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NTAS/MOVE
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2014
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Endeavor
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Project Title: |
Northwest Tropical Atlantic Station and Meridional Overturning Variability Experiment mooring service cruise |
Project Status: |
Submitted |
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Principal Investigator: |
Al Plueddemann, WHOI |
Project Institution: |
WHOI |
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Project ID: |
103987 |
Version #: |
1 |
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Date Submitted: |
7/26/2013 12:52:00 PM |
Created By: |
Al Plueddemann |
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Date Last Modified: |
7/26/2013 12:52:00 PM |
URI Serial #: |
None |
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Funding Agencies: |
NOAA - NA09OAR4320129 - Funded |
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Summary of Field Work: |
This is primarily a mooring service cruise. There are multiple specific objectives associated with recovery and re-deployment of the NTAS mooring and servicing of MOVE moorings and Pressure Inverted Echo Sounder (PIES) bottom landers. Other operations include CTD casts, data collection from shipboard sensors, deployment of Argo floats, and other ancillary activities. |
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Summary of Facility Requirements: |
The primary needs are: deck space for mooring components (buoys, wire, synthetic line, glass balls, anchors) , deck space for mooring handling equipment (winch, capstan, air tuggers, cleats), lab space for personnel and instrumentation, and shipboard equipment for mooring work (cranes, A-Frame) and CTD casts. Mooring work must be done in prevailing conditions of 12-16 kt winds and 6-8 ft seas at the site. Use of a work boat during mooring recovery operations is desirable. |
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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: |
1006367 |
Created By: |
Al Plueddemann |
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Date Last Modified: |
7/26/2013 12:52:00 PM |
Date Submitted: |
7/26/2013 12:52:00 PM |
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Year: |
2014
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Ship/Facility: |
Endeavor
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Optimum Start Date:
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11/1/2014 |
Dates to Avoid: |
PI and science party currently scheduled for another cruise during the first 3 weeks of October. |
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Earliest Start Date: |
10/26/2014 |
Multi-Ship Op: |
No |
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Latest Start Date: |
11/24/2014 |
Other Ship(s): |
None |
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Operating Days Needed: |
Science Days |
Mob Days |
De-Mob Days |
Estimated Transit Days |
Total Days |
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8 |
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13 |
23 |
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: |
As always, total days depend on ports. We have assumed the starting port is Narragansett, Rhode Island and the ending port is San Juan, Puerto Rico. This would be consistent with the subsequent leg being for the Western Boundary Time Series project. |
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Short Description of Op Area
for use in schedules: |
W Atlantic |
| Description of Op Area: |
Northwest tropical Atlantic within the region bounded by approximately 12 - 17 N and 50 – 61 W. |
| Op Area Size/Dia.: |
300 x 650 nm |
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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? |
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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Narragansett, RI, USA |
None |
San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Explanation/justification for requested
ports and dates of intermediate stops
or to list additional port stops |
Starting location for ship not known, assuming home port. Ending port is logistically convenient and appropriate for termination of NTAS and start of WBTS. |
Important Info on Working in Foreign Ports
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Chief Scientist: |
Al Plueddemann, WHOI |
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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 |
Teams from WHOI, Scripps and NOAA ESRL. May include Foreign Nationals. |
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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. |
Ability to accommodate 50,000 to 70,000 deck load, Use of crane, A-frame and (ideally) work boat in prevailing conditions of 12-16 kt winds and 6-8 ft seas
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Explain Major Ancillary Facilities
Requirements and list description
and provider for "other" systems. |
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