Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Cruise Planning Synopsis


TBD

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

Departure: Apr 16, 2019

Woods Hole

Arrival: Apr 16, 2019

Woods Hole

Operations Area

Nantucket Shoals
Lat/Lon: 41° 18.0′ N / 69° 42.0′ W
Depth Range: ~20 / ~100
Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country? no

Science Objectives

Collect sand lance larvae and zooplankton with plankton nets and conduct CTD casts in the Nantucket Shoals region.

Science Activities

Plankton tows with a bongo net and CTD casts.

Additional Info

Pre-cruise Planning Meeting: Visit WHOI
Meeting Notes: I'm at WHOI.

Stations:

Supporting documentation:

»Nantucket_Shoals_sand_lance_stations.xlsx

Funding

Funding Agency: NOAA
Grant or contract number: 22180408

Scientific Instrumentation for R/V Tioga

Shipboard Equipment

A-Frame
ADCP 300 kHz
CTD Winch
Trawl Winch

CTD/Water Sampling

Tioga 911+, 12 Bottle Rosette, 2 Liter Bottles

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
What are the dimensions?
~1x1 m3
What is the weight in air?
~50 lbs

Hazardous Material

Will hazardous material be utilized?yes
Describe deployment method and quantity:
Standard oblique tow astern.

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: