OSNAP West 2016

Ship

RV Neil Armstrong

Vehicles

Cruise Party

Robert Pickart: Chief Scientist, Principal Investigator
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Clark 359B, MS#21 Woods Hole, Ma. USA 02543
+1 508 289 2858
rpickart@whoi.edu

Departure: Reykjavik, Iceland on Aug 3, 2016

Arrival: St. Johns, Newfoundland on Sep 8, 2016

Mobilization Date: Jul 31, 2016

Demobilization Date: Sep 9, 2016

Supporting documentation:

»OSNAP_2016_Agenda.pdf

Operations Area: "OSNAP" Line and Greenland Shelf Slope

Lat/Lon:

Depth Range: min / max (m)

Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country? Canada, Greenland, Iceland
Are visas or special travel documents required? yes

Science objectives

This research is part of the Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Program (OSNAP), an effort to determine the strength of the meridional overturning circulation and associated heat and freshwater fluxes in the subpolar North Atlantic. It is a collaborative program with scientists from several nations, including the U.K., the Netherlands, Germany, France, Canada and China. Scientists from the U.S., the U.K., and China will participate in this cruise.

 

The specific objectives of this cruise are as follows:

 

1.  To deploy 25 current meter and sound source moorings in the southern Labrador Sea and southwest Irminger Sea.

2.  To conduct CTD/LADCP transects in combination with the vessel-mounted ADCP.

3.  To launch acoustically tracked RAFOS floats at a number of sites near the mooring line.

Science Activities

1.  To recover and deploy 25 current meter and sound source moorings in the southern Labrador Sea and southwest Irminger Sea.

2.  To conduct CTD/LADCP transects in combination with the vessel-mounted ADCP along the osnap line.

3.  To launch acoustically tracked RAFOS floats at a number of sites near the mooring line

4. Deploy sound source arrays for Dr. Amy Bower (WHOI)

Pre-cruise planning meeting: Teleconference

Pre-Cruise Meeting 6/22/16 Location: SSSG Conference Room, 3rd Floor Smith Laboratory

Stations:

Funding Agency: NSF #00000000000

- added NSF #00000000000 on Jun 29, 2016 8:29 AM by Chad Smith

R/V Armstrong

Shipboard Equipment

12 kHz Pinger for Wire Use
A-Frame
ADCP 150 kHz
ADCP 300 kHz
ADCP 38 kHz
Bathymetry System 12 kHz
Bathymetry System 3.5 kHz
Computer Network
Crane
Dynamic Positioning System
Deionized Water System
EK80 Sonar
EM122 (12 kHz) Multibeam Echosounder
EM710 MkII (40 to 100 kHz) Multibeam Echosounder
Fume Hood
K-Synch System
Multibeam
Navigation - Heading
Navigation - Position
POS-MV
Plotters
Relay Transponder for Wire Use
Science Underway Seawater System
XBT

Shipboard Communication

Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet

CTD/Water Sampling

911+ Rosette 24-position, 10-liter bottle Rosette with dual T/C sensors
SBE43 oxygen sensor
Wet Labs C*Star transmissometer (660nm wavelength)

Critical CTD Sensors:  Second CTD Rosette requested by Cheief Sci. Also, PAR and LADCP requested.

CTD-Related Equipment

Lowered Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (LADCP)

Hydrographic Analysis Equipment

Salinometer
Salt Bottles (2 cases of 125 ml provided)

MET Sensors

Air temperature
Barometric Pressure
Precipitation
Relative Humidity
Short Wave Solar Radiation
Wind speed and direction


Storage Notes:

Navigation

GPS

Navigation Notes:

Winches

CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire
Mooring / TSE winch

Winch Notes: TSE Winch: Reserved through Rick Trask (WHOI) by Science Party



Wire Notes:

Slip ring required? no	Number of conductors:
Non-standard wire required? no	Type:
Traction winch required? no	Describe:

Other Science Vans:

Other Science Vans:

Science Van 1
Type/size: 20' Storage container		Location: Inboard van slot, aft deck
Water: no		Power:no
Science Van 2
Type/size: Flat Rack 2 (Loaded @Iceland)		Location: STACKED: Inboard Van slot
Water: no		Power:no
Science Van 3
Type/size: Flat Rack 1 (Loaded @ Iceland)		Location: outboard van slot, aft deck
Water: no		Power:no

Over the Side Equipment

Will you be bringing any equipment (winches, blocks, etc.) that lowers instruments over the side? yes

Details: 

• 25 Meter Sound Source Moorings
• Bower Sound Source Moorings
• Returning with Recovered moorings placed in 2014

Special Requirements

Elecrical Power: no	Identify:
Equipment Handling: yes	Identify: Mooring Deployment
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: no SCUBA Diving Operations: no

Hazardous Material

Will hazardous material be utilized? yes

Describe deployment method and quantity:

• 02 Titrator and associated salt chems.

Radioactive Material

Radioiosotopes: no

Additional Information

Is night time work anticipated on this cruise? yes

Specialized tech support (Seabeam, coring, other):  SSSG Techs should be capable of running the acoustics for this cruise.

Other required equipment and special needs:  Two flat racks will be loaded aboard the ship along with one storage van. This will necessatate the stacking of one flat rack (loaded with glass ball floats).


Date Submitted: Jun 29, 2016 8:40 AM by Chad Smith