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BR particles
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2011
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Endeavor
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Project Title: |
Do interactions between vertically and horizontally transported particles measurable affect particle composition and flux to the sediments? A mechanistic approach. |
Project Status: |
Submitted |
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Principal Investigator: |
David Black, SUNYSB |
Project Institution: |
SUNYSB |
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Project ID: |
102618 |
Version #: |
1 |
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Date Submitted: |
8/11/2010 11:01:00 AM |
Created By: |
David Black |
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Date Last Modified: |
1/12/2011 10:38:00 AM |
URI Serial #: |
None |
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Funding Agencies: |
NSF/OCE/CO - 1061128 - Funded |
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Summary of Field Work: |
Deployment and recovery operations of one sediment trap mooring (with multiple traps on the mooring), water pumping, and box/multi-coring at mooring site on the Bermuda Rise. The mooring will consist of 5 sediment trap clusters located at 300, 1000, 1500, 2000, and 4400 m water depth. Pumping will occur at the trap depths and some closer to the surface, and coring will occur on-site as well. We are planning a total of six cruises over 18 months (one every three months). |
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Summary of Facility Requirements: |
We need a ship with enough deck space for deployment and recovery of a 5-trap mooring, a winch capable of spooling approximately 4200 m of 1/4" jacketed wire rope, a block capable of passing the wire rope with pear links and shackles, and a capstan for assistance in removing/adding traps during recovery/deployment operations. We also need a separate winch with sufficient wire to core in water depths of 4500 m, and to accommodate clip-on water pumps. |
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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: |
1004004 |
Created By: |
David Black |
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Date Last Modified: |
8/11/2010 11:01:00 AM |
Date Submitted: |
8/11/2010 11:01:00 AM |
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Year: |
2011
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Ship/Facility: |
Endeavor
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Optimum Start Date:
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11/14/2011 |
Dates to Avoid: |
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Earliest Start Date: |
11/1/2011 |
Multi-Ship Op: |
No |
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Latest Start Date: |
11/30/2011 |
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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5 |
2 |
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8 |
17 |
Repeating Cruise?
(within same year) |
No |
Interval: |
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# of Cruises: |
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Description of Repeating cruise requirements: |
This is not a repeating cruise within one operating year, but it is the beginning of a total of 6 repeating cruises, one every three months to the same site for the same work. The only requirement for timing of subsequent cruises in the schedule is that they occur after the sediment trap timers have run their 3-month programs. |
Justification/Explanation for ship choice, dates,
conflicts, number of days & multi-ship operations: |
Co-PIs on this proposal (Cindy Lee, J. Kirk Cochran, and Rob Armstrong) have deployed these particular traps with the Endeavor before, and felt this ship is ideal for our purposes. A larger ship (such as the Knorr) is overkill for our operations, while a small ship (such as the Cape Hatteras) is probably not large enough for our needs.
5 days of time on site should be sufficient for trap recovery and deployment, water pumping, and coring |
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Short Description of Op Area
for use in schedules: |
Bermuda Rise |
| Description of Op Area: |
We would like to deploy the traps on the Bermuda Rise at 33°41N, 57°36 W. |
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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? |
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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Narragansett, RI, USA |
None |
Narragansett, RI, USA |
Explanation/justification for requested
ports and dates of intermediate stops
or to list additional port stops |
Narragansett is the Endeavor's home port, and is conveniently close to the PI's institution (Stony Brook University, NY) for travel purposes. More importantly, it is ideally located for loading purposes. This will be the first cruise in a series of six, and thus we will be loading our entire sediment trap mooring on the ship on this cruise. It is also one of the closest ports to the mooring site, thus reducing transit time.
Bermuda could be used as the End Port if needed, and this would reduce ship transit time by approximately 2 days. |
Important Info on Working in Foreign Ports
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Chief Scientist: |
David Black, SUNYSB |
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# in Science Party |
10 |
# 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 consists of 4 faculty members, 3 or 4 graduate students, 1 undergraduate student, and 1 technician. Black is responsible for sediment trap deployment/recovery and coring operations. Cochran is responsible for water pumping operations. Lee and Armstrong are responsible for analyses with support from Black and Cochran. The students will assist the PIs. |
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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. |
Coring operations will be restricted to either box-coring or multi-coring.
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Explain Major Ancillary Facilities
Requirements and list description
and provider for "other" systems. |
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