Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Cruise Planning Synopsis
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AT 15-59 | |
Ship | |
| R/V Atlantis | |
Vehicles | |
| HOV Alvin | |
Cruise Party | |
| Lisa Levin: Chief Scientist, Principal Investigator 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, CA USA 92093-0218 +1 858 534 3579 llevin@ucsd.edu |
Departure: Jan 6, 2010 | |
| Puntarenas, Costa Rica | |
Arrival: Jan 13, 2010 | |
| Puntarenas, Costa Rica | |
Operations Area | |
| Costa Rica | |
| Lat/Lon: 80° 0.0′ N / 84° 18.75′ W | |
| Depth Range: 700 / 1900 | |
| Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country? | Costa Rica |
| Are visas or special travel documents required? | no |
Science Objectives | |
| • Recover colonization experiments on Mound 12 (carbonate, wood, tubeworms, shells). Processs these at sea. • Background collections of wood, active carbonate (especially dolomite) rock and biotic (mussel, tube) substrates • Characterization of chemical regimes at colonization sites • Possible Archaea C fixation/ production experiments with 13C or 15N2 using background or colonizer fauna | |
Science Activities | |
• ALVIN CTD and water sampling at active and inactive seep sites having colonization experiments. • Coring seep (mat, clam) sediments in specific locations across a range of O2 levels if time. • Follow-up collection of new species (including yeti crabs, folliculinid cilliates, mussels, clams, crustaceans, annelids etc) *collection of microbial mat on rocks * Revisit Jaco scarp.. sample tubeworm bushes and other fauna Night Operations: * Nighttime off seep CTD casts with Rosette to examine ENSO signals and compare to 2009 * Multibeam mapping as needed (pre dive) DIVE LOCATIONS: Mound 12 (900-11000 m, 8deg 55.8’N, 84deg 18.75’W) Backup dive locations: Mound 11 (1000-1025 m, 8deg 55.4’N, 84deg 18.24’W) Jaco Wall (1775-1850 m, 9deg 7.05’ N 84deg 50.36’ W) | |
Additional Info | |
| Pre-cruise Planning Meeting: Teleconference | |
| Meeting Notes: Meeting was held on Nov 4th. Dutch, Eric, Pat, David Lisa, Bruce, AD, techs | |
Stations: | |
| Station 1 Distance: 62 Days: null Latitude: 9° 7.05’ N Longitude: 84° 50.36’ W Station 2 Distance: 70 Days: null Latitude: 8° 55.4’ N Longitude: 84° 18.24’ W Station 3 Distance: 70 Days: null Latitude: 80° 55.8’ N Longitude: 84° 18.75’ W | |
Supporting documentation: | |
| »Resolucion_No.1746209SINAC.pdf | |
| »Levin_Chart.doc | |
| »CruisePlan15_59.doc | |
Funding |
| Funding Agency: NSF | |
| Grant or contract number: 0939557 |
Scientific Instrumentation for R/V Atlantis |
Shipboard Equipment | |||||||||||||
| Bathymetry System 12 kHz | |||||||||||||
| Bathymetry System 3.5 kHz | |||||||||||||
| ADCP 75 kHz | |||||||||||||
| Deionized Water System | |||||||||||||
| 12 kHz Pinger for Wire Use | |||||||||||||
| Fume Hood | |||||||||||||
CTD/Water Sampling | |||||||||||||
| 911+ Rosette 24-position, 10-liter bottle Rosette with dual T/C sensors | |||||||||||||
| SBE43 oxygen sensor | |||||||||||||
| Wet Labs ECO-AFL fluorometer | |||||||||||||
Critical CTD Sensors | |||||||||||||
Sediment Sampling | |||||||||||||
| Box corer | |||||||||||||
Sample Storage | |||||||||||||
| Freezer -70°C 25 cu. ft. | |||||||||||||
