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Petroleum Weathering
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2011
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Atlantis
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Project Title: |
Collaborative Research: Chemical Changes Accompanying Petroleum Weathering in the Coastal Ocean |
Project Status: |
Submitted |
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Principal Investigator: |
David L. Valentine, UCSB |
Project Institution: |
UCSB |
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Project ID: |
102136 |
Version #: |
2 |
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Date Submitted: |
8/6/2009 7:11:00 PM |
Created By: |
David L. Valentine |
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Date Last Modified: |
4/9/2010 6:59:00 PM |
URI Serial #: |
None |
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Funding Agencies: |
NSF/OCE/CO - 0961725 - Funded |
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Summary of Field Work: |
Tracking of oil slicks off the coast of Santa Barbara, CA.
Sediment Coring in and around oil slicks.
Some skiff and night operations. |
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Summary of Facility Requirements: |
Vessel with dynamic positioning.
Request Alvin support for sampling of seeps at Sea Floor.
Will need small Box corer, grab corer or gravity corer.
Request AUV Sentry support for identifying and mapping seeps at the sea floor. |
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Summary of other requirements and comments: |
Slick sampling and tracking will require vessel, skiff and Alvin work, potentially in unison. Sentry will be used for night operations. |
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Type of Request: |
Primary Ship Use |
Request Status: |
Submitted |
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Request ID: |
1003152 |
Created By: |
David L. Valentine |
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Date Last Modified: |
4/9/2010 6:59:00 PM |
Date Submitted: |
8/6/2009 7:11:00 PM |
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Year: |
2011
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Ship/Facility: |
Atlantis
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Optimum Start Date:
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7/15/2011 |
Dates to Avoid: |
A summer cruise is requested as calm conditions are needed for tracking oil slicks. Also, the cruise will double as a student cruise and course through UCSB. |
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Earliest Start Date: |
6/15/2011 |
Multi-Ship Op: |
No |
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Latest Start Date: |
9/14/2011 |
Other Ship(s): |
We request the use of Alvin or equivalent to enable effective and precise sea floor sampling of petroleum seep environments. We also request AUV Sentry, which we will use jointly with Alvin operations, to locate, map and image seep sites. The approach will mirror that from the SEEPS 09 cruise in which Sentry is used for night ops and Alvin for Day ops. |
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Operating Days Needed: |
Science Days |
Mob Days |
De-Mob Days |
Estimated Transit Days |
Total Days |
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12 |
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17 |
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: |
A summer cruise in project year 2 is requested as calm conditions are needed for tracking oil slicks, which are easily disrupted in rougher seas typical of winter. Also, the cruise will double as a student cruise and course through UCSB, and summer is optimal to coordinate with student course commitments and PI teaching requirements. We need a vessel that can position acurately for seep research and serve as platform for Alvin or an ROV such as JASON. Alvin is preferred because the range of water depths (1000m to 65m) is not compatible with JASON. Coring and limited hydrocasts will also be performed. We plan night operations that involve tracking oil slicks and will work with ship operators on these requirements - for example, the use of skiffs at night near the stationary vessel. Twelve days of science should be sifficient for sampling the needed locations and tracking a sufficient number of oil slicks. |
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Short Description of Op Area
for use in schedules: |
Santa Barbara |
| Description of Op Area: |
Santa Barbara Channel |
| Op Area Size/Dia.: |
50 |
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Lat/Long |
Marsden Grid |
Navy Op Area |
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Beginning
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32.683333° N
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117.233333° W
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32° 40.99998' N
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117° 13.99998' W
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Ending
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32.683333° N
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117.233333° W
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32° 40.99998' N
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117° 13.99998' W
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Show Degrees Minutes |
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Foreign Clearance Required? |
No |
Coastal States:
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 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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San Diego, CA, USA |
None |
San Diego, CA, USA |
Explanation/justification for requested
ports and dates of intermediate stops
or to list additional port stops |
Other nearby ports OK |
Important Info on Working in Foreign Ports
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Chief Scientist: |
David L. Valentine, UCSB |
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# in Science Party |
20 |
# 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 |
Science party will include graduate students and postdocs from both participating institutions (UCSB and WHOI) as well as undergraduates involved in the Broader Impacts goals. Twenty four hour operations will require 2 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 |
| 1 PI-Provided Vans - briefly describe | MOCNESS | | |
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Explain Instrumentation or Capability
requirements that could affect choice
of ship in scheduling. |
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Explain Major Ancillary Facilities
Requirements and list description
and provider for "other" systems. |
Submarine (or ROV) support is needed for petroleum sampling in seep environments. AUV support is critical to identifying and mapping potential targets. |
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