Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Cruise Planning Synopsis
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AT41: Adams/Cordes "DEEP SEARCH 2018" | |
Ship | |
| R/V Atlantis | |
Vehicles | |
| HOV Alvin | |
Cruise Party | |
| Erik Cordes: Chief Scientist Temple University 1900 N 12th St Philadelphia, PA US 19122 +1 215 204 8876 ecordes@temple.edu Amanda Dempoulos: Principal Investigator USGS USA +1 352 264 3490 ademopoulos@usgs.gov |
Departure: Aug 19, 2018 | |
| WHOI | |
Arrival: Sep 2, 2018 | |
| WHOI | |
Operations Area | |
| offshore VA to GA | |
| Lat/Lon: | |
| Depth Range: 200 / 3000 | |
| Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country? | no |
Science Objectives | |
| Exploration of the region in between Virginia and Georgia for potentially sensitivie deep-sea communities in advance of future hydrocarbon exploration in the region. Focus on canyons, corals, and cold seeps. | |
Science Activities | |
| Multibeam mapping, oceanography from CTD casts, multicore deployments, Alvin dives with niskin sampling, push cores (for geochemistry, microbiology, and macrofauna), community collections, slurp sampling, live coral collections. Possible deployment and recovery of landers, depending on scheduling of other cruises before August. | |
Additional Info | |
| Pre-cruise Planning Meeting: Teleconference | |
| Media personnel on board: Video | |
| Two film-makers associated with the DEEP SEARCH project. Ivan Hurzeler has been on board before, shooting "Acid Horizon" in 2014 with Cordes | |
Stations: | |
Supporting documentation: | |
| »Monocore_details.docx | |
| »site_list_for_pre_cruise.xlsx | |
Funding |
| Funding Agency: NOAA | |
| Grant or contract number: ship time from OER | |
| Funding Agency: BOEM | |
| Grant or contract number: M17PC00009 | |
| Funding Agency: USGS | |
| Grant or contract number: |
Scientific Instrumentation for R/V Atlantis |
Shipboard Equipment | |||||||||||
| Bathymetry System 12 kHz | |||||||||||
| Sippican XBT System (Mark 21) | |||||||||||
| ADCP 75 kHz | |||||||||||
| Deionized Water System | |||||||||||
| Science Underway Seawater System | |||||||||||
| Transponder Navigation - Sonardyne USBL | |||||||||||
| Navigation - Heading | |||||||||||
| Multibeam | |||||||||||
| Fume Hood | |||||||||||
| Navigation - Position | |||||||||||
Shipboard Communication | |||||||||||
| Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet | |||||||||||
CTD/Water Sampling | |||||||||||
| 911+ Rosette 24-position, 10-liter bottle Rosette with dual T/C sensors | |||||||||||
| SBE43 oxygen sensor | |||||||||||
| Seapoint STM turbidity sensor | |||||||||||
| Wet Labs ECO-AFL fluorometer | |||||||||||
Critical CTD Sensors | |||||||||||
Sediment Sampling | |||||||||||
| Multi-core | |||||||||||
Sample Storage | |||||||||||
| Climate Controlled Walk-in | |||||||||||
| Freezer -70°C 25 cu. ft. | |||||||||||
| Refrigerator 8.6 cu. ft. | |||||||||||
| Scientific Walk-in Freezer | |||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||
| USBL | |||||||||||
| Navigation Notes: | |||||||||||
Winches | |||||||||||
| CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire | |||||||||||
| Winch Notes: Winch needs will be dependent on the multicore used, and the potential lander launch and recoveries. | |||||||||||
Wire use and application | |||||||||||
| CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire | |||||||||||
| Winch Notes: Winch needs will be dependent on the multicore used, and the potential lander launch and recoveries. | |||||||||||
Standard Oceanographic Cables | |||||||||||
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Portable Vans | |||||||||||
| Chemical Storage Van | |||||||||||
| Isotope Van | |||||||||||
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? | yes | ||||||||||
| Details: I don't think so, but we may need to launch and recover landers. I will know by April 1. | |||||||||||
Special Requirements | |||||||||||
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Additional Cruise Items/Activities | |||||||||||
| Explosive Devices: | no | ||||||||||
| Portable Air Compressors: | no | ||||||||||
| Flammable Gases: | yes | ||||||||||
| Small Boat Operations: | yes | ||||||||||
| SCUBA Diving Operations: | no | ||||||||||
Hazardous Material | |||||||||||
| Will hazardous material be utilized? | yes | ||||||||||
| Describe deployment method and quantity: | |||||||||||
Radioactive Material | |||||||||||
| Radioiosotopes: | yes | ||||||||||
Additional Information | |||||||||||
| Is night time work anticipated on this cruise? | yes | ||||||||||
| Specialized tech support (Seabeam, coring, other): Multibeam, multicore, CTD | |||||||||||
| Other required equipment and special needs: | |||||||||||
