aerosol interdependencies in the climate-sensitive North Atlantic. This ocean region hosts the largest annual plankton bloom in the global ocean and its impact on Earth’s radiative balance is particularly sensitive to biogenic aerosol emissions. Specific baseline science objectives of NAAMES are to (1) Characterize plankton ecosystem properties during primary phases of the annual cycle in the North Atlantic and their dependence on environmental forcings, (2) Determine how primary phases of the North Atlantic annual plankton cycle interact to recreate each year the conditions for an annual bloom, and (3) Resolve how remote marine aerosols and boundary layer clouds are influenced by plankton ecosystems in the North Atlantic. These objectives are accomplished by coupling autonomous in situ and satellite measurements sustained throughout the NAAMES investigation with short-term, coordinated ship and airborne campaigns that target critical events in the annual plankton cycle and focus on detailed system characterization. These direct observations are integrated with climate-ecosystem modeling to create a process-based understanding that allows improved interpretation of historical data records and improved predictions of future change. on Mar 10, 2015 1:03 PM by Eric Benway | |
Science Activities | |
The NAAMES investigation has a duration of 5 years and involves 4 field campaigns. Each field campaign will share a common observation profile. The first campaign will occur in November 2015 and will involve the UNOLS R/V Atlantis. For each campaign, ship-based measurements will be accompanied by aircraft measurements. The aircraft will be a NASA C-130 stationed either from Saint John’s Bay, Canada, or the Lajes Field in the Azores. Global Class Research Vessels, such as the Atlantis, are required for each field campaign due to requirements for foreward deck space for a full-sized aerosols van, deck space for a radioisotope van, and the large scientific complement (34 berths). A global class vessel is also advantageous for the NAAMES project on account of sea-worthiness during field studies that span the annual cycle. Each field campaign involves a 26-day, roughly triangular-shaped ship transect (see uploaded files on transect and stations). The ship’s direction around the transect triangle is scientifically irrelevant, allowing real-time adjustments based on prevailing and forecasted weather conditions and sea-states. Assuming a counterclockwise direction, the ship proceeds from Woods Hole to the turning point at 40° N. During this outbound leg, underway sampling is conducted, but not regular overboard deployments. It would be very beneficial to make at least one stop during the outbound transect to conduct a ‘shake-down’ station of overboard operations. Following the turn northward, the full complement of ship-based measurements begins and continues until the northern-most turning point (~55° N). During this primary latitudinal science leg, daily operations involve a sampling station that begins near dawn and then continues until ~11:00. Station operations will include multiple CTD/Rosette casts, the first of which will be relatively shallow casts (~200 m), followed by a deep cast to ~2000 m. Optical and other instruments mounted on the rosette for the shallow casts but with depth limits <2000 m will need to be removed before the deep cast. Following the deep cast, an additional shallow cast will be conducted for final water sampling and underwater light measurements. Also during station, measurements will be made of downwelling light properties and water leaving radiances. In addition to daily station occupations, 2 stations will be chosen for long-term measurement series (36-48 h). During the long-term stations, a surface lagrangian drifter will be deployed upon arrival at station and then measurements will be conducted over the following occupation while following the trajectory of the drifter. This approach minimizes the impacts of advective processes on measured system changes over the long-term station. Once the primary science transect is complete and the northern-most turning point is reached, the return transect will commence, with continuous in-line measurements conducted until the day before port arrival, but no additional station occupations anticipated. In addition to water sampling and flow through seawater measurements, another key component of the NAAMES investigation is the measurement of aerosols. For this aspect, key measurements will be conducted from the Aersosols Van, located on the forward deck of the ship. Aerosol measurements are conducted continuously while the wind is from the forward direction. These measurement have to be terminated when the wind is from the backward direction, due to contamination from the ship. Thus, it is desired to keep the ship orientation favorable for aerosol samples for the greatest fraction of the time feasible (understanding that ship orientation during overboard castings is dictated by sea state and wire angle). Also during the field campaigns, deployments will be made of five autonomous profiling floats and surface drifters. Deployments will occur along the N-S primary latitudinal science transect, with exact location dependent on station location and real-time information on regional mesoscale eddies. Surface drifter deployments will target mesoscale eddy centers and