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  NEU Array  -  2020  -  Marcus Langseth  
  Project Information  
Project Title: Development of a large-aperture coherent hydrophone array hardware system, and data
processing and analysis software system for instantaneous wide-area passive acoustic
monitoring of ocean environments
Project Status: Submitted
Principal Investigator: Purnima R. Makris, Nthest U Project Institution: Nthest U
Project ID: 105692 Version #: 1
Date Submitted: 2/11/2017 11:26:00 AM Created By: Purnima R. Makris
Date Last Modified: 9/12/2018 11:04:00 AM URI Serial #: None
Funding Agencies: NSF/OCE/OTIC - 1736749 - Funded
Summary of Field Work: Two Intermediate and one final testing of coherent hydrophone array hardware.

First test : Prototype array testing for confirming hardware and software parameters

Second test : Intermediate hardware and software testing of a subaperture of the full system. We will complete construction of one subaperture containing 64 hydrophones and the auxillary sensors prior to this sea test.

3rd test: Final hardware and software testing with all four subapertures and functionality of the full system. We will complete construction of all four subapertures containing 160 hydrophones in total and all auxillary sensors prior to this sea test.
Summary of Facility Requirements: CTD/XBT and multibeam/echosounder data will be collected. Will require crane to lift the full array system during mob and demob.
Summary of other requirements and comments:  
Ship Request Identification
Type of Request: Collaborative Ship Use Request Status: Submitted
Request ID: 1009217 Created By: Purnima R. Makris
Date Last Modified: 9/12/2018 11:04:00 AM Date Submitted: 2/11/2017 11:26:00 AM
Requested Ship, Operating Days and Dates
Year: 2020 Ship/Facility: Marcus Langseth
Optimum Start Date: 8/15/2020 Dates to Avoid: Flexible date as long as it occurs after July 15, 2019. The purpose of this cruise is to provide instantaneous wide-area marine mammal monitoring support during Langseth's seismic survey cruises using full coherent hydrophone array system via the POAWRS technique.
 
 
Earliest Start Date: 7/15/2019 Multi-Ship Op: No
Latest Start Date: 8/10/2019 Other Ship(s): Not multi-ship operation

Operating Days Needed: Science Days Mob Days De-Mob Days Estimated Transit Days Total Days
18 1 1 2 22
Repeating Cruise?
(within same year)
No Interval:   # of Cruises:  

Description of Repeating cruise requirements: Not repeating
Justification/Explanation for ship choice, dates,
conflicts, number of days & multi-ship operations:
Not repeating
Work Area for Cruise
Short Description of Op Area
for use in schedules:
Gulf of Maine
Description of Op Area: Our Op area does not have to be the Gulf of Maine. It can be anywhere the Langseth is operating so long as the water depth is not less than 50 m for the first deployment of the coherent hydrophone array.
Op Area Size/Dia.: 50
 
  Lat/Long Marsden Grid Navy Op Area
Beginning
42° N / 68.5° W map
151 map
NA06 map
Ending
42.5° N / 67° W map
151 map
NA06 map
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Foreign Clearance and Permitting Requirements
Foreign Clearance Required? No Coastal States:

NONE
 Important Info on Foreign Research Clearances  

Are you or any member in your science party bringing in any science equipment items which are regulated for export by the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)?
No If yes, have you applied for the necessary permits through your export control office? No
 Questions about ITAR/EAR regulations?

Comments about foreign clearance requirements or
description of any other special permitting requirements
(e.g., MMPA, ESA, IHA, Marine Sanctuaries, etc.)
Not applicable
Port Calls
Requested Start Port Intermediate Port(s) Requested End Port
Woods Hole, MA, USA None Woods Hole, MA, USA
Explanation/justification for requested
ports and dates of intermediate stops
or to list additional port stops
Palisades is the home port of RV Langseth. Palisades is a 4 hour drive from Boston. We prefer to load up at Narragansett or Woods Hole which are closer, if possible.

