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Deep water food web
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2014
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Kilo Moana
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Project Title: |
Evaluating the relative importance of suspended and sinking particles to the meso and bathypelagic food web in the central North Pacific |
Project Status: |
Submitted |
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Principal Investigator: |
Jeffrey C. Drazen, UH_SOEST |
Project Institution: |
UH_SOEST |
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Project ID: |
103806 |
Version #: |
3 |
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Date Submitted: |
2/12/2013 2:59:00 AM |
Created By: |
Jeffrey C. Drazen |
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Date Last Modified: |
8/18/2014 1:58:00 PM |
URI Serial #: |
None |
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Funding Agencies: |
NSF/OCE/BIO - 1333734 - Funded |
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Summary of Field Work: |
Evaluation of the relative importance of suspended and sinking particles to the deep midwater food web including zooplankton and micronekton. Sampling will occur from the surface to at least 1500m deep to study how the importance of different size classes of particles varies with depth. Two cruises will occur to Station ALOHA (Hawaii) for 8 days each to evaluate seasonal variations.
During each cruise in situ pumps will be used to sample particles at various depths. The UH 1m MOCNESS system will be used to sample zooplankton (day and night tows) and the 10m MOCNESS system (from SIO) will be used to capture micronekton (day and night tows). CTD casts will also be conducted for water column characterization. |
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Summary of Facility Requirements: |
large ship capable of towing nets including 10m MOCNESS
CTD rosette
1m MOCNESS
10m MOCNESS
McClane in situ 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: |
1006070 |
Created By: |
Jeffrey C. Drazen |
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Date Last Modified: |
8/18/2014 1:58:00 PM |
Date Submitted: |
2/12/2013 2:59:00 AM |
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Year: |
2014
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Ship/Facility: |
Kilo Moana
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Optimum Start Date:
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2/1/2014 |
Dates to Avoid: |
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Earliest Start Date: |
1/15/2013 |
Multi-Ship Op: |
No |
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Latest Start Date: |
2/28/2013 |
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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21 |
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27 |
Repeating Cruise?
(within same year) |
Yes |
Interval: |
6 months |
# of Cruises: |
3 |
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Description of Repeating cruise requirements: |
The cruises are timed to match the high and low periods of particle flux.
The first cruise should occur in February and the second in August,
EACH CRUISE = 8 DAYS (7 science and 1 transit)
In THIS AMMENDMENT of the request we are requesting 5 additional days in ~Feb of 2015 to be added to the time awarded to Matt McCarthy's cruise to Station Aloha |
Justification/Explanation for ship choice, dates,
conflicts, number of days & multi-ship operations: |
A full justification for the request of the 5 additional science days was emailed to Rose Dufour and Dave Garrison (on July 15th). As this cruise extends a seasonal sampling schedule we request that the time occur in Feb/March as an extension of Matt McCarthy's already awarded sea days. |
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Short Description of Op Area
for use in schedules: |
North Pacific |
| Description of Op Area: |
Station ALOHA |
| Op Area Size/Dia.: |
25 |
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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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Honolulu, HI, USA |
None |
Honolulu, HI, 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: |
Jeffrey C. Drazen, UH_SOEST |
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# in Science Party |
15 |
# of different science teams |
3 |
# 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 will work around the clock doing day and night tows so there will be at least two teams of scientists for the trawls plus another team for the in situ pumping. We request a UH based technician and also two MOCNESS techs from SIO to help with the setup and operation of the 10m system. |
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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. |
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Explain Major Ancillary Facilities
Requirements and list description
and provider for "other" systems. |
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