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  Schedule Information  
Ship: Atlantis Schedule Status: Final Schedule ID: 10873
Schedule Year: 2010 Schedule Name: Atlantis 2010 Schedule/Final Version
Notes: *** PLEASE NOTE: The ports for the Gulf of Mexico cruises are subject to change.

Alvin Eng dives need to be scheduled
12/10: Nooner cruise will depart on 12/15 and arrive on 01/03, will use Alvin
01/21: Cut 4 days from Calnex/Bates cruise
01/02: Capone/Moffett departed one day late on 01/29
02/08: Removed 1 day for Eglinton from Toole cruise and added Alvin Eng dive day in SD
5/4: Arrival into San Diego changed from 4/25 to 4/24
6/1: Cowen will depart on 6/14 and use Jason
6/16: Cowen cruise departed on 6/15
7/16: Added Gulf Rapid Response Cruise for C. Fisher w/Alvin in Dec.
8/24: Changed departure from SD to 8/18
9/10: Arrival into WHOI changed to the 6th
9/10: additional dives added to the Joye and Fisher cruise
9/17: added Alvin Eng dive to Joye cruise in place of maint day.
11/9: added Sentry to Fisher/German cruise
11/24: added shipyard port Jacksonville, FL.
12/15: additional day / dive added onto Chuck Fisher cruise (12/14) / New ETA into Gulfport 12/15 // New Departure date from Gulfport 12/15 // NEW ETA Jacksonville Fl. 12/19.
12/28: Publish final version 2010 schedule
  Cruise Information  
Ship Request Information
Operator Cruise ID:
Chief Scientist: None
Activity Type: At Sea for Science
Created By: Elizabeth Caporelli
Compare Request:
Project Short Title: Brine Seep MO
Requested Year: 2010
Requested Ship: Knorr  
Request Type: Primary  
Created By: Samantha B. Joye  
Load Non-charge Days: 0
Load Charge Days: 2   Load Date: 11/6/2010
Activity Days: 24 Adjustment Days Start Date: 11/8/2010
Transit Days: 2 0 End Date: 12/3/2010
Unload Charge Days: 1   Unload Date: 12/4/2010
Unload Non-charge Days: 0
Mob Days: 1  
Science Days: 20 Optimum Start Date: 6/1/2010
Transit Estimate: 2 Earliest Start Date: 5/1/2010
Demob Days: 1 Latest Start Date: 7/20/2010
Repeating Cruise: No Dates To Avoid: Sailing after 7/20 is problematic because of hurricane season; inclement weather would hinder ROV ops.
Number of Repeating Cruises: 0 Repeating Interval:
Repeating Cruise Comments:
Justification/Comments: The Knorr is an ideal platfrom for this work in terms of size, science party size and it's compatibility with the JASON. We will visit 6 field sites during this cruise, spending between 2 and 5 days at each site.
PI   Project/Purpose   Agency   Funding Status   Op Days
Samantha B. Joye, Georgia   Brine Seep MO   NSF/BIO/EF   Funded   25
Samantha B. Joye, Georgia   BP Spill Biogeochem   NSF/OCE   Funded   3
Catherine Offinger, WHOI   2010 Alvin Eng Dives   NSF/OCE   Funded   1
  ALVIN   OTHER   Pending   0
  Start Port: Galveston, TX, USA
  End Port: Gulfport, MS, USA
Requested Start Port: Gulfport, FL, USA
Intermediate Port(s): None
Requested End Port: Galveston, TX, USA
Port Comments: Gulfport is the closest port to our most eastern study sites (transit from port to site is ~ 15 hours); Galveston is the closest port to our most western study site (transit from site to port is ~13 hours)
  Lat/Long Marsden Grid Navy Op Area
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Ending
 
Op Area Description:
  Lat/Long Marsden Grid Navy Op Area
Beginning
30.36° N / 9.04° W map
109 map
NA07 map
Ending
29.29° N / 94.87° W map
82 map
NA09 map
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Op Area Description: Gulf of Mexico
Coastal States Requiring Clearance:
Foreign Clearance Required: No
Foreign Clearance Comments:
Ancil Facilities:
Instrumentation Requested: Dynamic Positioning
Radioisotope use - briefly describe
Instrumentation Comments: Radioisotope tracer experiments will be conducted to quantify rates of microbial activity in brine samples. These experiments will be conducted in an isotope isolation van.
Ancil Facilities Requested: Jason
Ancil Facility Comments: The JASON is the ideal vessel for collecting the samples required by this project.
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Cruise Notes: 20 dives + 3 additional new dives, 1 day Alvin eng dive at the start of the cruise.