Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Cruise Planning Synopsis
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AT18-12 | |
Ship | |
| R/V Atlantis | |
Vehicles | |
| ROV Jason | |
Cruise Party | |
| Scott Nooner: Chief Scientist, Principal Investigator Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory 61 Route 9W Palisades, NY USA 10964 +1 845 365 8944 snooner@ldeo.columbia.edu |
Departure: Oct 4, 2011 | |
| Manzanillo | |
Arrival: Oct 25, 2011 | |
| San Diego | |
Operations Area | |
| NP13 | |
| Lat/Lon: 9° 50.0′ N / 104° 17.0′ W | |
| Depth Range: 2500 / 2900 | |
| Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country? | no |
Science Objectives | |
| 1. Carry out a seafloor geodetic survey by making repeated measurements on 10 seafloor benchmarks using a pressure gauge package that is connected to the ROV with an umbilical.
2. Recover bottom pressure recorders (BPRs) that have been on bottom for over 3 years. The BPR locations are primarily on the ridge axis. They have acoustic transponders and releases that did not work properly when we tried to recover them in 2009. The goal this year is to recover them using the ROV.
3. Collect high resolution bathymetry data along the ridge axis when transiting along the ridge. | |
Science Activities | |
1. Carry out a seafloor geodetic survey by making repeated measurements on 10 seafloor benchmarks using a pressure gauge package that is connected to the ROV with an umbilical.
2. Recover bottom pressure recorders (BPRs) that have been on bottom for over 3 years. The BPR locations are primarily on the ridge axis. They have acoustic transponders and releases that did not work properly when we tried to recover them in 2009. The goal this year is to recover them using the ROV.
3. Collect high resolution bathymetry data along the ridge axis when transiting along the ridge.
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Additional Info | |
| Pre-cruise Planning Meeting: Teleconference | |
Stations: | |
Supporting documentation: | |
| »BPRsrev2011.xls | |
| »Nooner_benchmark_info.doc | |
Funding |
| Funding Agency: NSF | |
| Grant or contract number: 0647840 |
Scientific Instrumentation for R/V Atlantis |
Shipboard Equipment | |||||||||||
| Navigation - Heading | |||||||||||
CTD/Water Sampling | |||||||||||
| 911+ Rosette 24-position, 10-liter bottle Rosette with dual T/C sensors | |||||||||||
Critical CTD Sensors | |||||||||||
MET Sensors | |||||||||||
| Barometric Pressure | |||||||||||
| Air temperature | |||||||||||
| Relative Humidity | |||||||||||
| Wind speed and direction | |||||||||||
Sample Storage | |||||||||||
| Scientific Walk-in Freezer | |||||||||||
| Storage Notes: | |||||||||||
Navigation | |||||||||||
| Will you be using Long Base Line (LBL) navigation? | no | ||||||||||
| How many nets? | 0 | ||||||||||
| How many tansponders? | 0 | ||||||||||
| Will you be using Ultra-short baseline (USBL) navigation? | yes | ||||||||||
| Navigation Notes: | |||||||||||
Winches | |||||||||||
| CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire | |||||||||||
| Winch Notes: | |||||||||||
| Winch Notes: | |||||||||||
Standard Oceanographic Cables | |||||||||||
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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? | no | ||||||||||
Special Requirements | |||||||||||
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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? | no | ||||||||||
| Describe deployment method and quantity: | |||||||||||
Radioactive Material | |||||||||||
| Radioiosotopes: | no | ||||||||||
Additional Information | |||||||||||
| Is night time work anticipated on this cruise? | yes | ||||||||||
| Specialized tech support (Seabeam, coring, other): | |||||||||||
| Other required equipment and special needs: | |||||||||||
Scientific Instrumentation for HOV Jason |
Site Survey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will you provide detailed charts of the work area(s)? | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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? | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| How many tansponders? | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will you be using Ultra-short baseline (USBL) navigation? | yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will you be using Doppler/GPS navigation? | yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| What type of samples do you expect to collect? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elevators | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Will you be using elevators to transport samples to the surface? | yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| If yes, how many would you anticipate? | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Science Supplied Equipment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Are you supplying equipment to be used on HOV Jason | yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Has this equipment been used on Jason 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.
1. Mobile Pressure Recorder--a pressure gauge package requiring 12-24V power and RS232 communications. 2. Bottom Pressure Recorders--we will be recovering several bottom pressure recorder packages. They have glass balls for flotations. We will need a knife on the ROV to cut the burn wire (1/8" stainless braided wire rope). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Does this equipment use an external pressure housing? | yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| If yes, what is the pressure rating? | 10000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| and test pressure? | 6000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Has the pressure housing been tested per Alvin Pressure Test requirements? | yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pressure housing schematic with dimensions and include air and water weights. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Does the equipment have an associated computer or control panel for remote operation from the personnel sphere? | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air weight of this equipment? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Water weight of this equipment? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Checklist & Notes |
Checklist | |
| U.S. Customs Form: | no |
| Diplomatic Clearance: | no |
| Date Submitted: | |
| Date Approved: | |
| Agent Information: | |
| SAN DIEGO CA Master R/V Atlantis Attn: Scientist's Name -AT18-12 c/o Paxton, Shreve & Hays Inc. 453 54th Street Suite 101 San Diego, CA 92114 Contact: Tom Jenkins Port of San Diego 10th Avenue Marine Terminal 623 Switzer St San Diego CA 92101 PANAMA (PACFIC SIDE): Master R/V Atlantis Attn: Scientist's Name - AT18-12 IN TRANSIT c/o Panama Agencies Co. Inc. Centro Commercial Plaza Albrook Locales 29 y 30 Albrook REPUBLIC OF PANAMA Contacts: Francis Zeimetz, Gabriel Bernal Phone: 507-315-0954 Fax: 507-315-0968 Cell: 507-6616-3117, Francis Zeimetz 507-6616-6521, Gabriel Bernal Email: panage@c-com.net.pa panage1@c-com.net.pa panaco@cwpanama.net All parcels, parts and equipment labeled as "Ship's Spares in Transit" should be sent to the address above. Ship's mail and correspondence shoulbe sent to: Master R/V Ship Name Attn: Scientist's Name IN TRANSIT c/oPanama Agencies Co, Inc. P.O. Box 0843-00948 Balboa, Anco Republic of Panama Note: Agent and WHOI contacts should be copied on all communications. It is requested that shipment information of any equipment be communicated to the Agent and WHOI contacts | |
| Countries: | |
| No EEZ clearances needed. Will mob in San Diego USA and Demob in Balboa Panama. | |
| Notes: | |
| US4455's for cargo being loaded in San Diego. | |
| Isotope Use Approval: | no |
| Isotope Notes: | |
| SCUBA Diving: | no |
Checklist | |
| SSSG Tech: | |
| Allison Heater (f), Dave Simms (m) | |
| Loading 10th Avenue Pier San Diego CA. Oct 2 and 3rd. Address: R/V Atlantis Port of San Diego 10th Avenue Marine Terminal 623 Switzer St. San Diego CA. 62101 DEMOB in Balboa Panama | |