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Project Title: |
Agulhas Current Time-series (ACT): Towards a multi-decadal index of Agulhas Current Transport |
Project Status: |
Submitted |
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Principal Investigator: |
Lisa Beal, RSMAS |
Project Institution: |
RSMAS |
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Project ID: |
101699 |
Version #: |
4 |
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Date Submitted: |
8/12/2008 1:34:00 PM |
Created By: |
Lisa Beal |
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Date Last Modified: |
3/1/2012 12:49:00 PM |
URI Serial #: |
None |
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Funding Agencies: |
NSF/OCE/PO - 0850891 - Funded |
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Summary of Field Work: |
Three cruises, eighteen months apart, to deploy, turn-around, and recover and array of moorings across the Agulhas Current off the east coast of South Africa. |
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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: |
1002335 |
Created By: |
Lisa Beal |
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Date Last Modified: |
3/1/2012 12:49:00 PM |
Date Submitted: |
8/12/2008 1:34:00 PM |
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Year: |
2011
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Ship/Facility: |
Knorr
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Optimum Start Date:
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11/1/2011 |
Dates to Avoid: |
avoid austral winter due to adverse weather conditions in Agulhas when wind blows against current. Recover moorings before 22 months. |
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Earliest Start Date: |
10/1/2010 |
Multi-Ship Op: |
No |
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Latest Start Date: |
1/1/2011 |
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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20 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
23 |
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 to recover, recondition, and redeploy each mooring. Deployment cruise required 7 full days of mooring operations plus CTD and CPIES operations. Here, anticipate 14 days of mooring operations, plus five days of CTDs/CPIES and one weather day. |
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Short Description of Op Area
for use in schedules: |
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| Description of Op Area: |
300 km long mooring line off East London, South Africa |
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Lat/Long |
Marsden Grid |
Navy Op Area |
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Beginning
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Ending
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Show Degrees Minutes |
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Foreign Clearance Required? |
Yes |
Coastal States:
South Africa |
 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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Durban, South Africa |
None |
Durban, South Africa |
Explanation/justification for requested
ports and dates of intermediate stops
or to list additional port stops |
Cape Town is also an excellent port and perhaps logistically easier. However, is 2.5 days steam from work site. |
Important Info on Working in Foreign Ports
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Chief Scientist: |
Lisa Beal, RSMAS |
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# in Science Party |
10 |
# 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 |
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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 package with Lowered ADCP
large winch with secondary drum
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Explain Major Ancillary Facilities
Requirements and list description
and provider for "other" systems. |
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