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Mercury in Fog
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2014
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Point Sur
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Project Title: |
Collaborative Research: Investigations on the Cycling of Mercury from the Ocean to Fog and Deposition to Land in Coastal California |
Project Status: |
Submitted |
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Principal Investigator: |
Kenneth Coale, MLML |
Project Institution: |
MLML |
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Project ID: |
103810 |
Version #: |
1 |
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Date Submitted: |
2/12/2013 5:18:00 PM |
Created By: |
Kenneth Coale |
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Date Last Modified: |
7/18/2013 9:01:00 AM |
URI Serial #: |
None |
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Funding Agencies: |
NSF/OCE/CO - 1334252 - Funded
NSF/AGS - NONE - Funded |
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Summary of Field Work: |
The field work would involve one two-week cruise in July-August of 2014 and another in July-August of 2015 off the coast of central and northern California from very nearshore to about 100 km offshore. The purpose of the cruises would be to sample fog water and correlate the concentrations of methylmercury in fog to oceanographic processes and features such as upwelling, pore waters, shelf sediments, microenvironments including marine snow and plankton. The sampling locations will be determined strategically and in collaboration with shore side sampling sites. Locations will also be determined during the cruise using data obtained through shipboard analyses and remotely through satellite altimetry. The sampling period is approximate and is meant to correspond to times of high fog likelihood along the California coast. |
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Summary of Facility Requirements: |
We will require a regional Class Research Vessel, R/V Point Sur. We will need use of the multicorer, CTD, underway data acquisition system, internet connections and possible support of some dive operations. |
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Summary of other requirements and comments: |
We will need communications to shoreside facilities via internet and perhaps cell phone and VHF radio. Small Boat operations/dive operations.
Project amount above reflects only MLML portion. Total project cost is approximately $800k. |
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Type of Request: |
Primary Ship Use |
Request Status: |
Submitted |
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Request ID: |
1006078 |
Created By: |
Kenneth Coale |
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Date Last Modified: |
2/12/2013 5:18:00 PM |
Date Submitted: |
2/12/2013 5:18:00 PM |
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Year: |
2014
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Ship/Facility: |
Point Sur
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Optimum Start Date:
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7/20/2014 |
Dates to Avoid: |
We will need to sample and collect fog water. The best time for this is from mid July to mid August in 2014 and again in 2015. Two weeks each year. |
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Earliest Start Date: |
7/15/2014 |
Multi-Ship Op: |
No |
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Latest Start Date: |
8/7/2014 |
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 |
2 |
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18 |
Repeating Cruise?
(within same year) |
No |
Interval: |
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# of Cruises: |
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Description of Repeating cruise requirements: |
We will require one cruise in 2014 and another in 2015. Same time of year |
Justification/Explanation for ship choice, dates,
conflicts, number of days & multi-ship operations: |
The work will be mobilized from Moss Landing. Some time will be required to affix fog samplers to the ship. There is no travel in the budget so mobilization from Moss Landing is ideal. We will be sampling in Monterey Bay and may need to sample close to shore to ascertain the location of methylmercury production in fog. A regional class vessel is small enough to operate near shore and get access to harbors in northern California. |
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Short Description of Op Area
for use in schedules: |
central Calif. |
| Description of Op Area: |
Central and Northern California from the surfzone to about 100 km offshore. From about Pt. Sur north to Eureka. |
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Lat/Long |
Marsden Grid |
Navy Op Area |
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Beginning
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35° 45' N
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121° 30' W
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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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Moss Landing, CA, USA |
Crescent City, CA, USA |
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: |
Kenneth Coale, MLML |
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# in Science Party |
12 |
# 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 need a marine technician to assist in the operation of the CTD, UDAS and Multicorer |
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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. |
Possible diving operations
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Explain Major Ancillary Facilities
Requirements and list description
and provider for "other" systems. |
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