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Cascadia Initiative
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2015
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Thomas G. Thompson
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Project Title: |
Support for the Cascadia Initiative Expedition Team |
Project Status: |
Submitted |
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Principal Investigator: |
Douglas R. Toomey, Oregon |
Project Institution: |
Oregon |
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Project ID: |
102970 |
Version #: |
2 |
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Date Submitted: |
6/21/2011 12:09:00 PM |
Created By: |
Douglas R. Toomey |
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Date Last Modified: |
8/28/2014 1:38:00 PM |
URI Serial #: |
None |
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Funding Agencies: |
NSF/OCE/MGG - 1139701 - Funded |
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Summary of Field Work: |
Deployment and recovery of ~70 OBSs for the Cascadia Initiative. Deployments begin in 2011 with the project projected to last until 2015.
Each field season will begin with recovery of a subset of the OBSs. OBSs will be refurbished onshore, most likely in Newport, OR. Refurbishment will require at ~3 weeks of onshore time before an instrument can be redeployed.
The current STR requests 3 recovery and 3 deployment legs with one of the recovery legs using a ship with dynamic positioning. It is preferable that our first leg each year be a recovery leg using a ship with DP. This is because we anticipate that turning around TRM OBS may require more time than a standard OBS. The remaining 5 legs are staggered throughout the field season and it is likely that they will alternate between OBS deployment and recovery. |
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Summary of Facility Requirements: |
For recovery of the 20 trawl resistant mounted (TRM) OBSs a ship with dynamic positioning is required, for example, the Global class Thompson. These instruments cannot be recovered from a ship without DP.
All other deployments and recoveries can be done either on an Intermediate or Global Class ship.
If an Intermediate Class ship is used, such as the Wecoma, 5 additional legs will be required (2 for recovery of 50 other OBS) and 3 for redeployment of 70 OBS.
If a Global Class ship is used, such as the Thompson, fewer legs would be required. The stability of a Global Class ship also allows opening up the weather window a bit more and improves safety. |
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Summary of other requirements and comments: |
This request will be for operations occurring in 2012 and beyond. |
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Type of Request: |
Primary Ship Use |
Request Status: |
Submitted |
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Request ID: |
1004621 |
Created By: |
Douglas R. Toomey |
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Date Last Modified: |
8/28/2014 1:38:00 PM |
Date Submitted: |
6/21/2011 12:09:00 PM |
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Year: |
2015
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Ship/Facility: |
Thomas G. Thompson
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Optimum Start Date:
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9/15/2015 |
Dates to Avoid: |
No earlier than June 1 due to weather and size/weight of TRM OBSs |
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Earliest Start Date: |
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Multi-Ship Op: |
No |
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Latest Start Date: |
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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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14 |
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17 |
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: |
Cascadia |
| Description of Op Area: |
Cascadia margin and Juan de Fuca plate |
| Op Area Size/Dia.: |
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Lat/Long |
Marsden Grid |
Navy Op Area |
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Beginning
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44.6369° N
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124.0522° W
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44° 38.214' N
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124° 3.132' W
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Ending
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44.6369° N
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124.0522° W
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44° 38.214' N
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124° 3.132' 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 |
| 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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Newport, OR, USA |
None |
None |
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: |
Douglas R. Toomey, Oregon |
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# in Science Party |
12 |
# 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 |
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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. |
Recovery of TRM OBSs requires a ship with dynamic positioning.
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Explain Major Ancillary Facilities
Requirements and list description
and provider for "other" systems. |
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