Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Cruise Planning Synopsis
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AT26-20 | |
Ship | |
| R/V Atlantis | |
Cruise Party | |
| C. David Chadwell: Chief Scientist, Principal Investigator University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA United States 92093-0205 +1 858 534 2663 cchadwell@ucsd.edu |
Departure: Sep 15, 2014 | |
| Astoria | |
Arrival: Sep 20, 2014 | |
| Astoria | |
Operations Area | |
| Offshore Washington State, Offshore Newport Oregon | |
| Lat/Lon: 45° 0.0′ N / 125° 0.0′ W | |
| Depth Range: 1000 / 3000 | |
| Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country? | No, south of Canadian EEZ. |
| Are visas or special travel documents required? | no |
Science Objectives | |
The purpose of this proposal is to initiate seafloor geodetic measurements of plate | |
Science Activities | |
| Purpose of cruise is to deploy a total of eight free-fall packages with four units deployed offshore the coast of Washington State nominally at 46-30N, 126-28W and and four units deployed offshore Newport Oregon at nominally 44-40N, 125-10W. Each package consists of Sonardyne Fetch transponder on a concrete benchmark and an float package that can be released by acoustic command from the surface. Packages are released at the sea surface and free fall to the sea floor. While on station deploy Wave Glider for data collection, then recover. | |
Additional Info | |
| Pre-cruise Planning Meeting: Teleconference | |
Stations: | |
| STATION 1 Distance: null Days: 2 Latitude: 46° 30.0’ N Longitude: 126° 28.0’ W Station 2 Distance: null Days: 2 Latitude: 44° 40.0’ N Longitude: 125° 10.0’ W | |
Supporting documentation: | |
| »chadwell_deck_plan.pdf | |
| »July_25_chadwell_launch_package.pdf | |
| Notes: The 8 bottom sensor packaages will be deployed and set on the bottom. Once that is completed Half of the package will be released and will float to surface for recovery. Ships crane will do both deployement and recovery. See "July 25 Chadwell launch pacakage" diagram attachment. | |
Funding |
| Funding Agency: NSF | |
| Grant or contract number: OCE-1249876 |
Scientific Instrumentation for R/V Atlantis |
Shipboard Equipment | |||||||||||
| Bathymetry System 12 kHz | |||||||||||
| Bathymetry System 3.5 kHz | |||||||||||
| Transponder Navigation - Sonardyne USBL | |||||||||||
| Navigation - Heading | |||||||||||
| Multibeam | |||||||||||
| Navigation - Position | |||||||||||
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? | |||||||||||
CTD/Water Sampling | |||||||||||
| 911+ Rosette 24-position, 10-liter bottle Rosette with dual T/C sensors | |||||||||||
Critical CTD Sensors | |||||||||||
| Storage Notes: | |||||||||||
Navigation | |||||||||||
| Will you be using Long Base Line (LBL) navigation? | no | ||||||||||
| How many nets? | null | ||||||||||
| How many tansponders? | null | ||||||||||
| Will you be using Ultra-short baseline (USBL) navigation? | no | ||||||||||
Navigation | |||||||||||
| GPS | |||||||||||
| LBL | |||||||||||
| USBL | |||||||||||
| Navigation Notes: Dynamic positioning required during deployments. Use Altlantis Sonardyne system to talk to our Sonardyne Fetch units to determine status on sea floor. | |||||||||||
Winches | |||||||||||
| CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire | |||||||||||
| Winch Notes: TBD for launch of packages and launch/recovery of Wave Glider. | |||||||||||
| Winch Notes: TBD for launch of packages and launch/recovery of Wave Glider. | |||||||||||
Standard Oceanographic Cables | |||||||||||
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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: TBD for launch of packages and launch/recovery of Wave Glider. | |||||||||||
Special Requirements | |||||||||||
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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: Lithium batteries. | |||||||||||
Radioactive Material | |||||||||||
| Radioiosotopes: | no | ||||||||||
Additional Information | |||||||||||
| Is night time work anticipated on this cruise? | yes | ||||||||||
| Specialized tech support (Seabeam, coring, other): TBD for launch of packages and launch/recovery of Wave Glider. | |||||||||||
| Other required equipment and special needs: | |||||||||||
Checklist & Notes |
Checklist | |
| U.S. Customs Form: | no |
| Diplomatic Clearance: | no |
| Date Submitted: | |
| Date Approved: | |
| Agent Information: | |
United States (Astoria, OR)Master R/V ATLANTIS Esther Jones, Administrative Assistant Port of Astoria Direct Line: (503) 741-3300 | |
| Countries: | |
| USA | |
| Notes: | |
| None req. | |
| Isotope Use Approval: | no |
| Isotope Notes: | |
| none | |
| SCUBA Diving: | no |
Checklist | |
| SSSG Tech: | |
| Dave Simms and Ellen Roosen | |
| Mobe in Astoria Sept 13 & 14 Demobe Astoria Sept 21. | |