Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Cruise Planning Synopsis
Tioga Sand Lance Connectivity |
Ship |
| R/V Tioga |
Cruise Party |
Joel Llopiz: Chief Scientist, Principal Investigator
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Redfield 212, MS#33
Woods Hole, Ma. USA 02543
+1 508 289 3845
jllopiz@whoi.edu
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Departure: Feb 21, 2018 |
| Woods Hole |
Arrival: Feb 21, 2018 |
| Woods Hole |
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Operations Area |
| Nantucket Shoals |
| Lat/Lon: 41° 18.0′ N / 69° 42.0′ W |
| Depth Range: |
| Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country? | no |
Science Objectives |
| Collect sand lance larvae (with plankton nets) and CTD data in the Nantucket Shoals region. |
Science Activities |
| Plankton tows with a tucker trawl and CTD casts. |
Additional Info |
| Pre-cruise Planning Meeting: Visit WHOI |
| Meeting Notes: I'm at WHOI. |
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Supporting documentation: |
| Funding Agency: NOAA |
| Grant or contract number: Forthcoming (newly awarded Sea Grant project) |
Scientific Instrumentation for R/V Tioga |
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Shipboard Equipment |
| A-Frame |
| ADCP 300 kHz |
| CTD Winch |
| Trawl Winch |
CTD/Water Sampling |
| SBE43 oxygen sensor |
| Seapoint STM turbidity sensor |
| Tioga 911+, 12 Bottle Rosette, 2 Liter Bottles |
| Wet Labs ECO-AFL fluorometer |
MET Sensors |
| Air temperature |
| Barometric Pressure |
| Relative Humidity |
| SBE 45 Sea Surface Temperature |
| SeaStar Sea Surface Flourometer |
| Wind speed and direction |
Equipment Deployment |
What type of equipment will you deploy?
1-m2 Tucker Trawl plankton net
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What are the dimensions?
~1x1 m3
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What is the weight in air?
~50 lbs
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Hazardous Material |
| Will hazardous material be utilized? | yes |
Describe deployment method and quantity:
Standard oblique tow astern. |
Additional Information |
Brief operations description or comments:
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Checklist |
| U.S. Customs Form: |
no |
| Diplomatic Clearance: |
no |
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| Isotope Use Approval: |
no |
| Isotope Notes: |
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| SCUBA Diving: |
no |
Checklist |
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