Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Cruise Planning Synopsis
Tioga NSF Hazards | |
Ship | |
| R/V Tioga | |
Cruise Party | |
| Glen Gawarkiewicz: Chief Scientist, Principal Investigator Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Clark 343C, MS#21 Woods Hole, Ma. USA 02543 +1 508 289 2913 ggawarkiewicz@whoi.edu |
Departure: Aug 4, 2018 | |
| Woods Hole | |
Arrival: Aug 17, 2018 | |
| Woods Hole | |
Operations Area | |
| South of Martha's Vineyard | |
| Lat/Lon: 41° 30.0′ N / 70° 40.0′ W | |
| Depth Range: 10 / 80 | |
| Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country? | no |
Science Objectives | |
| Hydrographic sampling in support of large NSF field program on Lagrangian flow characteristics in coastal regions. | |
Science Activities | |
| Operations will include CTD profiling and REMUS operations. Sampling will be coordinated with MIT and other field observations from Virginia Tech, WHOI (Kirincich and Rypina) | |
Additional Info | |
| Pre-cruise Planning Meeting: Visit WHOI | |
Stations: | |
| Not decided yet, similar to August 2017 Distance: 30 Days: 14 Latitude: 41° 0.0’ N Longitude: 70° 40.0’ W | |
Supporting documentation: | |
Funding |
| Funding Agency: NSF | |
| Grant or contract number: 26394900 |
Scientific Instrumentation for R/V Tioga |
Shipboard Equipment | |
| A-Frame | |
| ADCP 300 kHz | |
| CTD Winch | |
| Navigation - Position | |
| Knudsen SBP | |
CTD/Water Sampling | |
| Biospherical underwater PAR (1000m depth limit) with reference Surface PAR | |
| SBE43 oxygen sensor | |
| Seapoint STM turbidity sensor | |
| Wet Labs ECO-AFL fluorometer | |
| Tioga 911+, 12 Bottle Rosette, 2 Liter Bottles | |
MET Sensors | |
| Air temperature | |
| Barometric Pressure | |
| Relative Humidity | |
| SBE 45 Sea Surface Temperature | |
| SBE 48 Hull Temperature | |
| SeaStar Sea Surface Flourometer | |
| Wind speed and direction | |
Equipment Deployment | |
| What type of equipment will you deploy? Tioga CTD and REMUS | |
| What are the dimensions? REMUS 1003 | |
| What is the weight in air? 100 lb. | |
Hazardous Material | |
| Will hazardous material be utilized? | no |
| Describe deployment method and quantity: | |
Additional Information | |
| Brief operations description or comments: | |
| 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: | |