| Scientific Walk-in Freezer | |||||||||||||
| Refrigerator 8.6 cu. ft. | |||||||||||||
| Freezer -70°C 3.2 cu. ft. ea. | |||||||||||||
Navigation | |||||||||||||
| Will you be using Long Base Line (LBL) navigation? | yes | ||||||||||||
| How many nets? | 1 | ||||||||||||
| How many tansponders? | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Will you be using Ultra-short baseline (USBL) navigation? | yes | ||||||||||||
Standard Oceanographic Cables | |||||||||||||
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Portable Vans | |||||||||||||
| Chemical Storage Van | |||||||||||||
Specialized Deck Equipment | |||||||||||||
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Over the Side Equipment | |||||||||||||
| Will you be bringing any equipment (winches, blocks, etc.) that lowers instruments over the side? | yes | ||||||||||||
| Details:
Gear elevator with Alvin ops | |||||||||||||
Special Requirements | |||||||||||||
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Additional Cruise Items/Activities | |||||||||||||
| Explosive Devices: | no | ||||||||||||
| Portable Air Compressors: | no | ||||||||||||
| Flammable Gases: | yes | ||||||||||||
| Small Boat Operations: | no | ||||||||||||
| SCUBA Diving Operations: | no | ||||||||||||
Hazardous Material | |||||||||||||
| Will hazardous material be utilized? | no | ||||||||||||
| Describe deployment method and quantity: Spill kits are on board. All hazardous materials will be stored in the chem van during transits. MSDS forms are on board. Hazardous materials will be removed from the ship when it docks in San Diego | |||||||||||||
Radioactive Material | |||||||||||||
| Radioiosotopes: | no | ||||||||||||
Additional Information | |||||||||||||
| Is night time work anticipated on this cruise? | yes | ||||||||||||
| Specialized tech support (Seabeam, coring, other): CTD ops and Seabeam | |||||||||||||
Other required equipment and special needs:
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Scientific Instrumentation for HOV Alvin |
Site Survey | ||
| Will you provide detailed charts of the work area(s)? | yes | |
| If no, willl you need R/V Atlantis to generate maps of the work area(s)? | no | |
| Will you need post-dive maps of the work area generated? | no | |
Navigation | ||
| Will you be using Long Base Line (LBL) navigation? | yes | |
| How many nets? | 1 | |
| How many tansponders? | 0 | |
| Will you be using Ultra-short baseline (USBL) navigation for other than Alvin operations? | yes | |
Vehicle Equipment | ||
| Push corers (12-pack rack) | ||
| Low temperature probe | ||
| Scoop nets | ||
| Search sonar | ||
| Small capacity slurp samplers | ||
| Large capacity slurp samplers: single-chamber | ||
| Bio collection boxes: 12 x 12 x 12 | ||
| Bio collection boxes: 12 x 12 x 24 | ||
Elevators | ||
| Will you be using elevators to transport samples to the surface? | yes | |
| If yes, how many would you anticipate? | 5 | |
Science Supplied Equipment | ||
| Are you supplying equipment to be used on HOV Alvin | no | |
| Has this equipment been used on Alvin before? | no | |
| Please give a brief description of the equipment, its intended purpose, the cruise # it was last used on if any and its deployment method.
