The Next 'OSNAP Leg2'

Ship

RV Neil Armstrong

Vehicles

Cruise Party

William JOhns: Chief Scientist, Principal Investigator
RSMAS, University of MIami 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway Miami, FL USA 33149
+1 305 421 4054
bjohns@rsmas.miami.edu

Departure: Reykjavik on Jul 1, 2018

Arrival: Reykjavik on Jul 31, 2018

Mobilization Date: Jun 27, 2018

Demobilization Date: Jul 31, 2018

Supporting documentation:

»Cruise_Prospectus_Armstrong_July2018.docx

Operations Area: North Atlantic range: 58-60deg N and 8-35deg W.

Lat/Lon: 58° 0.0′ N / 33° 0.0′ W

Depth Range: 1200 / 3500

Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country? United Kingdom
Are visas or special travel documents required? no

Science objectives

This research is part of the U.S. led "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 the Netherlands will participate in this cruise.

The specific objectives of this cruise are as follows:

1. To perform mooring operations along the OSNAP East line between Scotland and Greenland, including servicing (recovery and redeployment) of 15 current meter moorings, recovery of two current meter moorings and 3 sound source moorings, and deployment of 4 additional current meter moorings.
2. To conduct standard CTD (Conductivity-Temperature-Depth) and Lowered ADCP (Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler) stations at selected sites along the same mooring line.
3. To recover and deploy ocean gliders, as needed, along the section. 

Science Activities

In addition to the above, limited Seabeam surveying will be done to help site a mooring on the western flank of Hatton Bank, near 57 48'N 19 06'W.

Pre-cruise planning meeting: Teleconference

Stations:

Funding Agency: NSF #OCE1332978

- added NSF #OCE1332978 on Jan 25, 2018 12:39 PM by Dr. William JOhns

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
Crane
Deionized Water System
Dynamic Positioning System
EK80 Sonar
EM122 (12 kHz) Multibeam Echosounder
Science Underway Seawater System


Shipboard Equipment Notes:

Shipboard Communication

Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet


Shipboard Communication Notes:

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)
Wet Labs FLNTURTD Combination Flourometer and Turbidity Sensor

Critical CTD Sensors: 

CTD-Related Equipment

Lowered Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (LADCP)

Hydrographic Analysis Equipment

Dissolved Oxygen Titration System (Brinkmann Titrator)
Oxygen Sample Bottles (available in 150 ml sizes)
Salinometer
Salt Bottles (2 cases of 125 ml provided)

MET Sensors

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

Sample Storage

Freezer -70°C 25 cu. ft.
Freezer -70°C 3.2 cu. ft. ea.


Storage Notes: nutrient sample bottles

Navigation

GPS

Navigation Notes:

Winches

UNOLS Winch Pool

Winch Notes: Lebus Winch



Wire Notes:

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

Portable Vans

Hydrographic Van

Other Science Vans:

Over the Side Equipment

Will you be bringing any equipment (winches, blocks, etc.) that lowers instruments over the side? no

Special Requirements

Elecrical Power: yes	Identify: Lebus winch
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: no SCUBA Diving Operations: no

Hazardous Material

Will hazardous material be utilized? yes

Radioactive Material

Radioiosotopes: no

Additional Information

Is night time work anticipated on this cruise? yes

Specialized tech support (Seabeam, coring, other): 

Other required equipment and special needs: 
Date Submitted: Feb 21, 2018 5:00 PM by Dr. William JOhns