 Important Info on Working in Foreign Ports

 
Science Party
Chief Scientist: Purnima R. Makris, Nthest U
# in Science Party 10 # of different science teams 1 # Marine Technicians to be
provided by ship operator:
(include in science party total)
1
Explanation of Science Party Requirements and Technician Requirements We will have a minimum of 10 in our science party for the first cruise on RV Langseth to ensure the coherent hydrophone array is operating all 24 hours.

The array will be towed roughly 300 m behind the ship. We need assistance from the crew to deploy and recover the array.

We will collect CTD/XBT and echosounder data, and will require assistance from the ship Science Tech.

We plan to go over with the ship Science Engineer usage of the full POAWRS coherent hydrophone array hardware and data acquisition and analysis software.
Instrumentation Requirements That Impact Scheduling Decisions
Unselected Dynamic PositioningUnselected ADCPUnselected MultibeamUnselected Seismic
Unselected Dredging/Coring/Large Dia. Trawl WireUnselected Stern A-frameUnselected Fiber Optic (.681)Unselected 0.680 Coax Wire
Unselected SCUBA DivingUnselected Radioisotope use - briefly describeUnselected NO Radioisotope use/Natural level workUnselected Other Operator Provided Inst. - Describe
0 PI-Provided Vans - briefly describe Unselected MOCNESS  
Explain Instrumentation or Capability
requirements that could affect choice
of ship in scheduling.

Our goal is to provide instantaneous wide-area marine mammal monitoring with the full coherent hydrophone array system via POAWRS sensing.

If there are active seismic sources in operation, we will also process the full coherent hydrophone array data to investigate instantaneous wide-area active OAWRS imaging with the seismic transmissions.

Major Ancillary Facilities (that require coordination of schedules with ship schedule)
Aircraft
Unselected Helicopter Ops (USCG)Unselected Twin OtterUnselected Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) 
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV)
Unselected Other AUVUnselected Sentry  
Coring Facility
Unselected Jumbo Piston CoringUnselected Large Gravity Core Unselected MC800 multicorer w/ MISO camera/telemetryUnselected OSU Coring Facility (MARSSAM)
Unselected Other Large Coring FacilityUnselected WHOI Long Core  
Human Occupied Vehicle (HOV)
Unselected AlvinUnselected Clelia (HBOI)Unselected JSL I & II (HBOI)Unselected Other HOV
Other Facility
Unselected MISO Facility - deep-sea imagingUnselected Other FacilityUnselected Potential Fields Pool Equipment 
Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV)
Unselected JasonUnselected Other ROV  
Seismic Facility
Unselected Ocean Bottom Seismograph Instrument Center (OBSIC)Unselected Ocean Bottom Seismograph Instrument Pool (OBSIP)Unselected Ocean-Bottom Seismometer Program (UTIG)Unselected Other Seismic/OBS Facility
Unselected PASSCALUnselected Portable MCS groupUnselected Portable MCS/SCS groupUnselected U.S. Geological Survey Ocean Bottom Seismometer Facility (USGS at WHOI)
Towed Underwater Vehicle
Unselected ARGO IIUnselected Hawaii MR1 (HMRG)Unselected IMI12 (HMRG)Unselected IMI120 (HMRG - formerly DSL 120A)
Unselected IMI30 (HMRG)Unselected Other Towed Underwater VehicleUnselected Towfish 
UNOLS Van Pool
Unselected AUV Lab Van #1Unselected Clean Lab VanUnselected Cold Lab VanUnselected General Purpose Lab Van
Unselected Radioisotope Lab VanUnselected Wet Lab Van  
UNOLS Winch Pool
Unselected Mooring SpoolerUnselected Portable WinchUnselected Turn Table 
Explain Major Ancillary Facilities
Requirements and list description
and provider for "other" systems.
N/A

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