Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Cruise Planning Synopsis
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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 1, 2018 | |
| Woods Hole | |
Arrival: Aug 3, 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. This request specifically covers the initial large scale hydrographic survey needed to initialize the numerical model run by Pierre Lermusiaux at MIT | |
Science Activities | |
| Operations will include CTD profiling over a broad area south of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket | |
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: 263949.00 |
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 only | |
| What are the dimensions? 3 | |
| What is the weight in air? | |
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: | |