AR56

Ship

RV Neil Armstrong

Vehicles

Cruise Party

Mohsen Badiey: Principal Investigator
University of Delaware USA
+1 302 757 0486
badiey@udel.edu

Eric Boget: Principal Investigator
APL:UW
+1 206 496 3220
boget@apl.washington.edu

David Dall'osto: Principal Investigator
APL:UW USA
+1 206 221 5085
dallosto@uw.edu

David Knobles: Chief Scientist
Knobles Scientific and Analysis, LLC 5416 Tortuga Trail Austin, Texas USA 78731
+1 512 796 2090
dpknobles@kphysics.org

Robert Mills: Principal Investigator
JASCO USA
+1 713 304 1598
robert.mills@jasco.com

Aeren Nauman: Principal Investigator
NSWC USA
+1 434 466 0769
aeren.nauman@navy.mil

Gregory Schoch: Principal Investigator
NSWC
+1 757 846 0035
gregory.schoch@navy.mil

Lin Wan: Principal Investigator
University of Delaware
+1 404 547 5056
wan@udel.edu

Departure: WHOI on May 22, 2021

Arrival: WHOI on Jun 2, 2021

Mobilization Date: May 21, 2021

Demobilization Date: Jun 2, 2021

Supporting documentation:

Operations Area: Narragansett OPAREA

Lat/Lon: 40° 0.0′ N / 70° 0.0′ W

Depth Range: 175 / 1500

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

Science objectives

Research and Discovery of the characterstics of the seafloor in the area of operation, such as number of sediment layers, the thickness of these layers and their geoacoustical properties such as sound speed, density, and attenuation.

Science Activities

Deployment of acoustic and oceanographic arrays.  Deployment of towed acoustic sources and SUS explosive sources.   The acoustic data are then analyzed within an acoustic propgation model for the information they contain about the seabed properties.

Pre-cruise planning meeting: Teleconference

Stations:

  Station 1
  Distance: 103
  Days: 3
  Latitude: 39° 49.5’ N
  Longitude: 70° 56.3’ W

  WP 9
  Distance: 92
  Days: 4
  Latitude: 40° 1.0’ N
  Longitude: 70° 56.0’ E

Funding Agency: ONR/NAVY #N0001420P2011

- added ONR/NAVY #N0001420P2011 on Mar 23, 2021 3:24 PM by Dr. David Paul Knobles

R/V Armstrong

Shipboard Equipment

Bathymetry System 12 kHz
Sippican XBT System (Mark 21)
Bathymetry System 3.5 kHz
A-Frame
Science Underway Seawater System
EK80 Sonar
Dynamic Positioning System
Crane


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

Critical CTD Sensors: 

CTD-Related Equipment

Lowered Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (LADCP)

MET Sensors

Barometric Pressure
Air temperature
Precipitation
Relative Humidity
Wind speed and direction


Storage Notes:

Navigation

GPS

Navigation Notes:

Winches

Other Portable Winch
UNOLS Winch Pool

Winch Notes:



Wire Notes: There is a source called the LUBELsource.  It will be used on AR55 and we will also use this same source.  It is a towed acoustic source.

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? yes

Specialized tech support (Seabeam, coring, other): 

Other required equipment and special needs:  Night time visual aid for marine mammal watch
Date Submitted: Mar 24, 2021 7:14 AM by Dr. David Paul Knobles