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Amazon paleoclimate
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2010
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Knorr
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Project Title: |
Collaborative Research: Reconstruction of a continuous, high-resolution record of late Quaternary paleohydrology and paleoclimate of the Amazon basin |
Project Status: |
Submitted |
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Principal Investigator: |
Paul Baker, Duke |
Project Institution: |
Duke |
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Project ID: |
101426 |
Version #: |
2 |
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Date Submitted: |
2/3/2008 4:51:00 PM |
Created By: |
Paul Baker |
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Date Last Modified: |
4/28/2009 1:11:00 PM |
URI Serial #: |
None |
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Funding Agencies: |
NSF/OCE/MGG - 0823650 - Funded |
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Summary of Field Work: |
Three weeks of ship time offshore of the mouth of the Amazon. High-resolution 3.5 kHz Chirp profiling and coring using piston and multi-corers. |
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Summary of Facility Requirements: |
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Summary of other requirements and comments: |
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Type of Request: |
Primary Ship Use |
Request Status: |
Submitted |
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Request ID: |
1001847 |
Created By: |
Paul Baker |
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Date Last Modified: |
4/28/2009 1:11:00 PM |
Date Submitted: |
2/4/2008 7:38:00 AM |
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Year: |
2010
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Ship/Facility: |
Knorr
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Optimum Start Date:
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2/1/2010 |
Dates to Avoid: |
deferred to 2010 [jmp] |
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Earliest Start Date: |
9/1/2008 |
Multi-Ship Op: |
No |
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Latest Start Date: |
12/1/2010 |
Other Ship(s): |
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Operating Days Needed: |
Science Days |
Mob Days |
De-Mob Days |
Estimated Transit Days |
Total Days |
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17 |
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21 |
Repeating Cruise?
(within same year) |
No |
Interval: |
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# of Cruises: |
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Description of Repeating cruise requirements: |
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Justification/Explanation for ship choice, dates,
conflicts, number of days & multi-ship operations: |
Need the best coring ship available with most experience crew. |
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Short Description of Op Area
for use in schedules: |
Amazon offshore |
| Description of Op Area: |
two regions at the shelf/slope break of the Amazon at 4N and 1S. Each box is about 1X2 degrees. |
| Op Area Size/Dia.: |
120X60 nm per box |
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Lat/Long |
Marsden Grid |
Navy Op Area |
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Beginning
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0° 20.94' N
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49° 41.46' W
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Ending
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0° 20.94' N
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49° 41.46' W
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Show Degrees Minutes |
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Foreign Clearance Required? |
Yes |
Coastal States:
Brazil |
 Important Info on Foreign Research Clearances
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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)?
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No |
If yes, have you applied for the necessary permits through your export control office?
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No |
| Questions about ITAR/EAR regulations?
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Comments about foreign clearance requirements or
description of any other special permitting requirements
(e.g., MMPA, ESA, IHA, Marine Sanctuaries, etc.) |
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Requested Start Port |
Intermediate Port(s) |
Requested End Port |
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Belem, Brazil |
None |
Belem, Brazil |
Explanation/justification for requested
ports and dates of intermediate stops
or to list additional port stops |
Brazilian collaborators can load equipment here. |
Important Info on Working in Foreign Ports
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Chief Scientist: |
Paul Baker, Duke |
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# in Science Party |
14 |
# of different science teams |
1 |
# Marine Technicians to be
provided by ship operator:
(include in science party total)
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2 |
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Explanation of Science Party Requirements and Technician Requirements |
3 PIs from US and 2 US students
2 PIs from Brazil and 5 Brazilian students
2 coring technicians |
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 Dynamic Positioning | ADCP |  Multibeam | Seismic |
| Dredging/Coring/Large Dia. Trawl Wire | Stern A-frame | Fiber Optic (.681) | 0.680 Coax Wire |
| SCUBA Diving | Radioisotope use - briefly describe | NO Radioisotope use/Natural level work | Other Operator Provided Inst. - Describe |
| 0 PI-Provided Vans - briefly describe | MOCNESS | | |
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Explain Instrumentation or Capability
requirements that could affect choice
of ship in scheduling. |
Piston coring and multi-coring
High-resolution 3.5 KHz and chirp sources
Multibeam is definitely preferred but not essential
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Explain Major Ancillary Facilities
Requirements and list description
and provider for "other" systems. |
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