Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Cruise Planning Synopsis
AR32: JP Student Cruise | |
Ship | |
| RV Neil Armstrong | |
Cruise Party | |
| Glen Gawarkiewicz: Chief Scientist, Principal Investigator Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Clark 343C, MS#21 Woods Hole, Ma. USA 02543 +1 508 289 2913 ggawarkiewicz@whoi.edu Justin Suca: Chief Scientist, Principal Investigator Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Redfield 212, MS#33 Woods Hole, Ma. USA 02543 +1 508 289 3257 jsuca@whoi.edu | |
| - added Glen Gawarkiewicz as Chief Scientist on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
| - added Justin Suca as Chief Scientist on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
| - added Glen Gawarkiewicz as Principal Investigator on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
| - added Justin Suca as Principal Investigator on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller |
Departure: Nov 12, 2018 | |
| Woods Hole | |
Arrival: Nov 14, 2018 | |
| Woods Hole | |
Operations Area | |
| Southern New England Shelf- South of Martha's Vineyard to the shelf break. | |
| - Southern New England Shelf- South of Martha's Vineyard to the shelf break. on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Lat/Lon: 40° 30.0′ N / 70° 49.2′ W | |
| - set lat to 40° 30.0′ N, set lon to 70° 49.2′ W on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Depth Range: 36 / 3000 | |
| - set min to 36, set max to 3000 on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country? | no |
Science Objectives | |
| The goal will be to teach new Joint Program students a few at sea sampling techniques and thus the primary goal is education of the new students. The science objective is to do a 11 station transect out to the shelf break south of Martha's Vineyard to characterize the hydrography and the zooplankton of the southern New England shelf, including the shelf-break front. After the transect, we hope to do some adaptive sampling of a warm core ring or Gulf stream meander by sampling outside the feature (shelf side), at the edge of the feature, and within the feature. Any extra time will be devoted to along shelf sampling. Station plan is for the transect stations only as the others will be adaptive. Station info is in the attached document. | |
| - The goal will be to teach new Joint Program students a few at sea sampling techniques and thus the primary goal is education of the new students. The science objective is to do a 11 station transect out to the shelf break south of Martha's Vineyard to characterize the hydrography and the zooplankton of the southern New England shelf, including the shelf-break front. After the transect, we hope to do some adaptive sampling of a warm core ring or Gulf stream meander by sampling outside the feature (shelf side), at the edge of the feature, and within the feature. Any extra time will be devoted to along shelf sampling. Station plan is for the transect stations only as the others will be adaptive. Station info is in the attached document. on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
Science Activities | |
| The science activities will include CTD casts and plankton tows (bongo net) at each of the 11 transect stations. The plan will be for the CTD to be lowered to 5 m from the bottom. Multiple bottles will be fired at the bottom of the cast, the deep chlorophyll maximum, and the surface for nutrient and chlorophyll samples. Bongo tows will occur after the CTD cast, in which a plankton net with two 60-cm diameter openings will be towed for 5 minutes to 5 m from the bottom or 200 m, whichever is less. We plan to look at the shipboard ADCP data between stations (transiting at 10 knots) until we approach the shelf break front, in which we hope to alternate between traveling at 10 knots and 7 knots between stations to look at ADCP data and EK80 data, respectively. Once offshore, the plan is to look for an oceanographic feature, such as a Gulf Stream meander or warm core ring. We plan to do a CTD cast, bongo tow, and a mesopelagic tow outside, on the edge, and within this feature. The plan for the mesopelagic tow is a single oblique tow to 1000 m with a 10 m^2 net attached to net bars with a rope. It will be functionally similar to a tucker trawl. | |
| - The science activities will include CTD casts and plankton tows (bongo net) at each of the 11 transect stations. The plan will be for the CTD to be lowered to 5 m from the bottom. Multiple bottles will be fired at the bottom of the cast, the deep chlorophyll maximum, and the surface for nutrient and chlorophyll samples. Bongo tows will occur after the CTD cast, in which a plankton net with two 60-cm diameter openings will be towed for 5 minutes to 5 m from the bottom or 200 m, whichever is less. We plan to look at the shipboard ADCP data between stations (transiting at 10 knots) until we approach the shelf break front, in which we hope to alternate between traveling at 10 knots and 7 knots between stations to look at ADCP data and EK80 data, respectively. Once offshore, the plan is to look for an oceanographic feature, such as a Gulf Stream meander or warm core ring. We plan to do a CTD cast, bongo tow, and a mesopelagic tow outside, on the edge, and within this feature. The plan for the mesopelagic tow is a single oblique tow to 1000 m with a 10 m^2 net attached to net bars with a rope. It will be functionally similar to a tucker trawl. on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
Additional Info | |
| Pre-cruise Planning Meeting: Visit WHOI | |
| - Visit WHOI on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
| - on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
Stations: | |
Supporting documentation: | |
| »Armstrong_Orientation_Cruise_2018v2.docx | |
| - added Armstrong_Orientation_Cruise_2018v2.docx on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
Funding |
| Funding Agency: WHOI Project Number ID | |
| Grant or contract number: 27230900 | |
| Funding Agency: TBD | |
| Grant or contract number: TBD |
Scientific Instrumentation for R/V Armstrong |
Shipboard Equipment | |||||||||||
| Bathymetry System 12 kHz, | |||||||||||
| ADCP 300 kHz, | |||||||||||
| Sippican XBT System (Mark 21), | |||||||||||
| Bathymetry System 3.5 kHz , | |||||||||||
| ADCP 150 kHz, | |||||||||||
| A-Frame, | |||||||||||
| Deionized Water System, | |||||||||||
| Science Underway Seawater System, | |||||||||||
| 12 kHz Pinger for Wire Use, | |||||||||||
| Fume Hood, | |||||||||||
| EM122 (12 kHz) Multibeam Echosounder, | |||||||||||
| EK80 Sonar, | |||||||||||
| Dynamic Positioning System, | |||||||||||
| Plotters, | |||||||||||
| ADCP 38 kHz, | |||||||||||
| Crane, | |||||||||||
| EM710 MkII (40 to 100 kHz) Multibeam Echosounder | |||||||||||
