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Pteropods & CO2
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2011
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Oceanus
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Project Title: |
Horizontal and Vertical Distribution of Thecosome Pteropods in Relation to Carbonate Chemistry in the Northwest Atlantic and Northeast Pacific |
Project Status: |
Submitted |
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Principal Investigator: |
Gareth Lawson, WHOI |
Project Institution: |
WHOI |
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Project ID: |
102477 |
Version #: |
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Date Submitted: |
5/19/2010 11:52:00 AM |
Created By: |
Gareth Lawson |
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Date Last Modified: |
8/6/2010 9:55:00 AM |
URI Serial #: |
None |
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Funding Agencies: |
NSF/OCE/BIO - 1041068 - Funded |
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Summary of Field Work: |
The objective of this work is to quantify the distribution, abundance, species composition, shell condition, and vertical migratory behavior of oceanic thecosome pteropods in the northwest Atlantic and northeast Pacific, in relation to concurrent measurements of carbonate chemistry. Two cruises will be conducted, to the northwest Atlantic in August 2011 and to the northeast Pacific in August 2012. A combination of underway data collection and station activities will be conducted with 5 instrument packages:
(1) A 1-m2 MOCNESS plankton net system
(2) A profiling Video Plankton Recorder / CTD package, including bottles for water sampling.
(3) A deep (500m) towed broadband acoustic scattering system
(4) A hull-mounted narrowband multi-frequency acoustic scattering system
(5) An underway multi-parameter inorganic carbon analyzer |
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Summary of Facility Requirements: |
Intermediate class vessels are requested, to provide the space and capabilities to deploy all of our various instrument platforms. Required facilities include:
(1) A winch with ca. 1000m of 0.5" or 0.68" conducting cable capable of high bandwidth data transfer (ie coax) for deploying the broadband acoustic system
(2) A winch with 0.322" cable for MOCNESS deployment to a maximum depth of 1000m and VPR/CTD deployment to a maximum depth of 3000m.
(3) Space for a 20" science van
(4) Instrument wells for temporary hull-mounting of 4 acoustic transducers (with diameters of 15" or less).
(5) Use of the WHOI-based profiling autoVPR system
(6) Access to distilled and seawater, and a fume hood. |
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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: |
1003777 |
Created By: |
Gareth Lawson |
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Date Last Modified: |
5/19/2010 11:52:00 AM |
Date Submitted: |
5/19/2010 11:52:00 AM |
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Year: |
2011
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Ship/Facility: |
Oceanus
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Optimum Start Date:
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8/1/2011 |
Dates to Avoid: |
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Earliest Start Date: |
7/15/2011 |
Multi-Ship Op: |
No |
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Latest Start Date: |
8/15/2011 |
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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16 |
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10 |
28 |
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: |
NW Atlantic |
| Description of Op Area: |
A survey transect running north from 35N along 52W, skirting the Grand Banks, and then continuing north along 42W to 50N. |
| Op Area Size/Dia.: |
1175 nm |
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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 |
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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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Woods Hole, MA, USA |
None |
Woods Hole, MA, USA |
Explanation/justification for requested
ports and dates of intermediate stops
or to list additional port stops |
All of the science party members and instruments are located at Woods Hole, and this is also one of the closest ports to the proposed survey transect. |
Important Info on Working in Foreign Ports
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Chief Scientist: |
Gareth Lawson, WHOI |
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# in Science Party |
9 |
# 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 |
A science party size of 9 has been budgeted, but as feasible we will recruit additional volunteers. An operator-provided technician is requested to provide support for CTD and MOCNESS operations. |
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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. |
The science party will bring a 20" container modified as a control van for science operations. The list of requirements in terms of cables, winches, and space is described above.
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Explain Major Ancillary Facilities
Requirements and list description
and provider for "other" systems. |
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