Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Cruise Planning Synopsis
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 | |
| - added Albert Plueddemann as Chief Scientist on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
| - added Paul Matthias as Principal Investigator on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller |
Departure: Oct 20, 2018 | |
| Woods Hole | |
Arrival: Nov 10, 2018 | |
| Woods Hole | |
Operations Area | |
| Continental shelf and slope south of New England | |
| - Continental shelf and slope south of New England on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Lat/Lon: 40° 0.0′ N / 71° 0.0′ W | |
| - set lat to 40° 0.0′ N, set lon to 71° 0.0′ W on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Depth Range: 60 / 600 | |
| - set min to 60, set max to 600 on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country? | None |
| - None on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Are visas or special travel documents required? | no |
| - set to no on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
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. | |
| - 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. on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
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. | |
| - 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. on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
Additional Info | |
| Pre-cruise Planning Meeting: Visit WHOI | |
| - Visit WHOI on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
| - on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
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 | |
| - added Pioneer_CTD_HAZMAT_list_with_MSDS.pdf on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
| - added Pioneer_battery_HAZMAT_list_with_MSDS.pdf on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
| - added Surface_Buoy_Recovery_Procedure_with_MSDS.pdf on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
| - added Pioneer11_waypoints_v1.xlsx on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Notes: Please Reference "AR31 Precruise Agenda w/ notes" document for all updated information pertaining to this cruise. | |
| - -added Please Reference "AR31 Precruise Agenda w/ notes" document for all updated information pertaining to this cruise. on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
Funding |
| Funding Agency: NSF | |
| Grant or contract number: OOI |
Scientific Instrumentation for R/V Armstrong |
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 | |||||||||||
| -added 12 kHz Pinger for Wire Use on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added A-Frame on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added ADCP 150 kHz on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added ADCP 300 kHz on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Bathymetry System 12 kHz on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Crane on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Deionized Water System on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Dynamic Positioning System on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added EK80 Sonar on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added EM710 MkII (40 to 100 kHz) Multibeam Echosounder on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Fume Hood on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added K-Synch System on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Science Underway Seawater System on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added USBL Nav on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| 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? | |||||||||||
| -added Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Is there a need to receive data from shore on a regular basis? on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Shipboard Communication Notes:
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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 | |||||||||||
| -added 911+ Rosette 24-position, 10-liter bottle Rosette with dual T/C sensors on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Biospherical underwater PAR (1000m depth limit) with reference Surface PAR on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added SBE43 oxygen sensor on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Wet Labs C*Star transmissometer (660nm wavelength) on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Wet Labs FLNTURTD Combination Flourometer and Turbidity Sensor on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Critical CTD Sensors | |||||||||||
Hydrographic Analysis Equipment | |||||||||||
| Salinometer , | |||||||||||
| Salt Bottles (2 cases of 125 ml provided) | |||||||||||
| -added Salinometer on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Salt Bottles (2 cases of 125 ml provided) on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
MET Sensors | |||||||||||
| Barometric Pressure, | |||||||||||
| Air temperature, | |||||||||||
| Precipitation, | |||||||||||
| Relative Humidity, | |||||||||||
| Wind speed and direction, | |||||||||||
| Short Wave Solar Radiation, | |||||||||||
| Long Wave Solar Radiation | |||||||||||
| -added Air temperature on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Barometric Pressure on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Long Wave Solar Radiation on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Precipitation on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Relative Humidity on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Short Wave Solar Radiation on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Wind speed and direction on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Sample Storage | |||||||||||
| Freezer -70°C 25 cu. ft., | |||||||||||
| Scientific Walk-in Refrigerator | |||||||||||
| -added Freezer -70°C 25 cu. ft. on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Scientific Walk-in Refrigerator on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Storage Notes: We have in the past used the walk-in refrigerator for storage (with cooling off). | |||||||||||
| - added We have in the past used the walk-in refrigerator for storage (with cooling off). on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Navigation | |||||||||||
| Will you be using Long Base Line (LBL) navigation? | no | ||||||||||
| - added no on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| How many nets? | null | ||||||||||
| How many tansponders? | null | ||||||||||
| Will you be using Ultra-short baseline (USBL) navigation? | no | ||||||||||
| - added no on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Navigation | |||||||||||
| GPS, | |||||||||||
| USBL | |||||||||||
| -added GPS on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added USBL on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Navigation Notes: Serial GPS feed for Chief Sci laptop. Nav feeds for ROV group, USBL for ROV. | |||||||||||
| - added Serial GPS feed for Chief Sci laptop. Nav feeds for ROV group, USBL for ROV. on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Winches | |||||||||||
| Other Portable Winch, | |||||||||||
| UNOLS Winch Pool | |||||||||||
| -added Other Portable Winch on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added UNOLS Winch Pool on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Winch Notes: Science party will reserve split-drum TSE winch. Sciency party will supply Lantec heavy-lift winch, ROV group will supply ROV winch. | |||||||||||
| - added Science party will reserve split-drum TSE winch. Sciency party will supply Lantec heavy-lift winch, ROV group will supply ROV winch. on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Wire use and application | |||||||||||
| CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire, | |||||||||||
| Trawl Winch with 9/16th trawl wire | |||||||||||
| -added CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Trawl Winch with 9/16th trawl wire on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Winch Notes: | |||||||||||
Standard Oceanographic Cables | |||||||||||
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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? | yes | ||||||||||
| Details: TSE winch, for mooring deployment and recovery; Lantec winch, for anchor deployment and recovery. | |||||||||||
| - added TSE winch, for mooring deployment and recovery; Lantec winch, for anchor deployment and recovery. on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Special Requirements | |||||||||||
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| Electrical Power Revisions - Electrical Power : added yes on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller - Identify : added TSE, rigging van: 440 3ph. Lantec: 480V 160 A on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
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? | yes | ||||||||||
| - added yes on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Describe deployment method and quantity: | |||||||||||
Radioactive Material | |||||||||||
| Radioiosotopes: | no | ||||||||||
Additional Information | |||||||||||
| Is night time work anticipated on this cruise? | yes | ||||||||||
| - added yes on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Specialized tech support (Seabeam, coring, other): Sonardyne USBL navigation. | |||||||||||
| - added Sonardyne USBL navigation. on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Other required equipment and special needs: AUV handling equipment (SOO-LARS) to be installed on starboard aft arm for Leg B. | |||||||||||
| - added AUV handling equipment (SOO-LARS) to be installed on starboard aft arm for Leg B. on Aug 16, 2018 11:37 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
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: | |