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Oases for Life
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2009
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Cape Hatteras
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Project Title: |
Oases for Life and Prebiotic Chemistry: Hydrothermal Exploration Using Advanced Underwater Robotics |
Project Status: |
Submitted |
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Principal Investigator: |
Christopher German, WHOI |
Project Institution: |
WHOI |
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Project ID: |
101524 |
Version #: |
4 |
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Date Submitted: |
3/14/2008 6:13:00 PM |
Created By: |
Christopher German |
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Date Last Modified: |
7/23/2008 1:56:00 PM |
URI Serial #: |
None |
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Funding Agencies: |
NASA - NONE - Funded |
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Summary of Field Work: |
36 day cruise to Mid Cayman Spreading Center for Hydrothermal Exploration
Leg 1: CTD operations, 24 hours, 6 days on station.
Leg 2: Nereus HROV Operations, (6 days as AUV, 6 days as ROV) |
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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: |
1002043 |
Created By: |
Christopher German |
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Date Last Modified: |
7/23/2008 1:56:00 PM |
Date Submitted: |
3/14/2008 6:13:00 PM |
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Year: |
2009
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Ship/Facility: |
Cape Hatteras
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Optimum Start Date:
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6/1/2009 |
Dates to Avoid: |
Hurricane Season = not good
Hence, no August-October dates |
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Earliest Start Date: |
4/1/2009 |
Multi-Ship Op: |
No |
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Latest Start Date: |
7/1/2008 |
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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18 |
2 |
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15 |
36 |
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: |
Small ship suitable for mob/demob and operation of Nereus hydrbrid AUV/ROV with sufficient berths for scientific party and ability to conduct deep-ocean (>6000m) CTD stations. |
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Short Description of Op Area
for use in schedules: |
Cayman Trough |
| Description of Op Area: |
Mid Cayman Spreading Center |
| Op Area Size/Dia.: |
60 (N-S) x 30 (E-W) |
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Lat/Long |
Marsden Grid |
Navy Op Area |
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Beginning
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17° 30' N
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81° 30' W
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Ending
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19° 0' N
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82° 3.6' W
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Show Degrees Minutes |
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Foreign Clearance Required? |
Yes |
Coastal States:
United Kingdom |
 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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Beaufort, NC, USA |
Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands, Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands |
Beaufort, NC, USA |
Explanation/justification for requested
ports and dates of intermediate stops
or to list additional port stops |
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Important Info on Working in Foreign Ports
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Chief Scientist: |
Christopher German, WHOI |
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# in Science Party |
13 |
# of different science teams |
1 |
# Marine Technicians to be
provided by ship operator:
(include in science party total)
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1 |
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Explanation of Science Party Requirements and Technician Requirements |
We request berths for 7 sceince participants from WHOI & Duke together with Co Investigator post-docs from MBL and JPL plus a 6-person technical team from WHOI for the Nereus HROV |
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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. |
CTD syste with 24-bottle rosette and conducting cable to >6000m
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Explain Major Ancillary Facilities
Requirements and list description
and provider for "other" systems. |
Other AUV and ROV = Nereus Hybrid Vehicle, WHOI |
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