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  SAMOAEX  -  2014  -  Thomas G. Thompson  
  Project Information  
Project Title: TRANSPORT, INTERNAL WAVES AND MIXING IN THE SAMOAN PASSAGE Project Status: Submitted
Principal Investigator: Matthew H. Alford, SIO Project Institution: UW_APL
Project ID: 102298 Version #: 7
Date Submitted: 2/8/2010 2:51:00 PM Created By: John Mickett
Date Last Modified: 1/10/2013 6:31:00 PM URI Serial #: None
Funding Agencies: NSF/OCE/PO - 1029268 - Funded
Summary of Field Work: We are proposing to study the volume, salt, heat and oxygen fluxes through the deep Samoan Passage using a lowered ADCP, profiling moorings and microstructure profilers provided by collaborator Carter. We are specifically interested in the role of internal waves and mixing in modifying these fluxes. Three cruises are planned: a short (4-day) mapping cruise in March 2011 to collect necessary bathymetry data, then two longer (40-day) survey cruises in March 2012 and Sept. 2013. A total of 9 moorings will be deployed during the first cruise, 4 of which will be deployed at the end of the cruise and will remain deployed until the second cruise. Five moorings are planned to be deployed during the second cruise.
Summary of Facility Requirements: Global class research vessel capable of deploying full-depth (5000 m) moorings with deck space for gear associated with up to 5 moorings (anchors, floats, wire, etc.) and capable of being underway for 40 days w/out resupply. Deck space on an intermediate class ship is not sufficient to accomodate mooring gear. Also, global class ship must have TSE mooring winch or equivalent. Port facility with appropriate equip. for handling heavy mooring gear (forklifts) and capable of loading/storing a 40ft. intermodal container.
Summary of other requirements and comments:  
Ship Request Identification
Type of Request: Primary Ship Use Request Status: Submitted
Request ID: 1003469 Created By: John Mickett
Date Last Modified: 1/10/2013 6:31:00 PM Date Submitted: 2/8/2010 2:51:00 PM
Requested Ship, Operating Days and Dates
Year: 2014 Ship/Facility: Thomas G. Thompson
Optimum Start Date: 1/3/2014 Dates to Avoid: Cruise must begin 16-20 months after the first (2012) cruise ended, 1 Sep 2012.
 
 
Earliest Start Date: 1/3/2013 Multi-Ship Op: No
Latest Start Date: 5/1/2013 Other Ship(s):

Operating Days Needed: Science Days Mob Days De-Mob Days Estimated Transit Days Total Days
36 3 1 4 44
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:
Samoan Passage
Description of Op Area: Deep passage approx. 300 nm north of Samoa in approx. location 10 deg. S, 169.5 deg. W.
Op Area Size/Dia.: 70 nm in diameter
 
  Lat/Long Marsden Grid Navy Op Area
Beginning
Ending
Foreign Clearance and Permitting Requirements
Foreign Clearance Required? Yes Coastal States:

New Zealand
 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
Apia, Western Samoa None Apia, Western Samoa
Explanation/justification for requested
ports and dates of intermediate stops
or to list additional port stops
Apia required since some equipment from first cruise is stored at the port.

 Important Info on Working in Foreign Ports

 
Science Party
Chief Scientist: Matthew H. Alford, SIO
# in Science Party 15 # of different science teams 1 # Marine Technicians to be
provided by ship operator:
(include in science party total)
2
Explanation of Science Party Requirements and Technician Requirements Request res. tech for assistance with mooring deployment and recovery, shipboard CTDs, Lowered ADCP work, and assistance with recovering/deploying microstructure profiler.
Instrumentation Requirements That Impact Scheduling Decisions
Unselected Dynamic PositioningUnselected ADCPSelected MultibeamUnselected 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.

Mooring deployment requires a global class ship with sufficient A-frame clearance and deck space to accomodate gear associated with 5 or more full-depth moorings (floats, glass, anchors, wire, spooler, etc.).
Deck space on an intermediate class ship is not sufficient to accomodate mooring gear. Also, global class ship must have TSE mooring winch or equivalent. Port facility with appropriate equip. for handling heavy mooring gear (forklifts) and capable of loading/storing a 40ft. intermodal container.
CTD with full ocean depth capacity (6000 m) necessary for CTD/ Lowered ADCP work. CTD with serial uplink capability is requested.

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)Unselected 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.

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