AR19 Geyer "USRS"

Ship

RV Neil Armstrong

Cruise Party

W. Geyer: Chief Scientist, Principal Investigator Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Bigelow 208, MS#11 Woods Hole, Ma. USA 02543 +1 508 289 2868 rgeyer@whoi.edu

Departure: Jun 24, 2017
Woods Hole
Arrival: Jun 30, 2017
Woods Hole
Operations Area
Eastern Long Island Sound
Lat/Lon: 41° 15.6′ N / 70° 20.9′ W
Depth Range: 6 m / 35 m
Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country?	n/a
Are visas or special travel documents required?	no
Science Objectives
Autonomous underwater vehicle operations to resolve the spatial structure of fronts and other hydrodynamic features in the estuary and plume of the Connecticut River SSSG Note: As described in the pre-cruise meeting, this work is being done in a difficult area to work in, (due to currents and fronts), with a major goal being to get the AUV's to work together. Basically, improve AUV ops.  rsl
Science Activities
Deployment of autonomous vehicles near the mouth of the Connecticut River (daytime ops) Hydrographic measurements (CTD) in Long Island Sound near the mouth of the Connecticut River Sediment coring in Long Island Sound near the mouth of the Connecticut River (night-time ops).
Additional Info
Pre-cruise Planning Meeting: Teleconference/Visit WHOI
Stations:
Supporting documentation:
»mouth_coring_locations.pptx
»vessels_usrs_ct_mouth_rev_3.xlsx
»small_boat_operations.docx
»day_by_day_operations_plan.docx
»Geyer_AR20_precruise_agenda.pdf
Notes: See small boat operations for Plans for Personnel Transfers.

Funding

Funding Agency: ONR/NAVY

Grant or contract number: N00014-16-1-2948

Scientific Instrumentation for R/V Armstrong

Other Science Vans:

Shipboard Equipment
ADCP 300 kHz
A-Frame
Science Underway Seawater System
EK80 Sonar
Crane
EM710 MkII (40 to 100 kHz) Multibeam Echosounder
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
Biospherical underwater PAR (1000m depth limit) with reference Surface PAR
Wet Labs FLNTURTD Combination Flourometer and Turbidity Sensor
Critical CTD Sensors
CTD should be ready to go, but it's unlikely to be use very much due to the shallow waters.
MET Sensors
Barometric Pressure
Air temperature
Precipitation
Relative Humidity
Wind speed and direction
Short Wave Solar Radiation
Long Wave Solar Radiation
Sample Storage
Scientific Walk-in Refrigerator
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:
Winch Notes:
Wire use and application
CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire
Winch Notes:
Standard Oceanographic Cables
Slip ring required? no Non-standard wire required? no Traction winch required? no

Science Van 1
Type/size: 20ft Lab		Location: main doors facing stern - see notes at end
Water: wash down		Power:220vac, single phase, 60A service

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: handling equipment for REMUS 100 and 600 and IVER AUV.  Andy Girard will supply.

Special Requirements

Elecrical Power: no	Identify
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:no Small Boat Operations:no SCUBA Diving Operations:no

Hazardous Material

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

Radioactive Material

Radioiosotopes:no

Additional Information

Is night time work anticipated on this cruise?yesSpecialized tech support (Seabeam, coring, other):
Techs will supply basic on/off for mulitbeam, science must supply waypoints.  Science must supply watchstanders if they wish for supervised data collection.Other required equipment and special needs:
Science will NOT be using the ships micromodem.

"Shipyard" for all REMUS repairs is the Armstrong.  (both the 100's and the 600)  Depending on how far a vehicle has to be disasembled, there might be security issues.  Might need to cover any nearby cameras.  REMUS group has a procedure for this, should not be a problem.

Remus 600will be launched fromarmstong.

Science has requested the mess deck for big meetings, they wish to use the tv as a monitor.  Science realizes that this has to be outside of meal and cleanup hours.   Meetings likely to be 1900, should be OK, need to check with ship to confirm.
 
Science is NOT using our USBL tracking system.  Our system is not good for shallow watet, also cannot deploy pole in depths expected.

Tracking is from barge. (See attachement for more detail on small vessel operations)

9 surface vessals  keep track?  AIS recomended for all.  This issue still need lots of work.

Numerous small boat ops and transfers, (See attachement for more detail on small vessel operations)

Up to 4 REMUS 100's and 1 REMUS 600 in the water at the same time. 

5/22: No Van Veen core. Science party will bring small a small HAPS corer-- about 300 #.
No logger.  The little corer will be used for the 20 stations near mouth of CT river.
5/22: waiting for specs on science vans

How to keep track of all the people moving around.  (some sort of gangway sign in?)

logistics of science personel not staying on board.

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:
Regarding van specifics: Updated 6/2 (confirming with science party if one van or two)   Power requirements: 220vac, single phase, >/= 60A service Science party has made a 100’ 6/4 cable for power (unterminated @ ship end) Weight should not exceed 12k lbs.  ** I will provide a  more exact weight asap. Size: standard ISO: 20’x8’x8.5’ (LxWxH) Van access & placement details:   Clocking van with main doors facing stern: Loading ramp for uuv: 40” wide x 120” long –main doors access only 1x personnel access door located portside & centered lengthwise. 1 protrusion centered forward , HVAC: (+ 18d” x 36w x 18h” ,bottom 60” from deck) Power & data penetrators; forward portside below HVAC unit Water requirements:  We would like to wash down the uuv post mission to abate corrosion; garden hose & graywater adequate.