TFO NESBA Engineering Test

Ship

RV Neil Armstrong

Vehicles

Cruise Party

Andone Lavery: Principal Investigator
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Bigelow 211, MS#11 Woods Hole, Ma. USA 02543
+1 508 289 2345
alavery@whoi.edu

Ying-Tsong Lin: Chief Scientist
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Bigelow 213, MS#11 Woods Hole, Ma. USA 02543
+1 508 289 2329
ytlin@whoi.edu

Departure: Woods Hole, MA on Jan 27, 2021

Arrival: Woods Hole, MA on Feb 9, 2021

Mobilization Date: Jan 25, 2021

Demobilization Date: Feb 10, 2021

Supporting documentation:

Operations Area: Virginia Capes

Lat/Lon: 36° 30.0′ N / 74° 45.0′ W

Depth Range: 150 / 600

Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country? no

Science objectives

The primary goal of this cruise is to test major pieces of equipment that will be utilized in the New England Shelf Break Acoustics (NESBA) experiment scheduled in May and June 2020.  The scientific objective of the NESBA experiment is to investigate the physical links between sound propagation and ocean environmental varitions.

Science Activities

The following instruments will be deployed and tested.

• 3D Acoustic Telescope Mooring
• "Shark of Science"  L-shape Hydrophone Array Mooring
• Low Frequency Sound Source
• AUV
• Towed Source (TBD)
• DeepSee (TBD)

Pre-cruise planning meeting: Teleconference

Stations:

  Station 1
  Distance: 365
  Days: 10
  Latitude: 36° 30.0’ N
  Longitude: 74° 45.0’ W

Funding Agency: ONR/NAVY #N00014-19-1-2663

- added ONR/NAVY #N00014-19-1-2663 on Nov 19, 2020 3:42 PM by Ying-Tsong Lin

R/V Armstrong

Shipboard Equipment

Bathymetry System 12 kHz
ADCP 300 kHz
Bathymetry System 3.5 kHz
ADCP 150 kHz
A-Frame
Science Underway Seawater System
EM122 (12 kHz) Multibeam Echosounder
EK80 Sonar
Dynamic Positioning System
K-Synch System
Plotters
USBL Nav
ADCP 38 kHz
Crane
EM710 MkII (40 to 100 kHz) Multibeam Echosounder


Shipboard Equipment Notes: Andone Lavery's OTZ DeepSee

Shipboard Communication

Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet
Is there a need to receive data from shore on a regular basis?
Is there a need to transfer data to shore on a regular basis?
Is there an expectation to use Skype or any other real-time video conference program?


Shipboard Communication Notes:

CTD/Water Sampling

911+ Rosette 24-position, 10-liter bottle Rosette with dual T/C sensors

Critical CTD 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
USBL

Navigation Notes:

Winches

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

Winch Notes:



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? no

Radioactive Material

Radioiosotopes: no

Additional Information

Is night time work anticipated on this cruise? no

Specialized tech support (Seabeam, coring, other): 

Other required equipment and special needs: 
Date Submitted: Nov 19, 2020 3:47 PM by Ying-Tsong Lin