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  Lake Superior C14  -  2009  -  Blue Heron  
  Project Information  
Project Title: COLLABORATIVE PROPOSAL: HOW IMPORTANT IS “OLD” CARBON IN LAKE SUPERIOR? A RADIOCARBON INVESTIGATION Project Status: Submitted
Principal Investigator: Elizabeth C. Minor, UMN_LLO Project Institution: UMN_LLO
Project ID: 101451 Version #: 1
Date Submitted: 2/8/2008 3:12:00 PM Created By: Elizabeth C. Minor
Date Last Modified: 2/8/2008 3:12:00 PM URI Serial #: None
Funding Agencies: NSF/OCE/CO - 0825600 - Funded
Summary of Field Work: We propose to collect organic and inorganic carbon samples (water column & surface sediment) for analysis of natural radiocarbon signatures.
Summary of Facility Requirements: We would need a CTD rosette with 10 L Niskin bottles and a box-corer or multi-corer
Summary of other requirements and comments: Research vessel would need to pass radiocarbon swipe tests at RSMAS and NOSAMS
Ship Request Identification
Type of Request: Primary Ship Use Request Status: Submitted
Request ID: 1001893 Created By: Elizabeth C. Minor
Date Last Modified: 2/8/2008 3:12:00 PM Date Submitted: 2/8/2008 3:12:00 PM
Requested Ship, Operating Days and Dates
Year: 2009 Ship/Facility: Blue Heron
Optimum Start Date: 5/18/2009 Dates to Avoid: We wish to sample the open lake before onset of water column stratification
 
 
Earliest Start Date: 5/17/2009 Multi-Ship Op: No
Latest Start Date: 6/9/2009 Other Ship(s):

Operating Days Needed: Science Days Mob Days De-Mob Days Estimated Transit Days Total Days
20 0 0 10 30
Repeating Cruise?
(within same year)
Yes Interval: 2 to 3 months # of Cruises: 2

Description of Repeating cruise requirements: We wish to repeat sampling in late summer/early fall when the water column in the lake is stratified
Justification/Explanation for ship choice, dates,
conflicts, number of days & multi-ship operations:
We wish to use the Blue Heron as we are sampling Lake Superior during stratified and unstratified periods. For each cruise (total of 2 in 2009) we'd like 10 science days to perform radiocarbon measurements and microbial incubations at 5 sites in the lake, plus the necessary transit days
Work Area for Cruise
Short Description of Op Area
for use in schedules:
Lake Superior
Description of Op Area: Lake Superior
Op Area Size/Dia.: 200
 
  Lat/Long Marsden Grid Navy Op Area
Beginning
46.7° N / 92.2° W map
154 map
GL04 map
Ending
47° N / 86.5° W map
153 map
GL04 map
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Foreign Clearance and Permitting Requirements
Foreign Clearance Required? No Coastal States:
 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
Duluth, MN, USA None None
Explanation/justification for requested
ports and dates of intermediate stops
or to list additional port stops
 

 Important Info on Working in Foreign Ports

 
Science Party
Chief Scientist: Elizabeth C. Minor, UMN_LLO
# in Science Party 5 # 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 One CTD technician plus hands to process the water and sediment samples taken as well as one person to handle incubations.
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 DivingSelected 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.

We need to avoid C14 contamination of the natural radiocarbon signature.

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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