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  Phillipines DRI  -  2007  -  Melville  
  Project Information  
Project Title: Philippines Archipelago Dynamics DRI - Ingterdisciplinary cruise Project Status: Submitted
Principal Investigator: Pierre Flament, UH_SOEST Project Institution: UH_SOEST
Project ID: 100664 Version #: 4
Date Submitted: 3/1/2007 7:27:00 PM Created By: Arnold L. Gordon
Date Last Modified: 9/21/2007 1:49:00 PM URI Serial #: 20061120185634AM
Funding Agencies: NAVY/ONR - NONE - Funded
Summary of Field Work: The purpose of this cruise, part of the ONR-funded "Archipelago Dynamics DRI", is to to provide opportunities for marine scientists from Philippines Institutions, to conduct an observational program to quantify the mesoscale bio-physical interactions in the Philippines straits system. Measurements of the near-surface mesoscale circulation are planned using hydrography, shipboard ADCP and EM-APEX floats. Water properties measurements will include nutrients, pigment, phyto- and zoo-plankton sampling. Coring will be perfomed to assess the signatures in the sediments. These observations will be used to describe quantitatively the interactions between the atmospheric forcing, the physical response of the ocean, and the corresponding bio-geochemical processes. Additionally, moored instruments and drifting buoys will be deployed in preparation for the subsequent Intensive Observation Period of the ONR DRI. The emphasis will be on training young scientists and students from Philippines institutions in the various observing techniques.
Summary of Facility Requirements: Dates firm in schedule. Scientific party 22 Philippines 9 US 3 resident techs 4 Philippines observers, total 38. Full complement of resident techs needed given training aspect of the cruise. Web access to cruise prospectus available on request, contact chief scientist.
Summary of other requirements and comments: will recover and deploy shallow ADCP moorings; small boat assistance necessary
Ship Request Identification
Type of Request: Primary Ship Use Request Status: Submitted
Request ID: 1000680 Created By: Arnold L. Gordon
Date Last Modified: 9/21/2007 1:49:00 PM Date Submitted: 3/7/2007 9:29:00 PM
Requested Ship, Operating Days and Dates
Year: 2007 Ship/Facility: Melville
Optimum Start Date: 11/27/2007 Dates to Avoid: Dates firm in schedule. Scientific party 22 Philippines 9 US 3 resident techs 4
Philippines observers, total 38.
 
 
Earliest Start Date: 11/1/2007 Multi-Ship Op: No
Latest Start Date: 12/31/2007 Other Ship(s):

Operating Days Needed: Science Days Mob Days De-Mob Days Estimated Transit Days Total Days
39 0 0 0 39
Repeating Cruise?
(within same year)
No Interval:   # of Cruises:  

Description of Repeating cruise requirements:
Justification/Explanation for ship choice, dates,
conflicts, number of days & multi-ship operations:
Work Area for Cruise
Short Description of Op Area
for use in schedules:
 
Description of Op Area:
Op Area Size/Dia.:  
 
  Lat/Long Marsden Grid Navy Op Area
Beginning
NP10 map
Ending
NP10 map
Foreign Clearance and Permitting Requirements
Foreign Clearance Required? Yes Coastal States:

Philippines
 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.)
Port Calls
Requested Start Port Intermediate Port(s) Requested End Port
Kao-hsiung, Taiwan Manila, Philippines, Iloilo, Panay, Philippines Cebu, Philippines
Explanation/justification for requested
ports and dates of intermediate stops
or to list additional port stops
Intermediate port stops: Manila 11/29 Iloilo 12/18 Cebu 12/26. Docking necessary in Manila to load equipment. Off harbor mooring and small boat transfer of personnel desirable in Iloilo to reduce visibility of US flag ship.

 Important Info on Working in Foreign Ports

 
Science Party
Chief Scientist: Pierre Flament, UH_SOEST
# in Science Party 38 # 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 Full complement of resident techs needed given training aspect of the cruise. Web access to cruise prospectus available on re
Instrumentation Requirements That Impact Scheduling Decisions
Selected Dynamic PositioningUnselected ADCPSelected 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
2 PI-Provided Vans - briefly describe Unselected MOCNESS  
Explain Instrumentation or Capability
requirements that could affect choice
of ship in scheduling.

Need for isotope van confirmed; isotope handling documentation submitted to Scripps pf 08/23/2007

CANCELLED **Two 20-footer to be loaded in Kaohsiung and delivered to Iloilo in support of land remote sensing of currents. Chief scientist will arrange clearance in Iloilo** CANCELLED

Space permitting, mooring gear and drifting buoys to be loaded in Kaohsiung in support of subsequent IOP cruises in 2008.

Request that equipment from prior cruises be entirely offloaded and put in storage in Kaohsiung.

3/13/07 added liquid scintillation counter and specified quantity of C14
3/14/07 corrected amount of radiactive material

Photosynthetic rates will be determined at selected stations. Sampling depths will correspond to light levels of 100, 50, 10, and 1% of the surface irradiance.

Photosynthetic rates and primary productivity will be measured using the isotopic (14C) tracer method established by Steemann Nielsen [1952] and improved by Evans et al. [1987] and Ning et al. [198

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.

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