NISKINE Mooring cruise

Ship

RV Neil Armstrong

Vehicles

Cruise Party

Gunnar Voet: Principal Investigator
US
+1 858 822 6809
gvoet@ucsd.edu

Amy Waterhouse: Chief Scientist
La Jolla, California United States 92037
+1 858 822 4312
awaterhouse@ucsd.edu

Departure: Reykjavik, Iceland on May 11, 2019

Arrival: Reykjavik, Iceland on May 22, 2019

Mobilization Date: May 10, 2019

Demobilization Date: May 23, 2019

Supporting documentation:

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Operations Area: South of Iceland, east of the Reykjanes Ridge

Lat/Lon: 59° 30.0′ N / 26° 0.0′ W

Depth Range: 200 / 3500

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

Science objectives

Obtain oceanic measurements from the north atlantic storm track to refine forecasting of upper-ocean shear set by the interaction of wind-forced near-inertial waves and mesoscale conditions. 

Science Activities

We will be deploying subsurface full depth ocean moorings (up to 3) which will be comprised of floatation, current meters, sensors to measure temperature, salinity and conductivity, acoustic releases and will be fixed to the bottom with an anchor.

The moorings will be placed at approximately 59.5 N, 26 W in 2700m depth, subject to modification but within our study area box of 58N, 28W; 61 N, 28W, 61 N, 23 W; 58 N, 23 W. These moorings will be recovered in fall 2020. Exact mooring locations to be determined in early April 2019. 

Pre-cruise planning meeting: Teleconference

Stations:

  Mooring Deployment 1
  Distance: null
  Days: 3
  Latitude: 59° 30.0’ N
  Longitude: 26° 0.0’ W

Funding Agency: ONR/NAVY #N00014-18-1-2423

- added ONR/NAVY #N00014-18-1-2423 on Jan 10, 2019 11:53 AM by Amy Waterhouse

R/V Armstrong

Shipboard Equipment

ADCP 300 kHz
ADCP 150 kHz
A-Frame
Science Underway Seawater System
EM122 (12 kHz) Multibeam Echosounder
EK80 Sonar
Dynamic Positioning System
WAMOS
ADCP 38 kHz
Crane
EM710 MkII (40 to 100 kHz) Multibeam Echosounder


Shipboard Equipment Notes: We have also requested the TSE Spooler from the winch pool. 
We are requesting to use the shipboard system to ping our releases once the moorings are deployed if possible. Otherwise, we have our own deckset which we can also use.

Shipboard Communication

Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet


Shipboard Communication Notes: We will be receiving daily updated sea surface height imagery from PIs based in the USA and will need to download these.

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

Critical CTD Sensors:  We do NOT need bottles but the regular CTD w/associated sensors.

MET Sensors

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


Storage Notes:

Navigation

GPS

Navigation Notes:

Winches

Trawl Winch with 9/16th trawl wire
UNOLS Winch Pool

Winch Notes: We have requested the TSE Spooler and will need the trawl winch to deploy our anchors.



Wire Notes:

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

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: no	Identify:
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

Describe deployment method and quantity:
Isopropyl alcohol
lithium batteries (AA and CR123A)

Radioactive Material

Radioiosotopes: no

Additional Information

Is night time work anticipated on this cruise? yes

Specialized tech support (Seabeam, coring, other):  With any time remaining after mooring deployment, we plan to profile with the shipboard CTD. This would be done as a 24-hr operation.

Other required equipment and special needs: 
Date Submitted: Jan 15, 2019 1:51 PM by Amy Waterhouse