Pioneer-18 Spring 2022

Ship

RV Neil Armstrong

Vehicles

Cruise Party

Derek Buffitt: Principal Investigator
Organization Name US
+1 508 289 2607
dbuffitt@whoi.edu

Albert Plueddemann: Chief Scientist
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Clark 202A, MS#29 Woods Hole, Ma. USA 02543
+1 508 289 2789
aplueddemann@whoi.edu

Departure: Woods Hole, MA on Apr 8, 2022

Arrival: Woods Hole, MA on Apr 29, 2022

Mobilization Date: Apr 7, 2022

Demobilization Date: Apr 30, 2022

Supporting documentation:

»Pioneer18_waypoints_v1.xlsx
»Pioneer_CTD_HAZMAT_list_with_MSDS.pdf
»Pioneer_battery_HAZMAT_list_with_MSDS.pdf
»Surface_Buoy_Recovery_Procedure_with_MSDS.pdf
»Deck_Plan_Pioneer_18_Leg_2.pdf
»Deck_Plan_Pioneer_18_Leg_1.pdf

Operations Area: Continental shelf and slope south of New England

Lat/Lon: 40° 0.0′ N / 71° 0.0′ W

Depth Range: 60 / 600

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

Science objectives

This is the 18th major infrastructure deployment and servicing cruise for the Pioneer Array of the National Science Foundation Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI). The Pioneer Array includes a network of moorings and autonomous robotic vehicles to monitor waters of the continental shelf and slope south of New England and, in particular, the shelfbreak front where nutrients and other properties are exchanged between the coast and the deep ocean. Data from the Pioneer Array is providing new insights into coastal ocean processes such as shelf/slope property exchange, air-sea heat exchange, carbon cycling, and ocean acidification that are important to the New England shelf, and to continental shelf ecosystems around the world. For further information, see http://www.oceanobservatories.org.

Science Activities

The Pioneer-18 cruise will consist of 2 legs with distinct objectives. The main objectives of Leg A are to deploy and recover 3 Coastal Surface Moorings (CSMs), deploy and recover multilple gliders, and deploy 2 AUVs (singly or simultaneously) for ship-attended missions. The main objectives of Leg B are to deploy 5 Coastal Profiler Moorings (CPMs) and recover 7 CPMs. Both legs will potentially include ROV operations using the OOI Seaeye Falcon vehicle. Both legs will involve ancillary activities, including CTD with water sampling adjacent to moorings, gliders and AUVs, comparison of buoy and shipboard data, cross-shelf CTD surveys in the vicinity of the moored array, and surveys using shipboard sensors (ADCP, EK-80, thermosalinograph, multibeam) in the Pioneer moored array region.

Pre-cruise planning meeting: Teleconference

Stations:

Funding Agency: NSF #OOI CGSN

- added NSF #OOI CGSN on Feb 13, 2022 4:07 PM by Albert J. Plueddemann

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
EM710 MkII (40 to 100 kHz) Multibeam Echosounder
Fume Hood
K-Synch System
Science Underway Seawater System
USBL Nav
WAMOS
Incubation Area


Shipboard Equipment Notes: 12 kHz pinger for the unlikely event of dragging. EM710 for unlikely need to re-survey a mooring deployment area. Use of incubation area not yet confirmed.

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?


Shipboard Communication Notes: Monitoring of mooring function by connecting to shore-side servers has been found to require more than the normal captive portal allocation.

CTD/Water Sampling

911+ Rosette 24-position, 10-liter bottle Rosette with dual T/C sensors
Biospherical underwater PAR (1000m depth limit) with reference Surface PAR
SBE43 oxygen sensor
Wet Labs C*Star transmissometer (660nm wavelength)
Wet Labs FLNTURTD Combination Flourometer and Turbidity Sensor

Critical CTD Sensors: 

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.
Scientific Walk-in Freezer
Scientific Walk-in Refrigerator


Storage Notes: We may use the walk-in refrigerator (with cooling reduced) for equipment storage.

Navigation

GPS
USBL

Navigation Notes: Serial GPS feed for Chief Sci laptop. USBL for ROV beacons. Hull modem for AUV,

Winches

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

Winch Notes: Science party will reserve split-drum TSE winch. Science party will supply Lantec heavy-lift winch. Trawl winch used for anchor lowering. SeaMac winch (starboard quarter) will be used to recover stretch hoses.

Wire use and application

CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire
Trawl Winch with 9/16th trawl wire


Wire Notes: Standard casts with CTD winch. Anchor lowering with trawl wire. Possible dragging operations with trawl wire.

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: Flat rack		Location: above storage van
Water: no		Power:no
Science Van 2
Type/size: Storage van		Location: port side main deck outboard
Water: no		Power:no
Science Van 3
Type/size: Flat rack		Location: above rigging van
Water: no		Power:yes
Science Van 4
Type/size: Rigging Van		Location: port side main deck inboard
Water: no		Power:yes

Over the Side Equipment

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

Details: TSE winch for mooring deployment and recovery. Lantec winch for anchor deployment and recovery. Air tuggers for blocks and tag lines.

Special Requirements

Elecrical Power: yes	Identify: TSE, rigging van: 440 3ph; Lantec 480 160A
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: yes SCUBA Diving Operations: no

Hazardous Material

Will hazardous material be utilized? yes

Describe deployment method and quantity:
See supplemental material.

Radioactive Material

Radioiosotopes: no

Additional Information

Is night time work anticipated on this cruise? yes

Specialized tech support (Seabeam, coring, other):  Assistance with EK-80 and K-sync always appreciated. Assistance with USBL and ROV operations needed.

Other required equipment and special needs:  AUV handling equipment (SOO-LARS) to be installed on starboard aft arm for Leg A.
Date Submitted: Feb 13, 2022 6:05 PM by Albert J. Plueddemann