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  Ice age bottom water  -  2017  -  Nathaniel B. Palmer  
  Project Information  
Project Title: Water mass structure and bottom water formation in the ice-age Southern Ocean Project Status: Submitted
Principal Investigator: Robert Anderson, LDEO Project Institution: LDEO
Project ID: 104852 Version #: 1
Date Submitted: 4/12/2015 10:27:00 AM Created By: Robert Anderson
Date Last Modified: 6/14/2016 10:19:00 AM URI Serial #: None
Funding Agencies: NSF/OPP/ANT - 1542962 - Funded
Summary of Field Work: We propose to add a coring component to an already funded cruise aboard the NB Palmer. The cruise will take place along a section at approximately 170°W in the SW Pacific sector of the Southern Ocean. Lead PIs for the funded cruise are Rebecca Robinson (Univ. Rhode Island) and Mark Brzezinski (Univ. California Santa Barbara).
Summary of Facility Requirements: We request the marine sediment coring facility operated by NSF Polar Programs; specifically, we request the jumbo piston coring system and the equipment to collect 10-foot gravity cores. This request has been discussed with Tim McGovern at NSF.
Summary of other requirements and comments: We request two additional days of ship time be added to the schedule of the funded cruise to allow for core collection.
Ship Request Identification
Type of Request: Collaborative Ship Use Request Status: Submitted
Request ID: 1007760 Created By: Robert Anderson
Date Last Modified: 4/12/2015 10:27:00 AM Date Submitted: 4/12/2015 10:27:00 AM
Requested Ship, Operating Days and Dates
Year: 2017 Ship/Facility: Nathaniel B. Palmer
Optimum Start Date: 2/1/2017 Dates to Avoid:  
 
 
Earliest Start Date: 1/10/2016 Multi-Ship Op: No
Latest Start Date: 2/10/2017 Other Ship(s):
Operating Days Needed: Science Days Mob Days De-Mob Days Estimated Transit Days Total Days
2 0 0 0 2
Repeating Cruise?
(within same year)		 No Interval:   # of Cruises:  
Description of Repeating cruise requirements:
Justification/Explanation for ship choice, dates,
conflicts, number of days & multi-ship operations:		 We request 2 additional days of ship time on a cruise that is already funded aboard the NB Palmer. The lead scientists of the funded project are Rebecca Robinson (Univ. Rhode Island) and Mark Brzezinski (Univ. California Santa Barbara).
Work Area for Cruise
Short Description of Op Area
for use in schedules:		 Southern Ocean
Description of Op Area: SW Pacific sector of the Southern Ocean along a section at 170°W
Op Area Size/Dia.: 1000-km section
 
  Lat/Long Marsden Grid Navy Op Area
Beginning
64° S / 170° W map
533 map
AN06 map
Ending
54° S / 170° W map
497 map
SP07 map
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Foreign Clearance and Permitting Requirements
Foreign Clearance Required? No Coastal States:
 Important Info on Foreign Research Clearances  

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)?
No If yes, have you applied for the necessary permits through your export control office? No
 Questions about ITAR/EAR regulations?

Comments about foreign clearance requirements or
description of any other special permitting requirements
(e.g., MMPA, ESA, IHA, Marine Sanctuaries, etc.)
Port Calls
Requested Start Port Intermediate Port(s) Requested End Port
Port Lyttelton, New Zealand None Port Lyttelton, New Zealand
Explanation/justification for requested
ports and dates of intermediate stops
or to list additional port stops		 This is the port regularly used by the Palmer for work in the Ross Sea sector of the Southern Ocean.

 Important Info on Working in Foreign Ports

 
Science Party
Chief Scientist: Rebecca S. Robinson, URI_GSO
# in Science Party 3 # of different science teams 1 # Marine Technicians to be
provided by ship operator:
(include in science party total)
 2
Explanation of Science Party Requirements and Technician Requirements The chief scientist of the cruise will be decided by the lead PIs, Robinson and Brzezinski. We request 3 berths for scientists from Lamont and 2 technicians from the NSF Antarctic coring facility.
Instrumentation Requirements That Impact Scheduling Decisions
Unselected Dynamic PositioningUnselected ADCPSelected MultibeamUnselected Seismic
Selected Dredging/Coring/Large Dia. Trawl WireUnselected Stern A-frameUnselected Fiber Optic (.681)Unselected 0.680 Coax Wire
Unselected SCUBA DivingUnselected Radioisotope use - briefly describeSelected NO Radioisotope use/Natural level workUnselected Other Operator Provided Inst. - Describe
0 PI-Provided Vans - briefly describe Unselected MOCNESS  
Explain Instrumentation or Capability
requirements that could affect choice
of ship in scheduling.

The cruise is already funded. We request 2 additional days os ship time.
Major Ancillary Facilities (that require coordination of schedules with ship schedule)
Aircraft
Unselected Helicopter Ops (USCG)Unselected Twin OtterUnselected Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) 
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV)
Unselected Other AUVUnselected Sentry  
Coring Facility
Selected Jumbo Piston CoringSelected Large Gravity Core Unselected MC800 multicorer w/ MISO camera/telemetryUnselected OSU Coring Facility (MARSSAM)
Selected Other Large Coring FacilityUnselected WHOI Long Core  
Human Occupied Vehicle (HOV)
Unselected AlvinUnselected Clelia (HBOI)Unselected JSL I & II (HBOI)Unselected Other HOV
Other Facility
Unselected MISO Facility - deep-sea imagingUnselected Other FacilityUnselected Potential Fields Pool Equipment 
Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV)
Unselected JasonUnselected Other ROV  
Seismic Facility
Unselected Ocean Bottom Seismograph Instrument Center (OBSIC)Unselected Ocean Bottom Seismograph Instrument Pool (OBSIP)Unselected Ocean-Bottom Seismometer Program (UTIG)Unselected Other Seismic/OBS Facility
Unselected PASSCALUnselected Portable MCS groupUnselected Portable MCS/SCS groupUnselected U.S. Geological Survey Ocean Bottom Seismometer Facility (USGS at WHOI)
Towed Underwater Vehicle
Unselected ARGO IIUnselected Hawaii MR1 (HMRG)Unselected IMI12 (HMRG)Unselected IMI120 (HMRG - formerly DSL 120A)
Unselected IMI30 (HMRG)Unselected Other Towed Underwater VehicleUnselected Towfish 
UNOLS Van Pool
Unselected AUV Lab Van #1Unselected Clean Lab VanUnselected Cold Lab VanUnselected General Purpose Lab Van
Unselected Radioisotope Lab VanUnselected Wet Lab Van  
UNOLS Winch Pool
Unselected Mooring SpoolerUnselected Portable WinchUnselected Turn Table 
Explain Major Ancillary Facilities
Requirements and list description
and provider for "other" systems.		 Refrigerated van for shipping cores back to the U.S.

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