Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Cruise Planning Synopsis


AR30-04: Johns "OSNAP East"

Ship

RV Neil Armstrong

Cruise Party

William JOhns: Chief Scientist, Principal Investigator
RSMAS, University of MIami 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway Miami, FL USA 33149
+1 305 421 4054
bjohns@rsmas.miami.edu
- added William JOhns as Chief Scientist on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
- added William JOhns as Principal Investigator on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller

Departure: Jul 1, 2018

Reykjavik

Arrival: Jul 30, 2018

Reykjavik

Operations Area

North Atlantic range: 58-60deg N and 8-35deg W.
- North Atlantic range: 58-60deg N and 8-35deg W. on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
Lat/Lon: 58° 0.0′ N / 33° 0.0′ W
- set lat to 58° 0.0′ N, set lon to 33° 0.0′ W on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
Depth Range: 1200 / 3500
- set min to 1200, set max to 3500 on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
Will the vessel be operating within 200 NM of a foreign country? United Kingdom
- United Kingdom on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
Are visas or special travel documents required? no
- set to no on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller

Science Objectives

This research is part of the U.S. led "Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Program (OSNAP), an effort to determine the strength of the meridional overturning circulation and associated heat and freshwater fluxes in the subpolar North Atlantic.  It is a collaborative program with scientists from several nations, including the U.K., the Netherlands, Germany, France, Canada, and China.  Scientists from the U.S., the U.K., and the Netherlands will participate in this cruise.

The specific objectives of this cruise are as follows:

  1. To perform mooring operations along the OSNAP East line between Scotland and Greenland, including servicing (recovery and redeployment) of 15 current meter moorings, recovery of two current meter moorings and 3 sound source moorings, and deployment of 4 additional current meter moorings.
  2. To conduct standard CTD (Conductivity-Temperature-Depth) and Lowered ADCP (Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler) stations at selected sites along the same mooring line.
  3. To recover and deploy ocean gliders, as needed, along the section. 
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This research is part of the U.S. led "Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Program (OSNAP), an effort to determine the strength of the meridional overturning circulation and associated heat and freshwater fluxes in the subpolar North Atlantic.  It is a collaborative program with scientists from several nations, including the U.K., the Netherlands, Germany, France, Canada, and China.  Scientists from the U.S., the U.K., and the Netherlands will participate in this cruise.

The specific objectives of this cruise are as follows:

  1. To perform mooring operations along the OSNAP East line between Scotland and Greenland, including servicing (recovery and redeployment) of 15 current meter moorings, recovery of two current meter moorings and 3 sound source moorings, and deployment of 4 additional current meter moorings.
  2. To conduct standard CTD (Conductivity-Temperature-Depth) and Lowered ADCP (Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler) stations at selected sites along the same mooring line.
  3. To recover and deploy ocean gliders, as needed, along the section. 
 on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller

Science Activities

In addition to the above, limited Seabeam surveying will be done to help site a mooring on the western flank of Hatton Bank, near 57 48'N 19 06'W.
- In addition to the above, limited Seabeam surveying will be done to help site a mooring on the western flank of Hatton Bank, near 57 48'N 19 06'W. on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller

Additional Info

Pre-cruise Planning Meeting: Teleconference
- Teleconference on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
- on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller

Stations:

Supporting documentation:

»Cruise_Prospectus_Armstrong_July2018.docx
- added Cruise_Prospectus_Armstrong_July2018.docx on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller

Funding

Funding Agency: NSF
Grant or contract number: OCE1332978

Scientific Instrumentation for R/V Armstrong

Shipboard Equipment

12 kHz Pinger for Wire Use,
A-Frame,
ADCP 150 kHz,
ADCP 300 kHz,
ADCP 38 kHz,
Bathymetry System 12 kHz,
Crane,
Deionized Water System,
Dynamic Positioning System,
EK80 Sonar,
EM122 (12 kHz) Multibeam Echosounder,
Science Underway Seawater System
-added ADCP 300 kHz on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
-added ADCP 75 kHz on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
-added Bathymetry System 12 kHz on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
-added Bathymetry System 3.5 kHz on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
-added Deionized Water System on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
-added Multibeam on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
-added Science Underway Seawater System on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
-added 12 kHz Pinger for Wire Use on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
-added A-Frame on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
-added ADCP 150 kHz on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
-added ADCP 300 kHz on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
-added ADCP 38 kHz on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
-added Bathymetry System 12 kHz on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
-added Crane on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
-added Deionized Water System on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
-added Dynamic Positioning System on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
-added EK80 Sonar on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
-added EM122 (12 kHz) Multibeam Echosounder on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
-added Science Underway Seawater System on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller

