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DynAMITE
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2012
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Atlantic Explorer
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Project Title: |
An Investigation of Abyssal Mixing and Interior Transports in the North Atlantic |
Project Status: |
Submitted |
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Principal Investigator: |
Ruth Curry, WHOI |
Project Institution: |
WHOI |
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Project ID: |
101866 |
Version #: |
5 |
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Date Submitted: |
2/5/2009 4:59:00 PM |
Created By: |
Ruth Curry |
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Date Last Modified: |
5/31/2011 4:54:00 PM |
URI Serial #: |
None |
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Funding Agencies: |
NSF/OCE/PO - 0926848 - Funded |
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Summary of Field Work: |
Year 2010: deploy 6-moorings down the SE flank of Bermuda Rise, and acquire 18 CTD/rosette casts along the mooring line
Year 2011: 28-day shipboard survey using Multibeam sonar, High Resolution Profiler (HRP2), and CTD/rosette casts.
Year 2012: Recover all moorings and acquire a CTD/rosette cast at each site. |
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Summary of Facility Requirements: |
2010: Deck space for 6 deep ocean moorings, CTD winch
2011: Multibeam sonar, CTD winch
2012: Deck space for 6 deep ocean moorings, CTD winch |
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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: |
1002685 |
Created By: |
Ruth Curry |
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Date Last Modified: |
5/31/2011 4:54:00 PM |
Date Submitted: |
2/5/2009 4:59:00 PM |
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Year: |
2012
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Ship/Facility: |
Atlantic Explorer
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Optimum Start Date:
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4/1/2012 |
Dates to Avoid: |
The moorings must be in the water for approximately 1.5 years -- recovery dates will depend upon the deployment dates in 2010. AExplorer was used for deployment and worked exceptionally well. |
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Earliest Start Date: |
2/1/2012 |
Multi-Ship Op: |
No |
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Latest Start Date: |
12/15/2012 |
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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8 |
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12 |
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: |
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Short Description of Op Area
for use in schedules: |
Bermuda Rise |
| Description of Op Area: |
Southeast flank of Bermuda Rise |
| Op Area Size/Dia.: |
300 nm |
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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:
Bermuda |
 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 |
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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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St. George's, Bermuda |
None |
St. George's, Bermuda |
Explanation/justification for requested
ports and dates of intermediate stops
or to list additional port stops |
Bermuda is the closest port to the moored array. |
Important Info on Working in Foreign Ports
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Chief Scientist: |
Ruth Curry, WHOI |
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# in Science Party |
9 |
# 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 |
Science party will conduct all mooring and CTD ops. A shipboard tech is required to provide CTD hardware services and shipboard IT services. |
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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. |
Atlantic Explorer worked very well for the deployment of this array -- which was accomplished in 2 legs (deploy 4 moorings, come back to port, pick up remaining 2 moorings and finish deployment). This ship requires allocating extra science time for departures/arrivals on the tides and to accommodate the relatively slow speed of the CTD winch on very deep casts. Based on our last experience, the number of science days requested has been boosted in this edited request.
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Explain Major Ancillary Facilities
Requirements and list description
and provider for "other" systems. |
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