will provide water parcel tracking capabilities that inform flight patterns for the C-130. Airborne deployments accompanying the ship measurements will focus on the primary N-S latitudinal transect. The airborne measurements include in situ aerosol sampling and remote sensing measurements with a hyperspectral ocean color sensor, a high resolution lidar, a polarimeter, and a downwelling irradiance sensor. Aircraft measurements need to be highly coordinated with the ship, so regular communications between the two platforms is essential. The NAAMES team gained considerable experience conducting successful ship-aircraft campaigns during the previous 2012 Azores campaign and the 2014 SABOR campaign. Aircraft measurements begin shortly after takeoff, and continue during the transect to the ship. Once arriving at the ship, a diversity of flight patterns are followed to characterize horizontal and vertical variability in ocean ecosystem and aerosol properties. The aircraft transect will also include fly-overs of regions previously sampled by the ship, as tracked by the surface drifters. These drifters essentially provide a ‘bread crumb trail’ that allows the aircraft to follow changes in system properties well after the ship has departed a given sampling station. One the primary science measurements are complete along the ship transect, the aircraft returns to base. | |
- The NAAMES investigation has a duration of 5 years and involves 4 field campaigns. Each field campaign will share a common observation profile. The first campaign will occur in November 2015 and will involve the UNOLS R/V Atlantis. For each campaign, ship-based measurements will be accompanied by aircraft measurements. The aircraft will be a NASA C-130 stationed either from Saint John’s Bay, Canada, or the Lajes Field in the Azores. Global Class Research Vessels, such as the Atlantis, are required for each field campaign due to requirements for foreward deck space for a full-sized aerosols van, deck space for a radioisotope van, and the large scientific complement (34 berths). A global class vessel is also advantageous for the NAAMES project on account of sea-worthiness during field studies that span the annual cycle. Each field campaign involves a 26-day, roughly triangular-shaped ship transect (see uploaded files on transect and stations). The ship’s direction around the transect triangle is scientifically irrelevant, allowing real-time adjustments based on prevailing and forecasted weather conditions and sea-states. Assuming a counterclockwise direction, the ship proceeds from Woods Hole to the turning point at 40° N. During this outbound leg, underway sampling is conducted, but not regular overboard deployments. It would be very beneficial to make at least one stop during the outbound transect to conduct a ‘shake-down’ station of overboard operations. Following the turn northward, the full complement of ship-based measurements begins and continues until the northern-most turning point (~55° N). During this primary latitudinal science leg, daily operations involve a sampling station that begins near dawn and then continues until ~11:00. Station operations will include multiple CTD/Rosette casts, the first of which will be relatively shallow casts (~200 m), followed by a deep cast to ~2000 m. Optical and other instruments mounted on the rosette for the shallow casts but with depth limits <2000 m will need to be removed before the deep cast. Following the deep cast, an additional shallow cast will be conducted for final water sampling and underwater light measurements. Also during station, measurements will be made of downwelling light properties and water leaving radiances. In addition to daily station occupations, 2 stations will be chosen for long-term measurement series (36-48 h). During the long-term stations, a surface lagrangian drifter will be deployed upon arrival at station and then measurements will be conducted over the following occupation while following the trajectory of the drifter. This approach minimizes the impacts of advective processes on measured system changes over the long-term station. Once the primary science transect is complete and the northern-most turning point is reached, the return transect will commence, with continuous in-line measurements conducted until the day before port arrival, but no additional station occupations anticipated. In addition to water sampling and flow through seawater measurements, another key component of the NAAMES investigation is the measurement of aerosols. For this aspect, key measurements will be conducted from the Aersosols Van, located on the forward deck of the ship. Aerosol measurements are conducted continuously while the wind is from the forward direction. These measurement have to be terminated when the wind is from the backward direction, due to contamination from the ship. Thus, it is desired to keep the ship orientation favorable for aerosol samples for the greatest fraction of the time feasible (understanding that ship orientation during overboard castings is dictated by sea state and wire angle). Also during the field campaigns, deployments will be made of five autonomous profiling floats and surface drifters. Deployments will occur along the N-S primary latitudinal science transect, with exact location dependent on station location and real-time information on regional mesoscale eddies. Surface