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U.S. ECS Mapping
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2014
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Atlantis
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Project Title: |
Mapping/Delineating Features for the U.S. Interagency Extended Continental Shelf (ECS) Project |
Project Status: |
Submitted |
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Principal Investigator: |
Margot Bohan, NOAA |
Project Institution: |
NOAA |
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Project ID: |
103917 |
Version #: |
3 |
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Date Submitted: |
5/16/2013 11:09:00 AM |
Created By: |
Margot Bohan |
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Date Last Modified: |
1/14/2015 4:34:00 PM |
URI Serial #: |
None |
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Funding Agencies: |
NOAA/OE - NONE - Funded |
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Summary of Field Work: |
Ship time is being requested to conduct high resolution multibeam bathymetric surveys of the U.S. continental margin along the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts in fiscal year 2014. Multibeam bathymetric field surveys are a key component in developing a U.S. ECS claim, pursuant to Article 76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). These surveys will require multibeam mapping to take place in depths of 1000-5000m. On each cruise, we anticipate launching 2 CTDs and 10 XBTs and collecting as much as 50,000 square nautical miles of hydrographic multibeam data. |
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Summary of Facility Requirements: |
To meet the full ocean depth mapping requirements of our ECS missions, a 12 kHZ multibeam echosounder is required. Also, we will need a CTD/rosette and at least 400 sqft of dry lab space. |
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Summary of other requirements and comments: |
We will provide the XBTs for each cruise. |
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Type of Request: |
Primary Ship Use |
Request Status: |
Submitted |
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Request ID: |
1006267 |
Created By: |
Margot Bohan |
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Date Last Modified: |
1/14/2015 4:34:00 PM |
Date Submitted: |
5/16/2013 11:09:00 AM |
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Year: |
2014
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Ship/Facility: |
Atlantis
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Optimum Start Date:
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7/1/2014 |
Dates to Avoid: |
Before May 1 or after Sept 30, the risk is too high for poor weather, affecting the integrity of the bathymetry data to be collected. |
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Earliest Start Date: |
5/1/2014 |
Multi-Ship Op: |
No |
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Latest Start Date: |
9/1/2014 |
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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30 |
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0 |
32 |
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: |
North Atlantic |
| Description of Op Area: |
Base of the continental slope and rise off the North Atlantic coast of the U.S. |
| Op Area Size/Dia.: |
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Lat/Long |
Marsden Grid |
Navy Op Area |
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Beginning
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34° 30' N
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63° 30' W
map
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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 |
| 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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None |
None |
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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: |
Andrew Armstrong, NOAA JHC |
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# in Science Party |
8 |
# 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. |
To meet the full ocean depth mapping requirements of this ECS mission, a 12 kHZ multibeam echosounder is required. In addition to mapping, we anticipate launching CTDs and XBTs.
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Explain Major Ancillary Facilities
Requirements and list description
and provider for "other" systems. |
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