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Atlantic gas hydrate
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2015
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Hugh R. Sharp
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Project Title: |
Atlantic margin gas hydrates |
Project Status: |
Submitted |
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Principal Investigator: |
Carolyn Ruppel, USGS_Woods Hole |
Project Institution: |
USGS_Woods Hole |
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Project ID: |
104576 |
Version #: |
4 |
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Date Submitted: |
10/7/2014 5:56:00 PM |
Created By: |
Carolyn Ruppel |
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Date Last Modified: |
2/10/2015 7:53:00 PM |
URI Serial #: |
None |
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Funding Agencies: |
DOE - DE-FE0010180 - Funded |
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Summary of Field Work: |
("project amount" is what has been budgeted for ship costs)
USGS-provided piston coring and outrigger (attaches to core barrel) heat flow (from NSF facility/Andy Fisher @ UCSC) at selected upper slope to midslope locations from the New England margin to Cape Fear slide, supplemented by ~1 CTD per site
USGS plans to provide an EK60 38 kHz transducer for methane plume imaging and a towed Edgetech 512 system for siting cores |
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Summary of Facility Requirements: |
Sharp provided equipment: CTD
UNOLS van pool 10' radiation van with liquid scintillation counter |
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Summary of other requirements and comments: |
will require refueling stop |
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Type of Request: |
Primary Ship Use |
Request Status: |
Submitted |
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Request ID: |
1007354 |
Created By: |
Carolyn Ruppel |
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Date Last Modified: |
2/10/2015 7:53:00 PM |
Date Submitted: |
10/7/2014 5:56:00 PM |
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Year: |
2015
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Ship/Facility: |
Hugh R. Sharp
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Optimum Start Date:
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9/8/2015 |
Dates to Avoid: |
Would not want to go much later since several of us have experienced hurricanes out there in October; dates largely based on known ship availability |
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Earliest Start Date: |
9/1/2015 |
Multi-Ship Op: |
No |
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Latest Start Date: |
9/20/2015 |
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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16 |
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19 |
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: |
US Atlantic |
| Description of Op Area: |
multiple coring transects down the upper slope: Approximately 2 transects near Accomac Canyon, 1 in Hudson canyon, 1 just north of Hudson, then transit south to core Currituck slide, Cape Fear slide ?and upper slope on southeast US margin |
| Op Area Size/Dia.: |
14500 |
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Lat/Long |
Marsden Grid |
Navy Op Area |
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Beginning
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39° 42' N
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71° 54' W
map
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Ending
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33° 18' N
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76° 30' W
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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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Lewes, DE, USA |
Lewes, DE, USA |
Lewes, DE, USA |
Explanation/justification for requested
ports and dates of intermediate stops
or to list additional port stops |
Intermediate port is for refueling...does not have to be Lewes but assumed this would be easiest for operator since we should be coming back through this area |
Important Info on Working in Foreign Ports
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Chief Scientist: |
Carolyn Ruppel, USGS_Woods Hole |
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# in Science Party |
14 |
# 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 |
USGS will provide 4 operations personnel to run coring gear and USGS Edgetech fish/EK60; |
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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. |
USGS will provide its own piston coring gear
USGS will provide Edgetech 512 towed fish and EK60 38 kHz transducer/transceiver
Heat flow outriggers for corer are from the NSF facility (Andy Fisher, UCSC)
No PI provided vans
UNOLS 10' rad van with LSC required: Will be used to conduct methane oxidation rate experiments on recovered sediments, contact Dr. Rick Colwell (OSU) rcolwell@coas.oregonstate.edu
May use Sharp's MBES for some nighttime surveys
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Explain Major Ancillary Facilities
Requirements and list description
and provider for "other" systems. |
Rad van (10') use described above; understood and agree to additional charge for this (Shipping and daily fee) |
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