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MoorSPICE
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2014
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Melville
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Project Title: |
MoorSPICE: Moorings for the Southwest Pacific Circulation Experiment |
Project Status: |
Submitted |
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Principal Investigator: |
Janet Sprintall, SIO |
Project Institution: |
SIO |
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Project ID: |
102332 |
Version #: |
6 |
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Date Submitted: |
2/10/2010 2:45:00 PM |
Created By: |
Janet Sprintall |
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Date Last Modified: |
2/5/2013 5:53:00 PM |
URI Serial #: |
None |
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Funding Agencies: |
NSF/OCE/PO - 1029487 - Funded |
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Summary of Field Work: |
Recovery of 3 moorings in Vitiaz Strait, 3 moorings in Solomon Strait, and 2 moorings in St Georges Channel. All are deep-water moorings.
110 CTD/LADCP stations |
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Summary of Facility Requirements: |
A-frame and mooring winches; CTD winches. |
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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: |
1003530 |
Created By: |
Janet Sprintall |
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Date Last Modified: |
2/5/2013 5:53:00 PM |
Date Submitted: |
2/10/2010 2:45:00 PM |
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Year: |
2014
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Ship/Facility: |
Melville
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Optimum Start Date:
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1/1/2014 |
Dates to Avoid: |
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Earliest Start Date: |
1/1/2014 |
Multi-Ship Op: |
No |
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Latest Start Date: |
3/15/2014 |
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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32 |
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0 |
36 |
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: |
Shiptime request to recover moorings that are planned to be deployed as part of a CTD/LADCP cruise on the French vessel R/V A'talante in the southeast monsoon season in July 2012.
The rational for the timing of this shiptime request is to
1. recover the moorings after 12-18 months deployment
2. obtain CTD measurements during the opposite phase of the monsoon season (Northwest monsoon, NDJF) |
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Short Description of Op Area
for use in schedules: |
Solomon Sea |
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| Op Area Size/Dia.: |
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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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Foreign Clearance Required? |
Yes |
Coastal States:
Solomon Islands |
 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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Noumea, New Caldonia |
None |
Noumea, New Caldonia |
Explanation/justification for requested
ports and dates of intermediate stops
or to list additional port stops |
Survey area is throughout the Solomon Sea region so other possible start and end ports are possible, such as Suva Fiji or Cairns Australia |
Important Info on Working in Foreign Ports
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Chief Scientist: |
Janet Sprintall, SIO |
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# in Science Party |
25 |
# 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 consists of PIs; students; mooring engineers from SIO and IRD, New Caledonia, and France. Request CTD technician and Computer Technician. |
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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. |
Deep mooring recoveries (9 moorings) in narrow passages of the Solomon Sea, expect swift currents (> 2m/s). Winches and aft A-frame required for deployments.
~100 CTD/LADCP and hydrography stations planned in Solomon Sea region.
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Explain Major Ancillary Facilities
Requirements and list description
and provider for "other" systems. |
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