drifter deployments will target mesoscale eddy centers and will provide water parcel tracking capabilities that inform flight patterns for the C-130. Airborne deployments accompanying the ship measurements will focus on the primary N-S latitudinal transect. The airborne measurements include in situ aerosol sampling and remote sensing measurements with a hyperspectral ocean color sensor, a high resolution lidar, a polarimeter, and a downwelling irradiance sensor. Aircraft measurements need to be highly coordinated with the ship, so regular communications between the two platforms is essential. The NAAMES team gained considerable experience conducting successful ship-aircraft campaigns during the previous 2012 Azores campaign and the 2014 SABOR campaign. Aircraft measurements begin shortly after takeoff, and continue during the transect to the ship. Once arriving at the ship, a diversity of flight patterns are followed to characterize horizontal and vertical variability in ocean ecosystem and aerosol properties. The aircraft transect will also include fly-overs of regions previously sampled by the ship, as tracked by the surface drifters. These drifters essentially provide a ‘bread crumb trail’ that allows the aircraft to follow changes in system properties well after the ship has departed a given sampling station. One the primary science measurements are complete along the ship transect, the aircraft returns to base. on Mar 10, 2015 1:03 PM by Eric Benway | |
Additional Info | |
Pre-cruise Planning Meeting: Teleconference/Visit WHOI | |
- Teleconference/Visit WHOI on Mar 10, 2015 1:03 PM by Eric Benway | |
Meeting Notes: Michael Behrenfeld will travel to WHOI for the pre-cruise planning meeting scheduled for March 17, 2015. It will be useful to also have a call-in teleconference line open for other NAAMES scientists to participate | |
- Michael Behrenfeld will travel to WHOI for the pre-cruise planning meeting scheduled for March 17, 2015. It will be useful to also have a call-in teleconference line open for other NAAMES scientists to participate on Mar 10, 2015 1:03 PM by Eric Benway | |
Stations: | |
Supporting documentation: | |
»sea-sweep_pictures.pdf | |
»Lab_space_diagram_-2.pdf | |
»NAAMES_deck_plan_AT32_ver_5.jpg | |
»cruise_track_and_stations_for_cruise_questionaire.pdf | |
»Summary_science_team_instruments_chemicals_space_and_other_requirements.pdf | |
- added sea-sweep_pictures.pdf on Oct 21, 2015 11:42 AM by Eric Benway | |
- added Lab_space_diagram_-2.pdf on Sep 25, 2015 12:06 PM by Eric Benway | |
- added NAAMES_deck_plan_AT32_ver_5.jpg on Sep 14, 2015 4:08 PM by Eric Benway | |
- added cruise_track_and_stations_for_cruise_questionaire.pdf on Mar 10, 2015 1:03 PM by Eric Benway | |
- added Summary_science_team_instruments_chemicals_space_and_other_requirements.pdf on Mar 10, 2015 1:03 PM by Eric Benway |
Funding |
Funding Agency: NASA | |
Grant or contract number: NNX15AF30G |
Scientific Instrumentation for R/V Atlantis |
Shipboard Equipment | |||||||||||
ADCP 75 kHz, | |||||||||||
Deionized Water System, | |||||||||||
Science Underway Seawater System, | |||||||||||
Navigation - Heading, | |||||||||||
Fume Hood, | |||||||||||
Navigation - Position | |||||||||||
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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? | |||||||||||
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-added Is there a need to transfer data to shore on a regular basis? on Mar 10, 2015 1:03 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||
-added 911+ Rosette 24-position, 10-liter bottle Rosette with dual T/C sensors on Mar 10, 2015 1:03 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
-added Biospherical underwater PAR (1000m depth limit) with reference Surface PAR on Mar 10, 2015 1:03 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
-added SBE43 oxygen sensor on Mar 10, 2015 1:03 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
-added Seapoint STM turbidity sensor on Mar 10, 2015 1:03 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
-added Wet Labs C*Star transmissometer (660nm wavelength) on Mar 10, 2015 1:03 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
-added Wet Labs ECO-AFL fluorometer on Mar 10, 2015 1:03 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
-added Wet Labs FLNTURTD Combination Flourometer and Turbidity Sensor on Mar 10, 2015 1:03 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
Critical CTD Sensors | |||||||||||
Hydrographic Analysis Equipment | |||||||||||
Dissolved Oxygen Titration System (Brinkmann Titrator), | |||||||||||
Oxygen Sample Bottles (available in 150 ml sizes) | |||||||||||
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MET Sensors | |||||||||||
Barometric Pressure, | |||||||||||
Air temperature, | |||||||||||
Relative Humidity, | |||||||||||
Wind speed and direction, | |||||||||||
Short Wave Solar Radiation | |||||||||||
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Sample Storage | |||||||||||
Freezer -70°C 25 cu. ft., | |||||||||||
Freezer -70°C 3.2 cu. ft. ea., | |||||||||||
Refrigerator 8.6 cu. ft., | |||||||||||
Scientific Walk-in Freezer | |||||||||||
-added Freezer -70°C 25 cu. ft. on Mar 10, 2015 1:03 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
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Storage Notes: is the -70oC 25 cu. ft. freezer a walk-in? | |||||||||||
