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Project Title: |
South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Research (SFER) |
Project Status: |
Submitted |
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Principal Investigator: |
Christopher R. Kelble, NOAA_AOML |
Project Institution: |
NOAA_AOML |
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Project ID: |
104393 |
Version #: |
4 |
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Date Submitted: |
5/19/2014 10:21:00 AM |
Created By: |
Christopher R. Kelble |
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Date Last Modified: |
6/1/2015 11:17:00 AM |
URI Serial #: |
None |
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Funding Agencies: |
NOAA - Charter Ship Request - Funded
NOAA/OAR - NONE - To Be Submitted |
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Summary of Field Work: |
Collect coordinated measurements of coastal physics, biology, and chemistry for analytical interpretation of the coupled local, regional, and remote processes influencing the transport and exchange of South Florida coastal waters and their suspended and dissolved constituents. Thus, this research will require the use of a well calibrated flow through system measuring temperature, salinity, chlorophyll a, and Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter. CTD casts will be conducted at discrete section to survey the vertical structure of the water column and collect samples at depth. In addition, there will be some biological sampling. Plankton tows will be conducted at roughly ten stations to assess the zooplankton community in the area. Otter trawls will be conducted to survey the benthic juvenile fish community most likely in the area of Marquesas. To do this characterization we will conduct six five-day cruises. Each cruise will begin sampling near Fowey Rocks off of Biscayne Bay and will continue sampling along the Florida Keys to the Dry Tortugas. The survey will then head northeast to Charlotte Harbor and sample along the southwest Florida shelf south to Cape Sable before returning back to Miami. Ideal dates for cruise departures are Jan 2016, Mar 2016, May 2016, July 2016, Sep 2016, and Nov 2016. |
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Summary of Facility Requirements: |
Flow-through with well calibrated Temperature, salinity, chlorophyll a, and CDOM sensors. Also the ability to sample this flow-through for nutrients and inorganic carbon.
CTD with chlorophyll a flouorometer, CDOM fluorometer, PAR sensor, turbidity sensor, and 12 bottle rosette.
Ability to tow plankton nets and otter trawls and launch small boats for nearshore sampling. |
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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: |
1007038 |
Created By: |
Christopher R. Kelble |
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Date Last Modified: |
6/1/2015 11:17:00 AM |
Date Submitted: |
6/5/2014 10:24:00 AM |
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Year: |
2015
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Ship/Facility: |
F. G. Walton Smith
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Optimum Start Date:
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1/26/2015 |
Dates to Avoid: |
Since these are 5-day cruises we prefer to run them from Monday through Friday. |
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Earliest Start Date: |
1/12/2015 |
Multi-Ship Op: |
No |
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Latest Start Date: |
2/16/2015 |
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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5 |
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5 |
Repeating Cruise?
(within same year) |
Yes |
Interval: |
2 months |
# of Cruises: |
6 |
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Description of Repeating cruise requirements: |
Ideally, this would be conducted every other month to accurately quantify seasonal variability. After the first cruise optimal start dates would be March 23 2015, May 25 2015, July 27 2015, and Sept 21 2015. All cruises are for 5 science days. |
Justification/Explanation for ship choice, dates,
conflicts, number of days & multi-ship operations: |
The Walton Smith is stationed in our study site and fits the requirements with no transit required. It is also the ship specifically funded with the NOAA charter ship time requests that is sponsoring this ship time. It also conducts 24-hour operations which is necessary to complete this project in the allotted time. |
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Short Description of Op Area
for use in schedules: |
South Florida |
| Description of Op Area: |
South Florida coastal ecosystem from Biusacyne Bay to the Dry Tortugas and up to Charlotte Harbor. |
| Op Area Size/Dia.: |
120 |
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Lat/Long |
Marsden Grid |
Navy Op Area |
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Beginning
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25.77333° N
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80.18333° W
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25° 46.3998' N
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80° 10.9998' W
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Ending
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25.77333° N
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80.18333° W
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25° 46.3998' N
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80° 10.9998' W
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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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Miami, FL, USA |
None |
Miami, FL, 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: |
Christopher R. Kelble, NOAA_AOML |
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# in Science Party |
5 |
# of different science teams |
2 |
# 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 need to have two shifts on the science party that can rotate to cover the 24-hour 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. |
CTD
Flow-through
ability to tow nets
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Explain Major Ancillary Facilities
Requirements and list description
and provider for "other" systems. |
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