Scientific Instrumentation for HOV Alvin |
Site Survey | |||||||
| Will you provide detailed charts of the work area(s)? | yes | ||||||
| If no, willl you need R/V Atlantis to generate maps of the work area(s)? | no | ||||||
| Will you need post-dive maps of the work area generated? | no | ||||||
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 for other than Alvin operations? | no | ||||||
Vehicle Equipment | |||||||
| Bio collection boxes: 12 x 12 x 12 | |||||||
| Bio collection boxes: 12 x 12 x 24 | |||||||
| CTD | |||||||
| Large capacity slurp samplers: single-chamber | |||||||
| Niskin bottles (1L bottle rack) | |||||||
| Profiling sonar | |||||||
| Push corers (12-pack rack) | |||||||
| Rock collection baskets: 12" x 12" x 12" milk crates | |||||||
| Rock collection baskets: 12" x 18" x 12" milk crates | |||||||
| Scoop nets | |||||||
| Slurp pump: single chamber 'pelagic' medium flow | |||||||
| Tube cores: 12 core array (12" x 18" milk crate base) | |||||||
Elevators | |||||||
| Will you be using elevators to transport samples to the surface? | no | ||||||
| If yes, how many would you anticipate? | |||||||
Science Supplied Equipment | |||||||
| Are you supplying equipment to be used on HOV Alvin | yes | ||||||
| Has this equipment been used on Alvin before? | yes | ||||||
| Please give a brief description of the equipment, its intended purpose, the cruise # it was last used on if any and its deployment method.
bushmaster and mussel pots | |||||||
| Does this equipment use an external pressure housing? | no | ||||||
| Has the pressure housing been tested per Alvin Pressure Test requirements? | no | ||||||
| Pressure housing schematic with dimensions and include air and water weights. | |||||||
| Air weight of this equipment? | |||||||
| Water weight of this equipment? | |||||||
| Does the equipment require a power interface from Alvin? | no | ||||||
| Voltage required | |||||||
| Power required | |||||||
| Data Interface | null|||||||
| Does the equipment meet the electrical requirements of the Alvin User Manual? | no | ||||||
| Please provide power and comms specifics, wiring diagram, pinout, and wiring harness in advance of the cruise. | |||||||
| Does this equipment require hydraulic inputs from the vehicle? | yes | ||||||
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| Hydraulic schematic of the equipment requirements. | |||||||
| Does this equipment require manipulation? | yes | ||||||
| If yes, please describe how the equipment is to be manipulated:
both are held with the manipulator. Mussel pots also require hydraulic ram (used to trigger major samplers) to be on the manipulator. | |||||||
| Will this equipment be deployed off the vehicle? | no | ||||||
| If yes, please describe how the equipment is intended for deployment: | |||||||
| If yes, will the equipment be disconnected from the vehicle and left in situ? | no | ||||||
| How long will the deployment be? | |||||||
| Will the equipment be recovered by the same vehicle? | no | ||||||
| Do you intend to recover any other previously deployed equipment? | yes | ||||||
| If yes, please describe this equipment: Potential for assistance with recovery of landers if acoustic releases fail | |||||||
| Does this equipment use any glass spheres for either buoyancy or as pressure housings? | yes | ||||||
| Does the equipment have an associated computer or control panel for remote operation from the personnel sphere? | no | ||||||
| Has the computer or control panel been gas tested for use in the personnel sphere? | no | ||||||
Hazardous Material | |||||||
| Will hazardous material be utilized? | no | ||||||
| Describe deployment method and quantity: | |||||||
Additional Information | |||||||
| Brief operations description or comments: | |||||||
| Navy Clearance: Granted 8/17/2018:
Within 5 NM radius of 34-59N 075-12W during period 200000Q thru 222400Q AUG 18. Within 5 NM radius of 32-59N 075-56W during period 210000Q thru 232400Q AUG 18. Within 5 NM radius of 32-01N 077-24W during period 220000Q thru 242400Q AUG 18. Within 5 NM radius of 31-19N 077-15W during period 230000Q thru 252400Q AUG 18. Within 5 NM radius of 31-05N 079-30W during period 240000Q thru 262400Q AUG 18. Within 5 NM radius of 30-34N 079-42W during period 250000Q thru 272400Q AUG 18. Within 5 NM radius of 32-01N 078-19W during period 260000Q thru 282400Q AUG 18. Within 5 NM radius of 32-30N 076-11W during period 270000Q thru 292400Q AUG 18. Within 5 NM radius of 33-34N 076-27W during period 280000Q thru 302400Q AUG 18. Within 5 NM radius of 35-17N 074-54W during period 290000Q thru 312400Q AUG 18. Within 5 NM radius of 37-02N 074-19W during period 300000Q AUG thru 012400Q SEP 18. | |||||||
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: | |