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Navigation | |||||||||||
Will you be using Long Base Line (LBL) navigation? | no | ||||||||||
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How many nets? | null | ||||||||||
How many tansponders? | null | ||||||||||
Will you be using Ultra-short baseline (USBL) navigation? | no | ||||||||||
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Navigation | |||||||||||
GPS | |||||||||||
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Navigation Notes: During long-term stations (36 - 48 h), it is desired to take samples following a surface drifter and, when not taking samples to maintain wind direction from the bow for aerosol sampling for as much time as sea state and other factors permit | |||||||||||
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Winches | |||||||||||
CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire | |||||||||||
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Winch Notes: | |||||||||||
Winch Notes: | |||||||||||
Standard Oceanographic Cables | |||||||||||
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Portable Vans | |||||||||||
Isotope Van | |||||||||||
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Specialized Deck Equipment | |||||||||||
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Over the Side Equipment | |||||||||||
Will you be bringing any equipment (winches, blocks, etc.) that lowers instruments over the side? | no | ||||||||||
Special Requirements | |||||||||||
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Electrical Power Revisions - Electrical Power : changed from - Electrical Power : added no on Mar 10, 2015 1:03 PM by Eric Benway - Identify : added Most of power must be clean and able to run with UPS on Mar 10, 2015 1:03 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
Equipment Handling Revisions - Equipment Handling : changed from - Equipment Handling : added no on Mar 10, 2015 1:03 PM by Eric Benway - Identify : added hand held deployment of optical sensor / bucket samples of surface seawater on station on Mar 10, 2015 1:03 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
Inter/intraship Communications Revisions - Inter/intraship Communications : changed from - Inter/intraship Communications : added no on Mar 10, 2015 1:03 PM by Eric Benway - Identify : added communications with C130 aircraft on Mar 10, 2015 1:03 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
Science Stowage Revisions - Science Stowage : changed from - Science Stowage : added no on Mar 10, 2015 1:03 PM by Eric Benway - Identify : added regular access to science sample containers and lab supplies on Mar 10, 2015 1:03 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
Inter/intraship Communications Revisions - Water : changed from - Water : added no on Mar 10, 2015 1:03 PM by Eric Benway - Identify : added plumbing for clean flow through seawater system needs to be cleaned prior to cruise on Mar 10, 2015 1:03 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||
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Describe deployment method and quantity: | |||||||||||
Radioactive Material | |||||||||||
Radioiosotopes: | yes | ||||||||||
Additional Information | |||||||||||
Is night time work anticipated on this cruise? | yes | ||||||||||
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Specialized tech support (Seabeam, coring, other): night time operations are currently envisioned to be limited to sampling from the ship's clean flow through seawater supply. Overboard station sampling / profiling is expected to begin slightly before or after dawn | |||||||||||
- added night time operations are currently envisioned to be limited to sampling from the ship's clean flow through seawater supply. Overboard station sampling / profiling is expected to begin slightly before or after dawn on Mar 10, 2015 1:03 PM by Eric Benway | |||||||||||
Other required equipment and special needs: With respect to the CTD/rosette - it would be helpful to have a 36 place rosette if available to facilitate water sampling requirements. If a 24 place rosette is the largest available, it would helpful if this was equipped with 12 L Niskins. Also, it is critical that any black o-rings on the Niskin bottles be replaced with the orange silicone o-rings, as the black versions are toxic and will have serious impacts on many of the sensitive biological measurements made during the cruise. With respect to the C-star transmissometer and FLNTURTD requested above, it is desired that these are mounted on teh CTD/rosette system for water column profiling. With respect to science portable vans: We are currently anticipating 3 portable science vans for the cruise. The first is a RAD van provided by UNOLS. The other 2 vans are aerosol vans on the forward 02 deck. The following text provides some additional information regarding these two aerosol vans. Both aerosol vans are 20’x8’x8’ shipping containers. The 1st is owned by Scripps and will contain atmospheric particle measurements (possibly including Meskidhze's instruments and sampling). The 2ndaerosol van is to be requested from UNOLS for atmospheric gas measurements. Preferred mounting is on feet or rails 2’ above deck. We'll need 2 stair steps for each if available. It is prefer if both aersol vans are both mounted as far forward as possible and as close to each other as