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ArcticMix
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2015
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Sikuliaq
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Project Title: |
Observing turbulent fluxes in the upper Arctic Ocean |
Project Status: |
Submitted |
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Principal Investigator: |
Jennifer A. MacKinnon, SIO |
Project Institution: |
SIO |
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Project ID: |
103643 |
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Date Submitted: |
10/16/2012 12:52:00 AM |
Created By: |
Jennifer A. MacKinnon |
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Date Last Modified: |
7/15/2013 4:58:00 PM |
URI Serial #: |
None |
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Funding Agencies: |
NSF/OPP/ARC - 1303791 - Funded |
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Summary of Field Work: |
A mooring will be deployed in the Beaufort Sea near 146W, 74N at the beginning of the cruise and picked up at the end. After deploying the mooring we will be doing a combination of to-yo sections with the SWIMS towed body at approximately 5 kts and time series at fixed locations with a tethered microstructure profiler. |
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Summary of Facility Requirements: |
For the mooring deployment we request a "TSE mooring winch". |
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Summary of other requirements and comments: |
We are requesting a late summer / early fall cruise to sample times of energetic winds but wish to be there before the seasonal winter ice arrives. Most of our planned work will be in open water but we would like to go into the first year ice/slush to the extent the ship is comfortable. Thus we request an ice reinforced ship such as the R/V Sikuliaq or equivalent. |
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Type of Request: |
Primary Ship Use |
Request Status: |
Submitted |
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Request ID: |
1005777 |
Created By: |
Jennifer A. MacKinnon |
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Date Last Modified: |
10/16/2012 12:52:00 AM |
Date Submitted: |
10/16/2012 12:52:00 AM |
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Year: |
2015
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Ship/Facility: |
Sikuliaq
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Optimum Start Date:
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9/1/2015 |
Dates to Avoid: |
We are trying to study wind effects on open water in the Beaufort Gyre. Thus we are looking for the "sweet spot" in late summer / early autumn after it begins to get windy but before it freezes over. |
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Earliest Start Date: |
8/1/2015 |
Multi-Ship Op: |
No |
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Latest Start Date: |
9/15/2015 |
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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26 |
3 |
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5 |
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: |
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Short Description of Op Area
for use in schedules: |
Beaufort Gyre |
| Description of Op Area: |
We are interested in making measurements in the Beaufort Gyre region of the Canada Basin between the continental slope and the summer ice minimum, roughly near 76N. |
| Op Area Size/Dia.: |
240nm |
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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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Nome, AK, USA |
None |
Nome, AK, USA |
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: |
Jennifer A. MacKinnon, SIO |
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# in Science Party |
15 |
# 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 |
We request one res-tech and one computer tech to assist with shipboard operations. We will bring additional technicians familiar with our instrument 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 |
| 0 PI-Provided Vans - briefly describe | MOCNESS | | |
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Explain Instrumentation or Capability
requirements that could affect choice
of ship in scheduling. |
We would like to go into first year ice/slush and thus request an ice reinforced ship like the R/V Sikuliaq.
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Explain Major Ancillary Facilities
Requirements and list description
and provider for "other" systems. |
We request either SeaSoar or Triaxus as a backup to our SWIMS towed body.
3-phase 440 VAC will be needed to operate the SWIMS winch and a wire spooler for mooring operations. Our spooler is 3-phase 208-240V AC w/30 A circuit. The ship should have equipment/capabilities needed to deploy/recovery moorings with ~3000 lb anchors (A-frame, TSE winch, capstains, air-tuggers, trawl winch). |
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