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viral lipids
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2012
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Knorr
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Project Title: |
Collaborative Proposal: Lubrication of oceanic carbon and sulfur biogeochemistry by viral glycosphingolipids and a host-virus chemical arms race |
Project Status: |
Submitted |
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Principal Investigator: |
Kay D. Bidle, Rutgers DMCS |
Project Institution: |
Rutgers_IMCS |
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Project ID: |
102663 |
Version #: |
4 |
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Date Submitted: |
8/17/2010 11:58:00 AM |
Created By: |
Benjamin Van Mooy |
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Date Last Modified: |
3/30/2011 2:37:00 PM |
URI Serial #: |
None |
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Funding Agencies: |
NSF/OCE/BIO - 1061883 - Funded |
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Summary of Field Work: |
The field work for this project will be conducted during a cruise in the North Atlantic, Azores to Iceland, spring 2012. During this cruise we will conduct water column sampling with CTD/rosette. We will also deploy sediment traps and conduct numerous underway measurements. |
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Summary of Facility Requirements: |
We will require: CTD with fluorometer, transmissometer, PAR sensor, and rosette of 20 L Niskin bottles; large clear deck access for conducting mesocosm experiments, A-frame, capstan and bridge navigational support for sediment trap deployment/recovery. We will also require space for UNOLS radioisotope van and at least one additional 20' van. |
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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: |
1004087 |
Created By: |
Benjamin Van Mooy |
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Date Last Modified: |
3/30/2011 2:37:00 PM |
Date Submitted: |
8/17/2010 11:58:00 AM |
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Year: |
2012
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Ship/Facility: |
Knorr
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Optimum Start Date:
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6/1/2012 |
Dates to Avoid: |
We're attempting to capture spring bloom in North Atlantic. |
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Earliest Start Date: |
5/15/2012 |
Multi-Ship Op: |
No |
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Latest Start Date: |
6/15/2012 |
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Operating Days Needed: |
Science Days |
Mob Days |
De-Mob Days |
Estimated Transit Days |
Total Days |
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30 |
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15 |
48 |
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: |
We believe that a Global Class vessel is important for this cruise, and in the North Atlantic this vessel would be the Knorr. The Intermediate Class Oceanus, though we love her dearly, is unlikely to be up to the task: the cruise will be a month long, which is at the Oceanus' limit of endurance; the sea states we will encounter are likely to significant and we might loose days to weather on the Oceanus, which we wouldn't loose on the Knorr. We will also need to accomodate a science party of at least 20. This same arguments apply to the Endeavor and the other Regional Class vessels in the Atlantic.
Our goal for this cruise is to transect the region of the North Atlantic spring bloom, and to sample the bloom itself when we encounter it. The timing of the bloom is difficult to predict exactly, hence the 30 days and the relatively narrow time window in which we can conduct the cruise. The exact cruise track will be informed by remote sensing data analyzed by us in the few days before the cruise and during the cruise also. On of the PIs (DiTullio) took this same transect a couple of years ago and found good bloom conditions. |
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Short Description of Op Area
for use in schedules: |
North Atlantic |
| Description of Op Area: |
Transect from Ponta Delgada, Azores to Reykjavik, Iceland. Deviations from a straight course will be made based on remote sensing information. |
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>1600 |
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Lat/Long |
Marsden Grid |
Navy Op Area |
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Beginning
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37° 42' N
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25° 42' W
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Ending
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64° 24' N
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21° 36' W
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Foreign Clearance Required? |
Yes |
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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Ponta Delgada, Azores (Acores), Portugal |
None |
Reykjavik, Iceland |
Explanation/justification for requested
ports and dates of intermediate stops
or to list additional port stops |
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Important Info on Working in Foreign Ports
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Chief Scientist: |
Benjamin Van Mooy, WHOI |
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# in Science Party |
20 |
# of different science teams |
3 |
# 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 |
We will need round-the-clock CTD technical support, as well as deck support trap deployment/recovery. |
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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 |
| 2 PI-Provided Vans - briefly describe | MOCNESS | | |
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Explain Instrumentation or Capability
requirements that could affect choice
of ship in scheduling. |
We will request a radioisotope van. We will use 14C for primary production, 3H for bacterial production, and 33P to assess phosphorus cycling dynamics.
DiTullio will be bringing along a 20' van containing plankton counting instruments and other equipment; this van will need clean power, water, etc. as with any other lab van.
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Explain Major Ancillary Facilities
Requirements and list description
and provider for "other" systems. |
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