possible. For the Scripps van, power requirements are 120 amps “clean” continuous power at 110 VAC. Lynn Russel will provide a 408 transformer. For the UNOLS supplied van, power requirements are 25 amps "clean" power and 14.1 amps dirty power at 110 VAC. The UCSC team has an additional 11 amp clean + 11 amp dirty power requirement for their mass spectrometer, but where this souce is depends on where the instrument is located (i.e., either in the van or wet lab). A crane is required to load van (15000 lb) onto “feet” bolted to 02 deck. A crane is again required to load inlet (300 lb) on top of van while it is secured. Two gas cylinders (dry air, standard size) need to be secured external to van (request a 2x2 rack be mounted on deck adjacent to back of van). We would also like to request, if possible, phone installation in the Scripps van (the use of walkie talkies is not advised as they interfere with the mass spectrometers in the van) Other miscellaneous items(1) It was not clear in this form if the R/V Atlantis has as part of its normal operating measurement instruments a Turner fluorometer for descrete sample chlorophyll measurements (??) (2) It would be helpful to know the volume of distillied/milli-Q water the ship can generate (?) | |||||||||||
- added With respect to the CTD/rosette - it would be helpful to have a 36 place rosette if available to facilitate water sampling requirements. If a 24 place rosette is the largest available, it would helpful if this was equipped with 12 L Niskins. Also, it is critical that any black o-rings on the Niskin bottles be replaced with the orange silicone o-rings, as the black versions are toxic and will have serious impacts on many of the sensitive biological measurements made during the cruise. With respect to the C-star transmissometer and FLNTURTD requested above, it is desired that these are mounted on teh CTD/rosette system for water column profiling. With respect to science portable vans: We are currently anticipating 3 portable science vans for the cruise. The first is a RAD van provided by UNOLS. The other 2 vans are aerosol vans on the forward 02 deck. The following text provides some additional information regarding these two aerosol vans. Both aerosol vans are 20’x8’x8’ shipping containers. The 1st is owned by Scripps and will contain atmospheric particle measurements (possibly including Meskidhze's instruments and sampling). The 2ndaerosol van is to be requested from UNOLS for atmospheric gas measurements. Preferred mounting is on feet or rails 2’ above deck. We'll need 2 stair steps for each if available. It is prefer if both aersol vans are both mounted as far forward as possible and as close to each other as possible. For the Scripps van, power requirements are 120 amps “clean” continuous power at 110 VAC. Lynn Russel will provide a 408 transformer. For the UNOLS supplied van, power requirements are 25 amps "clean" power and 14.1 amps dirty power at 110 VAC. The UCSC team has an additional 11 amp clean + 11 amp dirty power requirement for their mass spectrometer, but where this souce is depends on where the instrument is located (i.e., either in the van or wet lab). A crane is required to load van (15000 lb) onto “feet” bolted to 02 deck. A crane is again required to load inlet (300 lb) on top of van while it is secured. Two gas cylinders (dry air, standard size) need to be secured external to van (request a 2x2 rack be mounted on deck adjacent to back of van). We would also like to request, if possible, phone installation in the Scripps van (the use of walkie talkies is not advised as they interfere with the mass spectrometers in the van) Other miscellaneous items(1) It was not clear in this form if the R/V Atlantis has as part of its normal operating measurement instruments a Turner fluorometer for descrete sample chlorophyll measurements (??) (2) It would be helpful to know the volume of distillied/milli-Q water the ship can generate (?) on Mar 10, 2015 1:03 PM by Eric Benway |
Checklist & Notes |
Checklist | |
U.S. Customs Form: | no |
- added no on Mar 10, 2015 1:04 PM by Eric Benway | |
Diplomatic Clearance: | yes |
- added yes on Mar 10, 2015 1:04 PM by Eric Benway | |
Date Submitted: | |
Date Approved: | |
Agent Information: | |
United States (Woods Hole, MA)Master R/V ATLANTISAttn: Scientist's Name - AT32 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 | |
- added United States (Woods Hole, MA)Master R/V ATLANTISAttn: Scientist's Name - AT32 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 on Mar 10, 2015 1:06 PM by Eric Benway | |
Countries: | |
USA to USA. Will require Canadian research clearance. Applicaiton due July 6, 2015. eb | |
- added USA to USA. Will require Canadian research clearance. Applicaiton due July 6, 2015. eb on Mar 10, 2015 1:04 PM by Eric Benway | |
Notes: | |
Not req. | |
- added Not req. on Mar 10, 2015 1:04 PM by Eric Benway | |
Isotope Use Approval: | yes |
- added yes on Mar 10, 2015 1:04 PM by Eric Benway | |
Isotope Notes: | |
SCUBA Diving: | no |
- added no on Mar 10, 2015 1:04 PM by Eric Benway | |
Checklist | |
SSSG Tech: | |
Allison Heater, Catie Graver | |
- added Allison Heater, Catie Graver on Mar 10, 2015 1:06 PM by Eric Benway | |
Loading Nov 3 ,4 and 5. Science can move aboard November 5th. | |
- added Loading Nov 3 ,4 and 5. Science can move aboard November 5th. on Mar 10, 2015 1:06 PM by Eric Benway | |