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  MAR 36°14N Seismic  -  2013  -  Marcus Langseth  
  Project Information  
Project Title: Collaborative Proposal: Seismic Investigation of the Rainbow Hydrothermal Field and its Tectono/Magmatic Setting, Mid-Atlantic Ridge 36° 14’N Project Status: Submitted
Principal Investigator: Juan Pablo Canales, WHOI Project Institution: WHOI
Project ID: 102143 Version #: 1
Date Submitted: 8/11/2009 9:48:00 AM Created By: Juan Pablo Canales
Date Last Modified: 9/5/2012 9:48:00 AM URI Serial #: None
Funding Agencies: NSF/OCE/MGG - 0961680 - Funded
Summary of Field Work: (1) 3-D ocean-bottom-seismometer tomography study of the Rainbow vent fields and surrounding area. (MAR 36°14'N), using 46 OBS on a 30x80 km grid and about 7 days of airgun shooting to the instruments.
(2) Multi-channel Seismic Study of the same area using 8-km-long streamer. About 6 days of airgun work (~850 km of seismic profiles).
(3) A passive microearthquake study (`6 months) of same area. 15 OBS will record seismicity on the seafloor for ~ 6 months duration. These long-term short-period instruments will be deployed at end of seismic shooting and left on seafloor for later retrieval be a separate ship.
Summary of Facility Requirements: R/V Langseth with airgun source array and MCS capabilities in June/July of 2011.
OBS: single-source (2D) 4 x 10-gun strings (1650 c.i. per string).
MCS: single-source (2D) 2 x 10-gun stings (1650 c.i. per string).
One streamer (2D config.) with 8-km-long active section. Differential GPS.
Full compliment of Langseth sonar capabilities (multibeam, sub-bottom profiler, PAM), magnetometer, and gravimeter.
A separate "ship of opportunity" to retrieve instruments in late 2011 or early 2012.
Summary of other requirements and comments:  
Ship Request Identification
Type of Request: Primary Ship Use Request Status: Submitted
Request ID: 1003169 Created By: Juan Pablo Canales
Date Last Modified: 6/8/2011 9:53:00 AM Date Submitted: 8/11/2009 9:48:00 AM
Requested Ship, Operating Days and Dates
Year: 2013 Ship/Facility: Marcus Langseth
Optimum Start Date: 6/1/2013 Dates to Avoid: Avoid northern hemisphere winter as high seas will make OBS and MCS operations dangerous and difficult. There will also be high noise levels at that time, so it is a bad time for recording data.
 
 
Earliest Start Date: 4/1/2011 Multi-Ship Op: No
Latest Start Date: 8/1/2011 Other Ship(s):

Operating Days Needed: Science Days Mob Days De-Mob Days Estimated Transit Days Total Days
32 0 0 4 36
Repeating Cruise?
(within same year)
No Interval:   # of Cruises:  

Description of Repeating cruise requirements:
Justification/Explanation for ship choice, dates,
conflicts, number of days & multi-ship operations:
Work Area for Cruise
Short Description of Op Area
for use in schedules:
MAR 36°14'N
Description of Op Area: South of Azores on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, centered at 36°14'N, 326.1E in >1000m of water.
Op Area Size/Dia.: 100
 
  Lat/Long Marsden Grid Navy Op Area
Beginning
147 map
NA07 map
Ending
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
Ponta Delgada, Azores (Acores), Portugal None Ponta Delgada, Azores (Acores), Portugal
Explanation/justification for requested
ports and dates of intermediate stops
or to list additional port stops
The study site is less than 2 days from Ponta Delgada, São Miguel Island in the Azores, a major mid-Atlantic port. This port is routinely used by global-class oceanographic vessels.

 Important Info on Working in Foreign Ports

 
Science Party
Chief Scientist: Juan Pablo Canales, WHOI
# in Science Party 14 # 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 A science party of ~8 academics, 6 OBS technicians (from OBSIP), and the necessary airgun and MCS technicians (determined by LDEO)
Instrumentation Requirements That Impact Scheduling Decisions
Unselected Dynamic PositioningUnselected ADCPSelected MultibeamSelected Seismic
Unselected Dredging/Coring/Large Dia. Trawl WireUnselected Stern A-frameUnselected Fiber Optic (.681)Unselected 0.680 Coax Wire
Unselected SCUBA DivingUnselected 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.

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)Selected 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.
OBSIP: Scheduling will be impacted by availability of OBS instruments and technicians.

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