KN223 - Long Core

Ship

R/V Knorr

Cruise Party

Steven D'Hondt: Principal Investigator South Ferry Road Narragansett, RI USA 02882 +1 401 874 6808 dhondt@mail.uri.edu Richard Murray: Chief Scientist, Principal Investigator Boston University Earth & Environment 685 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, MA USA 02215 +1 617 353 6532 rickm@bu.edu Robert Pockalny: Principal Investigator Organization Name South Ferry Road Narragansett, RI USA 02882 +1 401 874 6926 rpockalny@mail.uri.edu Arthur Spivack: Principal Investigator South Ferry Road Narragansett, Rhode Island USA 02882 +1 401 423 0063 spivack@mail.uri.edu

Departure: Oct 25, 2014
Woods Hole
Arrival: Dec 2, 2014
Woods Hole
Operations Area
Western North Atlantic
Lat/Lon: 15° 45.0′ N / 51° 60.0′ W
Depth Range: 2200 / 3200
Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country?	no
Science Objectives
1. Constrain salinity and preformed nitrate of the North Atlantic across a wide range of waterdepths during the last glacial maximum 2. investigate the habitability and microbial communities of deep sediment and seawater in representative regions and sediment types in the western North Atlantic
Science Activities
Long piston coring, gravity coring multi-coring, CTD/Niskin operations; multibeam and 3.5 kHz mapping of sites; shipboard studies of interstitial water chemistry; shipboard core logging; shipboard sampling for geochemistry, microbiology, paleoceanography *Departure delayed until October 27th 2014 *Return Date adjusted to December 3rd 2014
Additional Info
Pre-cruise Planning Meeting: Teleconference/Visit WHOI
Stations:
Core test   Distance: 150   Days: 1   Latitude: 35° 40.0’ N   Longitude: 65° 35.0’ W   Station 1   Distance: 1700   Days: 2   Latitude: 15° 45.0’ N   Longitude: 52° 0.0’ W   Station 2   Distance: 250   Days: 2   Latitude: 14° 50.0’ N   Longitude: 48° 0.0’ W   Station 3   Distance: 170   Days: 2   Latitude: 15° 30.0’ N   Longitude: 50° 25.0’ W   Station 4   Distance: 100   Days: 2   Latitude: 15° 0.0’ N   Longitude: 49° 10.0’ W   Station 5   Distance: 60   Days: 2   Latitude: 15° 25.0’ N   Longitude: 49° 50.0’ W   Station 6   Distance: 600   Days: 2   Latitude: 22° 30.0’ N   Longitude: 57° 0.0’ W   Station 7   Distance: 410   Days: 2   Latitude: 29° 0.0’ N   Longitude: 58° 30.0’ W
Supporting documentation:
»KN223_Personnel_List.xlsb
»Copy_of_KN223_proposed_core_sites.xlsx
»RM102014.pdf
»Draft_KN223_van_placement.JPG
»KN223_Plot_(Google_Earth).JPG
»Spivack_KN223_precruise_agenda.docx
Notes: Sample Locations updated 10/22/14 Change summary: Test Site updated

Funding

Funding Agency: NSF

Grant or contract number: OCE-1433150

Scientific Instrumentation for R/V Knorr

Other Science Vans:

Shipboard Equipment
Bathymetry System 12 kHz
ADCP 300 kHz
Sippican XBT System (Mark 21)
Bathymetry System 3.5 kHz
ADCP 75 kHz
Deionized Water System
Science Underway Seawater System
12 kHz Pinger for Wire Use
Multibeam
Fume Hood
Gravimeter
Towed Magnetometer
Shipboard Communication
Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet
Is there a need to receive data from shore on a regular basis?
CTD/Water Sampling
Wet Labs ECO-AFL fluorometer
Wet Labs C*Star transmissometer (660nm wavelength)
Seapoint STM turbidity sensor
SBE43 oxygen sensor
911+ Rosette 24-position, 10-liter bottle Rosette with dual T/C sensors
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
Barometric Pressure
Air temperature
Precipitation
Relative Humidity
Wind speed and direction
Short Wave Solar Radiation
Sediment Sampling
Gravity corers
Jumbo Long Corer
Multi-core
Piston corers
Sample Storage
Freezer -70°C 25 cu. ft.
Chest Freezer (Household type) 0°F
Freezer -20°C
Freezer -70°C 3.2 cu. ft. ea.
Refrigerator 8.6 cu. ft.
Storage Notes: Need as much cold storage as possible, particularly -70C PRE CRUISE MEETING Science needs 50 cubic feet of -70C - or as close as we can provide. Existing on board = 9.6 cu/ft.  (eb, 8/15). FOLLOW UP: Actual Freezer Space Aboard for KN223 Main Lab: Upright -70 Freezer: 14 Cuft Chest -70 Freezer: 25 cuft Lower Lab Small Chest -70 Freezer: 3.2 cuft Small Chest -70 Freezer: 3.2 cuft Science Cargo Hold Small Chest -70 Freezer: 3.2 cuft Items Not Required/Available -Magnetometer -Standard Piston Core (for back up)
Navigation
Will you be using Long Base Line (LBL) navigation?	no
How many nets?	null
How many tansponders?	null
Will you be using Doppler/GPS navigation?	no
Navigation
GPS
Navigation Notes:
Winches
Trawl Winch with 9/16th trawl wire
CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire
Winch Notes: Need winches necessary for gravity coring, multi-coring, CTD operation and long coring
Wire Notes:
Standard Oceanographic Cables
Slip ring required? no Number of conductors:  Non-standard wire required? no Type:  Traction winch required? no Describe:
Portable Vans
Cold Storage Van
Isotope Van
Chemical Storage Van

Science Van 1
Type/size: Broda storage van		Location: 02 deck
Water:		Power:
Science Van 2
Type/size: chem van		Location: 02 deck
Water:		Power:
Science Van 3
Type/size: Broda tool van		Location: main deck notch
Water:		Power:
Science Van 4
Type/size: Broda cold van		Location: 01 deck stbd
Water:		Power:
Science Van 5
Type/size: OSU MST van		Location: 01 deck port
Water:		Power:yes

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:
Jim Broda / WHOI LONG CORE will bring all coring supplies and overboarding equipment.

Special Requirements

Elecrical Power: yes	Identify: long core winch, level wind and vans
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:yes Small Boat Operations:no SCUBA Diving Operations:no

Hazardous Material

Will hazardous material be utilized?yesDescribe deployment method and quantity:

Radioactive Material

Radioiosotopes:no

Additional Information

Is night time work anticipated on this cruise?yesSpecialized tech support (Seabeam, coring, other):
coring, CTD/Niskin
Long CoreOther required equipment and special needs:

Checklist & Notes

Checklist
U.S. Customs Form:	no
Diplomatic Clearance:	no
Date Submitted:
Date Approved:
Agent Information:
Woods Hole: Chad Smith - Woods Hole Oceanographic 508-289-3811 csmith@whoi.edu Shipping: R/V Knorr C/O Chad Smith 266 Woods Hole Rd Woods Hole, MA 02543
Countries:
USA International Waters
Notes:
not required.
Isotope Use Approval:	no
Isotope Notes:
8/15 - Pre cruise note:  Science is checking if stable enriched isotopes will be used.  May need UNOLS lab van or our Rad Van. (eb) Rad Authorization Number: RM102014 Granted:10/09/2014
SCUBA Diving:	no
Checklist
SSSG Tech:
Ellen Roosen, Amy Simoneau
Oct 21 to Oct 24 = mobe at WHOI.   Dec 3 & 4 = demobe at WHOI. October 25th: Schedule shifted. Departure took place on October 27. Return ETA December 3rd.