Additional Bio boxes supplied by PIs PI has requested to use one transponder/homer probe on equipment that will be deployed for several days. Gear Elevator will be deployed on 4 of the 6 dive days before the dive Transponder net may not be needed if USBL is used. PI has asked for more information on Reson and the type of data it provides | ||
| Does this equipment use an external pressure housing? | no | |
| Has the pressure housing been tested per Alvin Pressure Test requirements? | no | |
| Pressure housing schematic with dimensions and include air and water weights. | ||
| Air weight of this equipment? | null||
| Water weight of this equipment? | null||
| Does the equipment require a power interface from Alvin? | no | |
| Voltage required null | ||
| Power required | null||
| Data Interface | null||
| Does the equipment meet the electrical requirements of the Alvin User Manual? | no | |
| Please provide power and comms specifics, wiring diagram, pinout, and wiring harness in advance of the cruise. | ||
| Does this equipment require hydraulic inputs from the vehicle? | no | |
| Hydraulic schematic of the equipment requirements. | ||
| Does this equipment require manipulation? | no | |
| If yes, please describe how the equipment is to be manipulated: | ||
| Will this equipment be deployed off the vehicle? | no | |
| If yes, please describe how the equipment is intended for deployment: | ||
| If yes, will the equipment be disconnected from the vehicle and left in situ? | no | |
| How long will the deployment be? | ||
| Will the equipment be recovered by the same vehicle? | no | |
| Do you intend to recover any other previously deployed equipment? | no | |
| If yes, please describe this equipment: | ||
| Does this equipment use any glass spheres for either buoyancy or as pressure housings? | no | |
| Does the equipment have an associated computer or control panel for remote operation from the personnel sphere? | no | |
| Has the computer or control panel been gas tested for use in the personnel sphere? | no | |
Hazardous Material | ||
| Will hazardous material be utilized? | no | |
| Describe deployment method and quantity: | ||
Additional Information | ||
| Brief operations description or comments: Running seawater required on deck Walk in cold room and walk in freezer required Access to 2-3 refrigerators required... in main lab, chem lab and back (hydro) lab PI requests sink on deck to process cores. -requests to borrow small expedition leaders fridge for aft lab -would like multi core as backup to Alvin coring | ||
| Navy Clearance: Navy Clearance Requested 12/28/09: WITHIN 5 NM RADIUS OF 08-56N 84-19W DURING PERIOD 060700Z THRU 130700Z JAN 10 WITHIN 5 NM RADIUS OF 09-07N 84-51W DURING PERIOD 060700Z THRU 130700Z JAN 10 | ||
Checklist & Notes |
Checklist | |
| U.S. Customs Form: | yes |
| Diplomatic Clearance: | yes |
| Date Submitted: | |
| Date Approved: | Dec 3, 2009 |
| Agent Information: | |
Costa Rica Master R/V Ship Name Attn: Scientist's Name IN TRANSIT c/o Vasile Tudoran Transport 819 Ohio Ave. Long Beach, CA 90804 Contact: Vasile Tudoran Phone: (562) 882-5590 Fax: (562) 434-9800 Email: vtudoran@aol.com Local Address for Large Shipments: SERMAR SA Aptdo 76 Puntarenas, Costa Rica Attn: Manuel Fernandez Phone: 011-506-2661-1529 Fax: 011-506-2661-2779 Manuel Fernandez, cell #011 506 8862 6787 Juan Carlos Fernandez, cell # 011 506 8840 8530 Note: Agent and WHOI contacts should be copied on all communications. It is requested that shipment information of any equipment be communicated to the Agent and WHOI contacts | |
| Countries: | |
| Costa Rica, clearance has been approved | |
| Notes: | |
| 4455 submitted in San Diego in Oct when gear was loaded at Marfac. | |
| Isotope Use Approval: | no |
| Isotope Notes: | |
| SCUBA Diving: | no |
Checklist | |
| SSSG Tech: | |
| one female one male | |
| Science gear loaded in San Diego in Oct PI has requested to leave gear onboard until Altantis returns to SD in April. Has also requested to leave samples onboard. Has not been confirmed yet if there is space. -PI request to leave 10 buckets of smaples in chems in chem van. AD gave ok for this. Winch and multi core will be loaded in CR between Jan 3-4th. | |
| Rathburn: arrives in CR on Jan 3 Orphan: arrive in CR on 3/4 Greg and Levin (14 people): Fly on 4th arrive late that night. Will stay ashore and board ship on am of 5th. PI will need to stay onboard until late afternoon on the day of arrival. | |