Shipboard Communication

Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet
-added Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
-added Basic Internet access via HiSeasNet on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller

CTD/Water Sampling

911+ Rosette 24-position, 10-liter bottle Rosette with dual T/C sensors,
SBE43 oxygen sensor,
Wet Labs C*Star transmissometer (660nm wavelength),
Wet Labs FLNTURTD Combination Flourometer and Turbidity Sensor
-added 911+ Rosette 24-position, 10-liter bottle Rosette with dual T/C sensors on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
-added SBE43 oxygen sensor on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
-added Wet Labs FLNTURTD Combination Flourometer and Turbidity Sensor on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
-added 911+ Rosette 24-position, 10-liter bottle Rosette with dual T/C sensors on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
-added SBE43 oxygen sensor on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
-added Wet Labs C*Star transmissometer (660nm wavelength) on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
-added Wet Labs FLNTURTD Combination Flourometer and Turbidity Sensor on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller

Critical CTD Sensors

CTD-Related Equipment

Lowered Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (LADCP)
-added Lowered Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (LADCP) on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
-added Lowered Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (LADCP) on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller

Hydrographic Analysis Equipment

Dissolved Oxygen Titration System (Brinkmann Titrator),
Oxygen Sample Bottles (available in 150 ml sizes) ,
Salinometer ,
Salt Bottles (2 cases of 125 ml provided)
-added Salinometer on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
-added Salt Bottles (2 cases of 125 ml provided) on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
-added Dissolved Oxygen Titration System (Brinkmann Titrator) on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
-added Oxygen Sample Bottles (available in 150 ml sizes) on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
-added Salinometer on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
-added Salt Bottles (2 cases of 125 ml provided) on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller

MET Sensors

Air temperature,
Barometric Pressure,
Long Wave Solar Radiation,
Precipitation,
Relative Humidity,
Short Wave Solar Radiation,
Wind speed and direction
-added Air temperature on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
-added Barometric Pressure on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
-added Precipitation on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
-added Relative Humidity on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
-added Short Wave Solar Radiation on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
-added Wind speed and direction on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
-added Air temperature on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
-added Barometric Pressure on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
-added Long Wave Solar Radiation on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
-added Precipitation on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
-added Relative Humidity on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
-added Short Wave Solar Radiation on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
-added Wind speed and direction on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller

Sample Storage

Freezer -70°C 25 cu. ft.,
Freezer -70°C 3.2 cu. ft. ea.
-added Freezer -70°C 25 cu. ft. on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
-added Freezer -70°C 3.2 cu. ft. ea. on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
Storage Notes: nutrient sample bottles
- added nutrient sample bottles on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller

Navigation

Will you be using Long Base Line (LBL) navigation? no
- added no on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
How many nets? null
How many tansponders? null
Will you be using Ultra-short baseline (USBL) navigation?no
- added no on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller

Navigation

GPS
-added GPS on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
-added GPS on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
Navigation Notes:

Winches

UNOLS Winch Pool
-added CTD Winch with .322" Electro-mechanical wire on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
-added UNOLS Winch Pool on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
Winch Notes: Lebus Winch
- added Lebus Winch on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
Winch Notes:

Standard Oceanographic Cables

Slip ring required? no
Non-standard wire required? no
Traction winch required? no

Portable Vans

Hydrographic Van
-added Hydrographic Van on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller

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? no

Special Requirements

Elecrical Power: yes Identify Lebus winch
Equipment Handling: no Identify: 
Inter/intraship Communications: no Identify: 
Science Stowage: no Identify: 
Water: no Identify: 
Electrical Power Revisions

- Electrical Power : added yes on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
- Identify : added Lebus winch on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller

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?yes
- added yes on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
Describe deployment method and quantity:

Radioactive Material

Radioiosotopes:no

Additional Information

Is night time work anticipated on this cruise?yes
- added yes on Mar 2, 2018 9:48 AM by Sarah Fuller
Specialized 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: