Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Cruise Planning Synopsis
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SVC VI | |
Ship | |
| RV Neil Armstrong | |
Cruise Party | |
| Carin Ashjian: Principal Investigator Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Redfield 2-44, MS#33 Woods Hole, Ma. USA 02543 +1 508 289 3457 cashjian@whoi.edu Glen Gawarkiewicz: Principal Investigator Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Clark 343C, MS#21 Woods Hole, Ma. USA 02543 +1 508 289 2913 ggawarkiewicz@whoi.edu Mike Jech: Principal Investigator Organization Name USA +1 508 495 2353 michael.jech@noaa.gov Andone Lavery: Principal Investigator Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Bigelow 211, MS#11 Woods Hole, Ma. USA 02543 +1 508 289 2345 alavery@whoi.edu Gareth Lawson: Chief Scientist Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Redfield 1-32, MS#34 Woods Hole, Ma. USA 02543 +1 508 289 3713 glawson@whoi.edu Joel Llopiz: Principal Investigator Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Redfield 212, MS#33 Woods Hole, Ma. USA 02543 +1 508 289 3845 jllopiz@whoi.edu Michael Lowe: Principal Investigator LSU USA +1 508 289 2491 mlowe@whoi.edu Tim Stanton: Principal Investigator Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Bigelow 201-C, MS#11 Woods Hole, Ma. USA 02543 +1 508 289 2757 tstanton@whoi.edu Zhaohui Wang: Principal Investigator Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution McLean 203, MS#08 Woods Hole, Ma. USA 02543 +1 508 289 3676 zawang@whoi.edu Thomas Weber: Principal Investigator University of New Hampshire USA +1 603 862 1659 weber@ccom.unh.edu Peter Wiebe: Principal Investigator Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Redfield 2-26, MS#33 Woods Hole, Ma. USA 02543 +1 508 289 2313 pwiebe@whoi.edu Weifeng Zhang: Principal Investigator Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Bigelow 201, MS#11 Woods Hole, Ma. USA 02543 +1 508 289 2521 wzhang@whoi.edu |
Departure: Jun 17, 2016 | |
| Woods Hole | |
Arrival: Jun 23, 2016 | |
| Woods Hole | |
Operations Area | |
| Pioneer Array and vicinity | |
| Lat/Lon: 40° 3.0′ N / 70° 45.0′ W | |
| Depth Range: 80 / 3000 | |
| Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country? | No |
| Are visas or special travel documents required? | no |
Science Objectives | |
| The overall objective of this inter-disciplinary cruise is to collect acoustic, biological, and physical data in order to examine bio-physical interactions near the Pioneer Array and adjacent survey locations at the New England shelf break and slope. Specifically we propose to address the following objectives: - Characterize the abundance, distribution, and vertical movements of zooplankton and micronekton relative to physical processes (especially the shelf-slope front and internal waves), with particular focus on krill, meso-pelagic fish, and ichthoplankton (i.e., larval fish). If the opportunity presents itself, the biophysical effects of a warm-core ring and/or high-frequency solitary internal waves will also be examined. - Resolve sub-tidal flow and variability in the position of the shelf-slope front and jet. - Concurrently collect samples with multiple types of net systems and acoustic instruments to cross-compare these sampling methods and ground-truth Pioneer Array echosounders. - As feasible, incidentally assess the utility of acoustics for surveying methane seeps. | |
Science Activities | |
| The study region spans a large range of depths and thus presents a useful and challenging test of the Armstrong's sampling capabilities. Surveys will be conducted along a series of cross-isobath transects during which a variety of the vessel's acoustic instruments will be employed, including the Simrad EK80, ADCPs, EM122 and EM702 multi-beams, and Knudsen. This will provide an assessment of the ability to operate these simultaneously while maintaining sufficient data quality and without interference. Underway data on carbonate chemistry will also be collected using science party-supplied systems and the vessel's seawater supply. Surveys will be punctuated by over-the-side operations at stations along these transects, operating over the full 24-hr day, and providing an assessment of deployment capabilities. This will include 1-m2 and 10-m2 mouth opening MOCNESS nets and a single-warp midwater fish trawl. Hydrographic casts and water sample collection will also be conducted with a CTD rosette package with VPR attached and potentially an LADCP. | |
Additional Info | |
| Pre-cruise Planning Meeting: Visit WHOI | |
| Media personnel on board: WHOI Communications | |
| WHOI Communications is interested to send 1-2 people out with us and we are tentatively holding at least one berth for them. | |
Stations: | |
Supporting documentation: | |
| »SVC_VI_precruise_agenda.docx | |
| »VPR_stand_Photo.jpg | |
| »RonBrown_MOC10_Deck_Photos.pptx | |
| »SVC_VI_Deck_Layout.jpg | |
Funding |
| Funding Agency: ONR/NAVY | |
| Grant or contract number: SVC funds |
Scientific Instrumentation for R/V Armstrong |
Shipboard Equipment | |||||||||||
| A-Frame | |||||||||||
| ADCP 150 kHz | |||||||||||
| ADCP 300 kHz | |||||||||||
| ADCP 38 kHz | |||||||||||
| Bathymetry System 12 kHz | |||||||||||
| Bathymetry System 3.5 kHz | |||||||||||
| Computer Network | |||||||||||
| Crane | |||||||||||
| Dynamic Positioning System | |||||||||||
| Deionized Water System | |||||||||||
| EK80 Sonar | |||||||||||
| EM122 (12 kHz) Multibeam Echosounder | |||||||||||
| EM710 MkII (40 to 100 kHz) Multibeam Echosounder | |||||||||||
| Fume Hood | |||||||||||
| K-Synch System | |||||||||||
| Multibeam | |||||||||||
| Plotters | |||||||||||
| Science Underway Seawater System | |||||||||||
| Sippican XBT System (Mark 21) | |||||||||||
| XBT | |||||||||||
Shipboard Communication | |||||||||||
| Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet | |||||||||||
| Is there a need to receive data from shore on a regular basis? | |||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||
Mocness  | |||||||||||
| SBE43 oxygen sensor | |||||||||||
| Seapoint STM turbidity sensor | |||||||||||
| Wet Labs C*Star transmissometer (660nm wavelength) | |||||||||||
| Wet Labs ECO-AFL fluorometer | |||||||||||
Critical CTD Sensors | |||||||||||
CTD-Related Equipment | |||||||||||
| Lowered Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (LADCP) | |||||||||||
MET Sensors | |||||||||||
| Air temperature | |||||||||||
| Barometric Pressure | |||||||||||
| Precipitation | |||||||||||
| Relative Humidity | |||||||||||
| Short Wave Solar Radiation | |||||||||||
| Wind speed and direction | |||||||||||
Sample Storage | |||||||||||
| Chest Freezer (Household type) 0°F | |||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||
| Winch Notes: | |||||||||||
Wire use and application | |||||||||||
| Trawl Winch with .681 fiber optic | |||||||||||
| Winch Notes:
We plan on using the following instruments for over the side work: 1. CTD with minimally a 24-bottle rosette and ideally 36-bottle, with Video Plankton Recorder attached via a science party-supplied sub-stand. Maximum depths sampled will be 1000m with VPR attached and 3000m without VPR. VPR adds ca. 85 lbs in water and 110 lbs in air. Ideally we would also like to attach the SSSG LADCP to the CTD package. Will be deployed with the CTD winch. 2. 1-m2 MOCNESS net system. Ideally this would be deployed over the side using the oceanographic winch with 0.322 wire but we understand that towing instruments over the side is presently not feasible. We therefore would plan to deploy over the stern using the trawl winch with 0.680 EM wire -- note that we selected the 0.681 fiber optic option above but only because the regular 0.680 EM wire wasn't given as an option. We will also need slip rings. 3. 10-m2 MOCNESS net deployed over the stern with the trawl winch with 0.680 EM wire. This is a large net system and we would like to discuss options and needs in terms of deploying/recovering and storing it. 4. Non-rigid mouth-opening 36-m2 midwater trawl. This is a large trawl (although small by fisheries standards) involving two doors. Although it is most often deployed using two warps it is designed to be deployed alternately using a single warp, which we would like to test here using the trawl winch with 0.680 EM 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? | no | ||||||||||
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? | yes | ||||||||||
| Describe deployment method and quantity: | |||||||||||
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: | |||||||||||
Checklist & Notes |
Checklist | |
| U.S. Customs Form: | no |
| Diplomatic Clearance: | no |
| Date Submitted: | |
| Date Approved: | |
| Agent Information: | |
| Countries: | |
| Notes: | |
| Isotope Use Approval: | no |
| Isotope Notes: | |
| SCUBA Diving: | no |
Checklist | |
| SSSG Tech: | |