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Wire Flyer (WiFly)
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2013
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Endeavor
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Project Title: |
Wire Flyer (WiFly): A cable flying vehicle system for high resolution water column profiling |
Project Status: |
Submitted |
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Principal Investigator: |
Christopher Roman, URI_GSO |
Project Institution: |
URI_GSO |
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Project ID: |
102220 |
Version #: |
2 |
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Date Submitted: |
9/24/2009 11:25:00 AM |
Created By: |
Christopher Roman |
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Date Last Modified: |
4/22/2012 1:23:00 PM |
URI Serial #: |
None |
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Funding Agencies: |
NSF/OCE/OTIC - 1160989 - Funded |
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Summary of Field Work: |
Ship time will be used to evaluate a new water column sampling system. The work will be completed at the New England shelfbreak front. Water column sections will be obtained to compare the performance of the proposed system to both tow-yo CTD surveys and ScanFish surveys. The tests will entail instrument tows across the front working from 100 meters to 1000 meters of water.
The cruise will also be used as a field project for an Ocean Engineering class of 6-10 students. |
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Summary of Facility Requirements: |
The vessel will perform towed CTD and ScanFish suveys in water up to 1000 meters deep. The work will require deployment of a new system on the ships .322 wire. |
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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: |
1003306 |
Created By: |
Christopher Roman |
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Date Last Modified: |
9/24/2009 2:11:00 PM |
Date Submitted: |
9/24/2009 11:25:00 AM |
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Year: |
2013
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Ship/Facility: |
Endeavor
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Optimum Start Date:
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3/15/2013 |
Dates to Avoid: |
Since this cruise will involve undergraduate students as part of a class, the cruise needs to occur in the academic spring semester, before May of 2013. |
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Earliest Start Date: |
10/1/2012 |
Multi-Ship Op: |
No |
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Latest Start Date: |
4/15/2013 |
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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4 |
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2 |
7 |
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: |
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| Description of Op Area: |
Work will be completed at the New England shelf south of Rhode Island and as far south as New Jersey. |
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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? |
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 |
| 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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Narragansett, RI, USA |
None |
Narragansett, RI, USA |
Explanation/justification for requested
ports and dates of intermediate stops
or to list additional port stops |
The proposed equipment will be developed at URI and Narragansett is close to the work area, south of Rhode Island. Leaving from Narragansett will also simplify the logistics for the student participants. |
Important Info on Working in Foreign Ports
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Chief Scientist: |
Christopher Roman, URI_GSO |
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# in Science Party |
16 |
# 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 |
The science party will consist of:
Chris Roman, Dave Hebert, Dave Ullman
6-10 URI undergraduate students
1- 2 Graduate students
1- 2 URI engineers
2- 3 Other collaborating scientists
The ships tech will need to operate the ScanFish system. |
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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. |
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Explain Major Ancillary Facilities
Requirements and list description
and provider for "other" systems. |
We will use the URI ScanFish towed profiling system. Data from the ScanFish will be used to compare to our proposed system. We have used the ScanFish at this location in the past.
The proposed instrument, developed by the PIs, will require the .322 wire. The system consists of a heavy, 2500 lb, depressor weight and additional instruments to be placed on the wire. |
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