| -added 12 kHz Pinger for Wire Use on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added A-Frame on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added ADCP 150 kHz on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added ADCP 300 kHz on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added ADCP 38 kHz on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Bathymetry System 12 kHz on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Bathymetry System 3.5 kHz on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Crane on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Deionized Water System on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Dynamic Positioning System on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added EK80 Sonar on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added EM122 (12 kHz) Multibeam Echosounder on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added EM710 MkII (40 to 100 kHz) Multibeam Echosounder on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Fume Hood on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Plotters on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Science Underway Seawater System on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Sippican XBT System (Mark 21) on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Shipboard Equipment Notes: We will also be bringing a plankton net (standard 60 cm bongo) and a 10m^2 net with net bars. It uses a MOCNESS net but is not a MOCNESS. It operates like a tucker trawl in that the net is collapsable. | |||||||||||
Shipboard Communication | |||||||||||
| Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet | |||||||||||
| -added Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
CTD/Water Sampling | |||||||||||
| Wet Labs ECO-AFL fluorometer, | |||||||||||
| Wet Labs C*Star transmissometer (660nm wavelength), | |||||||||||
| Seapoint STM turbidity sensor, | |||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||
| -added 911+ Rosette 24-position, 10-liter bottle Rosette with dual T/C sensors on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Biospherical underwater PAR (1000m depth limit) with reference Surface PAR on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added SBE43 oxygen sensor on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Seapoint STM turbidity sensor on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Wet Labs C*Star transmissometer (660nm wavelength) on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Wet Labs ECO-AFL fluorometer on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Critical CTD Sensors | |||||||||||
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 Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Barometric Pressure on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Long Wave Solar Radiation on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Precipitation on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Relative Humidity on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Short Wave Solar Radiation on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Wind speed and direction on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Sample Storage | |||||||||||
| Freezer -70°C 25 cu. ft. | |||||||||||
| -added Freezer -70°C 25 cu. ft. on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Storage Notes: We will be freezing small numbers of mesopelagic fish at -70. | |||||||||||
| - added We will be freezing small numbers of mesopelagic fish at -70. on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Navigation | |||||||||||
| Will you be using Long Base Line (LBL) navigation? | no | ||||||||||
| - added no on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 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 Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
Navigation | |||||||||||
| GPS | |||||||||||
| -added GPS on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Navigation Notes: | |||||||||||
Winches | |||||||||||
| UNOLS Winch Pool | |||||||||||
| -added UNOLS Winch Pool on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Winch Notes: | |||||||||||
Wire use and application | |||||||||||
| CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire, | |||||||||||
| Trawl Winch with 9/16th trawl wire, | |||||||||||
| 3/8" Hydro Wire | |||||||||||
| -added 3/8" Hydro Wire on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| -added Trawl Winch with 9/16th trawl wire on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Winch Notes:
We will be towing a bongo net that weighs 150 lbs in air (~100 lbs in water) with the 3/8" wire to 200 m. It will not contain water (filters plankton). We expect 100-200 lbs of tension on the wire. Ideally this will be towed off the side of the ship. We will also be towing a 10m^2 tucker trawl net that weighs 300 lbs in air (~200 lbs in water) to 1000 m using the 9/16th trawl wire. It will not contain water (fishing net). We expect 500-1000 lbs of tension on the wire. This net can be towed astern. | |||||||||||
| - added We will be towing a bongo net that weighs 150 lbs in air (~100 lbs in water) with the 3/8" wire to 200 m. It will not contain water (filters plankton). We expect 100-200 lbs of tension on the wire. Ideally this will be towed off the side of the ship. We will also be towing a 10m^2 tucker trawl net that weighs 300 lbs in air (~200 lbs in water) to 1000 m using the 9/16th trawl wire. It will not contain water (fishing net). We expect 500-1000 lbs of tension on the wire. This net can be towed astern. on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
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? | no | ||||||||||
Special Requirements | |||||||||||
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Additional Cruise Items/Activities | |||||||||||
| Explosive Devices: | no | ||||||||||
| Portable Air Compressors: | no | ||||||||||
| Flammable Gases: | no | ||||||||||
| Small Boat Operations: | no | ||||||||||
| SCUBA Diving Operations: | no | ||||||||||
Hazardous Material | |||||||||||
| Will hazardous material be utilized? | yes | ||||||||||
| - added yes on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 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 Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Specialized tech support (Seabeam, coring, other): Tech support with setting up the EK80 will be needed. | |||||||||||
| - added Tech support with setting up the EK80 will be needed. on Sep 25, 2018 11:47 AM by Sarah Fuller | |||||||||||
| Other required equipment and special needs: | |||||||||||
Checklist & Notes |
Checklist | |
| U.S. Customs Form: | no |
| - added no on Sep 25, 2018 11:49 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Diplomatic Clearance: | no |
| - added no on Sep 25, 2018 11:49 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Date Submitted: | |
| Date Approved: | |
| Agent Information: | |
| Countries: | |
| Notes: | |
| Isotope Use Approval: | no |
| - added no on Sep 25, 2018 11:49 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
| Isotope Notes: | |
| SCUBA Diving: | no |
| - added no on Sep 25, 2018 11:49 AM by Sarah Fuller | |
Checklist | |
| SSSG Tech: | |