Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Cruise Planning Synopsis


AR46-02: Alford "BLT"

Ship

RV Neil Armstrong

Cruise Party

Matthew Alford: Chief Scientist
Organization Name US
+1 858 246 1646
malford@ucsd.edu

Marie-Jose Messias: Principal Investigator
University of Exeter UK
+1 123 456 7890
M.Messias@exeter.ac.uk

Alberto Naveira Garabato: Principal Investigator
University of Southampton UK
+1 123 456 7890
acng@noc.soton.ac.uk

Kurt Polzin: Principal Investigator
Organization Name USA
+1 508 289 3368
kpolzin@whoi.edu

Gunnar Voet: Principal Investigator
US
+1 858 822 6809
gvoet@ucsd.edu

Departure: Jun 27, 2020

Galway

Arrival: Aug 6, 2020

Galway

Operations Area

Rockall Trough
Lat/Lon: 54° 0.0′ N / 12° 0.0′ W
Depth Range: 0 / 2500
Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country? Ireland, UK
Are visas or special travel documents required? no

Science Objectives

Measure turbulent fluxes near the bottom at the sloping edge of the Rockall Trough

Science Activities

  • Mooring deployments
  • Mooring recoveries
  • Dye release
  • Tracer release
  • CTD/LADCP towyos
  • fastCTD surveys / epsilometer surveys
  • Autonomous microstructure profiler
  • Tethered microstructure profiler

Additional Info

Pre-cruise Planning Meeting: Teleconference

Stations:

Supporting documentation:

Funding

Funding Agency: NSF
Grant or contract number: 1756264

Scientific Instrumentation for R/V Armstrong

Other Science Vans:

Shipboard Equipment

Bathymetry System 12 kHz
ADCP 300 kHz
ADCP 150 kHz
A-Frame
Science Underway Seawater System
12 kHz Pinger for Wire Use
EM122 (12 kHz) Multibeam Echosounder
Dynamic Positioning System
ADCP 38 kHz
EM710 MkII (40 to 100 kHz) Multibeam Echosounder
Shipboard Equipment Notes:

need uplink-capable CTD (9/11+)

LADCP clamps

12 KHz Knudsen and driving transducer with our deck unit for mooring operations


Shipboard Communication

Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet

CTD/Water Sampling

Wet Labs ECO-AFL fluorometer
Wet Labs C*Star transmissometer (660nm wavelength)
Seapoint STM turbidity sensor
SBE43 oxygen sensor
911+ Rosette 24-position, 10-liter bottle Rosette with dual T/C sensors
Wet Labs FLNTURTD Combination Flourometer and Turbidity Sensor

Critical CTD Sensors

Hydrographic Analysis Equipment

Salinometer
Salt Bottles (2 cases of 125 ml provided)

MET Sensors

Barometric Pressure
Air temperature
Precipitation
Relative Humidity
Wind speed and direction
Short Wave Solar Radiation
Long Wave Solar Radiation
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
Navigation Notes:

Winches

UNOLS Winch Pool
Winch Notes: TSE winch needed for mooring operations

Wire use and application

3/8" Hydro Wire
Winch Notes: Will bring winch for fastCTD wire, appendix A compliant.

Tracer injection sled will go on CTD wire.

Will mount LADCP & seabatteries on rosette.

Will bring dragging gear for use with trawl winch in case acoustic releases on moorings fail.

Standard Oceanographic Cables

Slip ring required? no
Non-standard wire required? no
Traction winch required? no
Science Van 1
Type/size: 20' tracer van Location: forward O1
Water: ? Power:?
Science Van 2
Type/size: 20' mooring van Location: main deck
Water: no Power:no
Science Van 3
Type/size: 20' injection sled van (if sled cannot go into high bay) Location: main deck
Water: no Power:no

Specialized Deck Equipment

Mooring Deployment/Recovery Equipment Required: no Type: 
Cruise Specific Science Winch Required: no Type: 
Nets Required: no Type: 

Over the Side Equipment

Will you be bringing any equipment (winches, blocks, etc.) that lowers instruments over the side? yes Details: fastCTD winch

Special Requirements

Elecrical Power: no Identify 
Equipment Handling: no Identify: 
Inter/intraship Communications: no Identify: 
Science Stowage: no Identify: 
Water: no Identify: 

Additional Cruise Items/Activities

Explosive Devices:no Portable Air Compressors:no Flammable Gases:no Small Boat Operations:no SCUBA Diving Operations:no

Hazardous Material

Will hazardous material be utilized?yesDescribe deployment method and quantity:
Lithium batteries contained in moored equipment.

Radioactive Material

Radioiosotopes:no

Additional Information

Is night time work anticipated on this cruise?yesSpecialized tech support (Seabeam, coring, other):
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: