Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Cruise Planning Synopsis
AT26-29 | |
Ship | |
| R/V Atlantis | |
Cruise Party | |
| Robert Weller: Chief Scientist, Principal Investigator Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Clark 204A, MS#29 Woods Hole, Ma. USA 02543 +1 508 289 2508 rweller@whoi.edu |
Departure: Feb 12, 2015 | |
| Punta Arenas, Chile | |
Arrival: Mar 5, 2015 | |
| Woods Hole, MA | |
Operations Area | |
| West of Southern Chile | |
| Lat/Lon: 55° 0.0′ S / 90° 0.0′ W | |
| Depth Range: 4600 m / 5000 m | |
| Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country? | transit through Chilean waters |
| Are visas or special travel documents required? | no |
Science Objectives | |
| To carry out the first deployment of the NSF Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) 55°S, 90°W Array, installing four moorings and up to five gliders. The platforms will carry multidisciplinary instrumentation and provide the capability for real time communication of data and control of sampling. A surface mooring will instrument the sea surface and upper ocean, capturing the surface forcing and upper ocean variability. A profiling mooring will measure through the water column. Two additional taut subsurface moorings and the gliders will complete the capabilities to obtain vertical profiles and sample the mesocale (10s to 100 km) variability at the site. | |
Science Activities | |
| The following activities are planned: 1) Survey the bathymetry of the site to establish the positions for the four moorings of the first deployment and also the second set of four adjacent sites for the second deployment one year later; 2) Deploy the four moorings; 3) Deploy gliders in support of horizontal and vertical sampling in and around the array; and 4) Carry out shipboard sampling in support of calibration and validation of the deployed sensors on the moorings and gliders and to add to knowledge of the site. | |
Additional Info | |
| Pre-cruise Planning Meeting: Visit WHOI | |
Stations: | |
| Station 1 Distance: 613 nm Days: 11 Latitude: 59° 58.8’ N Longitude: 39° 34.8’ E Station 2 Distance: 613 nm Days: 11 Latitude: 59° 58.8’ N Longitude: 39° 34.8’ E Southern Ocean Array Distance: 685 Days: 17 Latitude: 54° 12.0’ S Longitude: 89° 24.0’ W | |
Supporting documentation: | |
| »main_deck_load_pic.pdf | |
| »Main_Deck_picture_of_loadout.pdf | |
| »AT26-29_sci_berth_draft.pdf | |
| »OOI_Surface_Mooring_Hydrogen_Safety_Brief_Rev._2.pdf | |
| »3350-00001_CGSN_Surface_Buoy_Recovery_Procedure.pdf | |
| »Jan_5_Draft_Cruise_plan_overview_55S_V1_3_short.pdf | |
| »Atlantis_55_S_dwg._deck_layout.pdf | |
| »3601-40003_Global_Southern_Ocean_MFMA&B_Deck_Drawing_2014-07-24_RevB.pdf | |
| »3601-40002_Global_Southern_Ocean_HYPM_Deck_Drawing_2014-07-24_RevB.pdf | |
| »3601-40001_GLOBAL_SOUTHERN_OCEAN_SURFACE_MOORING_DIAGRAM_2012-02-03_REV-B.pdf | |
| »3201-00007_CGSN_Site_Characterization_Southern_Ocean.pdf | |
| Notes: Uploaded Cruise Draft Plan Ver 1.3 // January 6, 2015 (EB). | |
Funding |
| Funding Agency: NSF | |
| Grant or contract number: OOI |
Scientific Instrumentation for R/V Atlantis |
Shipboard Equipment | |||||||||||
| 12 kHz Pinger for Wire Use | |||||||||||
| ADCP 75 kHz | |||||||||||
| Bathymetry System 12 kHz | |||||||||||
| Bathymetry System 3.5 kHz | |||||||||||
| Deionized Water System | |||||||||||
| Multibeam | |||||||||||
| Navigation - Heading | |||||||||||
| Navigation - Position | |||||||||||
| Sippican XBT System (Mark 21) | |||||||||||
Shipboard Communication | |||||||||||
| Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet | |||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||
| Seapoint STM turbidity sensor | |||||||||||
| Wet Labs C*Star transmissometer (660nm wavelength) | |||||||||||
| Wet Labs ECO-AFL fluorometer | |||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||
| Relative Humidity | |||||||||||
| Short Wave Solar Radiation | |||||||||||
| Wind speed and direction | |||||||||||
Sample Storage | |||||||||||
| Freezer -70°C 3.2 cu. ft. ea. | |||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||
| Navigation Notes: | |||||||||||
Winches | |||||||||||
| CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire | |||||||||||
| Mooring / TSE winch | |||||||||||
| Other Portable Winch | |||||||||||
| Trawl Winch with 9/16th trawl wire | |||||||||||
| Winch Notes:
will bring Lebus winch, will use ship's capstan will attach instruments to rosette for calibration, also acoustic releases to test in water | |||||||||||
Wire use and application | |||||||||||
| CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire | |||||||||||
| Trawl Winch with 9/16th trawl wire | |||||||||||
| Winch Notes:
as above, testing and calibrating in conjunction with CTD trawl winch/wire to launch anchors | |||||||||||
Standard Oceanographic Cables | |||||||||||
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| Science Van 1 | |||
| Type/size: 20' lab van | Location: | ||
| Water: | Power: | ||
| Science Van 2 | |||
| Type/size: Work van | Location: O1 | ||
| Water: | Power:yes, 110V | ||
| Science Van 3 | |||
| Type/size: open top for glass balls | Location: 01 | ||
| Water: | Power:no | ||
Specialized Deck Equipment
| Mooring Deployment/Recovery Equipment Required: yes | Type: Lebus winch, air tuggers |
| Cruise Specific Science Winch Required: no | Type: |
| Nets Required: no | Type: |
Over the Side Equipment
Special Requirements
| Elecrical Power: yes | Identify 100 amp 380-440 Lebus, 60 amp 220 TSE, 30 amp 110 deck carts |
| Equipment Handling: yes | Identify: tip plate, anchor tracks, blocks - we will bring |
| Inter/intraship Communications: no | Identify: |
| Science Stowage: no | Identify: |
| Water: no | Identify: |
Additional Cruise Items/Activities
Hazardous Material
Lithium batteries
compressed nitrogen
small amounts solvents, cleaners, paints
gasoline
Radioactive Material
Additional Information
We will need to do mooring work whenever weather/sea state allow, aiming for daylight operations but may have to work at night. Glider and CTD operations at night.
Checklist & Notes |
Checklist | |
| U.S. Customs Form: | no |
| Diplomatic Clearance: | yes |
| Date Submitted: | Jul 1, 2014 |
| Date Approved: | Nov 18, 2014 |
| Agent Information: | |
Chile (Punta Arenas)Primary Agent: Contact: Vasile Tudoran Subagent:
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| Countries: | |
| Punta Arenas Chile. | |
| Notes: | |
| Anything left on board after cruise bound for WHOI in April must have AWB or BOL's for customs paper work. (eric benway) | |
| Isotope Use Approval: | no |
| Isotope Notes: | |
| SCUBA Diving: | no |
Checklist | |
| SSSG Tech: | |
| Dave Sims and Catie Graver | |
| Some chems preloaded in San Fran Oct 20, 2014. | |