Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Cruise Planning Synopsis
OC 462 | |
Ship | |
| R/V Oceanus | |
Cruise Party | |
| Karen Grissom: Principal Investigator NOAA/NDBC Bldg 3202 Rm 111A Stennis Space Center, MS United States 39529 +1 228 688 1325 karen.grissom@noaa.gov Chris Obenhaus: Chief Scientist NOAA/NWS/NDBC -Dart program 13598 Huntington Circle Gulfport , Ms USA 39503 +1 228 671 9917 chris.obenhaus@noaa.gov |
Departure: May 20, 2010 | |
| Woods Hole, MA | |
Arrival: May 30, 2010 | |
| Woods Hole, MA | |
Operations Area | |
| North Atlantic | |
| Lat/Lon: 37° 26.0′ N / 50° 4.0′ W | |
| Depth Range: 2435 m / 5374 m | |
| Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country? | no |
Science Objectives | |
| Annual maintenance of the two North Atlantic DART buoys. | |
Science Activities | |
| Recover Bottom Pressure Recorder (BPR) at each station and redeployed new BPR. At station 44402, located 135 nm SE of Fire island, NY the surafce buoy will be brought on deck, the mooring secured, buoy serviced and redeployed. At station 44401, located 790 nm NE of Bermuda, the buoy and mooring will be replaced. | |
Additional Info | |
| Pre-cruise Planning Meeting: Teleconference | |
| Meeting Notes: Pre cruise meeting on 4/12/10 | |
Stations: | |
| Station 1 Distance: 140 Days: 1 Latitude: 39° 29.23’ N Longitude: 70° 35.63’ W | |
Supporting documentation: | |
| »May_12_44401_44402_RV_Oceanus_DART_Field_Service_Plan.doc | |
| »Stations_map_total_2083_nm.jpg | |
| »Grissom_-_DART_Deck_Plan.PNG | |
| »Stations_map_total_2083_nm.jpg | |
| »DART_buoy_info-1.doc | |
| »Dart_II_buoy_and_BPR_recovery_plan.pdf | |
| »_Buoy_&_BPR_Deployment_Procedure-1.doc | |
Funding |
| Funding Agency: NOAA | |
| Grant or contract number: ISA #39 |
Scientific Instrumentation for R/V Oceanus |
Shipboard Equipment | |||||||||||
| ADCP 150 kHz | |||||||||||
| ADCP 75 kHz | |||||||||||
| Bathymetry System 12 kHz | |||||||||||
| Bathymetry System 3.5 kHz | |||||||||||
CTD/Water Sampling | |||||||||||
| 911+ Rosette 24-position, 10-liter bottle Rosette with dual T/C sensors | |||||||||||
Critical CTD Sensors | |||||||||||
MET Sensors | |||||||||||
| Wind speed and direction | |||||||||||
Navigation | |||||||||||
| Will you be using Long Base Line (LBL) navigation? | no | ||||||||||
| How many nets? | 0 | ||||||||||
| How many tansponders? | 0 | ||||||||||
| Will you be using Doppler/GPS navigation? | no | ||||||||||
Winches | |||||||||||
| Mooring / TSE winch | |||||||||||
| CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire | |||||||||||
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: Science / NOAA will bring their own block for A Frame deployment / Recovery | |||||||||||
Special Requirements | |||||||||||
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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? | no | ||||||||||
| 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): | |||||||||||
| Other required equipment and special needs: Before sailing it was noted that these moorings do not have acousitcal reseases. Method of recovery and deployement was discussed and a plan thought out. During the swap over of the 4401 (deep ocean) mooring, once buoy is on deck, moring techs will disconnect wire cable and add a surface sphere floatation buoy to hold and mark the location of the wire during matenance. Once new surface buoy is ready to be deployed, Oceanus will recover the small buoy and bring the 4000m+ wire end on board to connect to new NOAA buoy. Then deploy over starboard side of vessel. | |||||||||||
Checklist & Notes |
Checklist | |
| U.S. Customs Form: | no |
| Diplomatic Clearance: | no |
| Date Submitted: | |
| Date Approved: | |
| Agent Information: | |
| Woods Hole, Ma. For Shipments and mail please use the following address: Master R/V OCEANUS Attn: Scientist's Name -OC462 c/o WHOI 266 Woods Hole Rd. Woods Hole, MA 02543 Contact: Eric Benway Phone: (508) 289-3770 Fax: (508) 457-2185 Email: ebenway@whoi.edu * Please inform Eric Benway of any and all shipments BEFORE they are sent out. | |
| Countries: | |
| n/a | |
| Notes: | |
| n/a | |
| Isotope Use Approval: | no |
| Isotope Notes: | |
| none | |
| SCUBA Diving: | no |
Checklist | |
| SSSG Tech: | |
| Laura Stolp (f) | |
| NOAA will be trucking up 1 buoy and associated equipment for Dart buoy maitenance and turnover. Delivery May 17 at WHOI. Loading will take place on May 19th in Woods Hole. Off loading will be day of arrival May 30th. | |
| Chris Obenhaus will be Chief Scientist for this DART cruise. 5/1/10. eb. | |