Toole OC472

Ship

R/V Oceanus

Vehicles

Cruise Party

John Toole: Chief Scientist, Principal Investigator
Organization Name USA
+1 508 289 2531
jtoole@whoi.edu

Departure: WHOI on Jul 25, 2011

Arrival: WHOI on Aug 3, 2011

Mobilization Date: Jul 23, 2011

Demobilization Date: Aug 4, 2011

Supporting documentation:

Operations Area: Southeast from Offshore New England to Northwest of Bermuda

Lat/Lon: 41° 31.0′ N / 70° 40.0′ W

Depth Range: min / max (m)

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

Science objectives

Line W: A sustained measurement program sampling the North Atlantic Deep Western Boundary Current and Gulf Stream Line W: A sustained measurement program sampling the North Atlantic Deep Western Boundary Current and Gulf Stream

 

Science Activities

occupy ~26-station CTD/O2/LADCP section with water sample collection at up to 24 levels in the vertical, on-board analyses of salinity, oxygen, CFC water samples, underway sampling with SADCP, meteorology, thermosalinograph, echosounding

Pre-cruise planning meeting: Visit WHOI

Pre Cruise Completed 5/23/11

Stations:

Funding Agency: NSF #OCE-0726720

- added NSF #OCE-0726720 on Jul 18, 2011 9:45 AM by Chad Smith

R/V Oceanus

Shipboard Equipment

ADCP 75 kHz
Bathymetry System 12 kHz
Deionized Water System

CTD/Water Sampling

911+ Rosette 24-position, 10-liter bottle Rosette with dual T/C sensors
SBE43 oxygen sensor
Seapoint STM turbidity sensor
Wet Labs C*Star transmissometer (660nm wavelength)
Wet Labs ECO-AFL fluorometer

Critical CTD Sensors: Altimiter

Hydrographic Analysis Equipment

Dissolved Oxygen Titration System (Brinkmann Titrator)
Salinometer

MET Sensors

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


Storage Notes:

Navigation

Will you be using Long Base Line (LBL) navigation? no

Will you be using Doppler/GPS navigation? no

Navigation Notes:

Winches

CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire

Winch Notes: Requires slip ring
Winch Notes:

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

Other Science Vans:

Specialized Deck Equipment

Mooring Deployment/Recovery Equipment Required: no	Type:
Cruise Specific Science Winch Required: no	Type:
Nets Required: no	Type:

Over the Side Equipment

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

Details: : air tuggers, tag lines, hooks and poles for CTD overboarding, sled to move CTD into the wet lab

Special Requirements

Elecrical Power: no	Identify:
Equipment Handling: yes	Identify: : air tuggers, tag lines, hooks and poles for CTD overboarding, sled to move CTD into the wet lab
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:
O2 titration chemicals will be handled by Dave Wellwood following standard protocols. Dave will provide MSDS forms by sailing time.

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: Jul 18, 2011 10:00 AM by Chad Smith