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  El Nino Response  -  2016  -  Thomas G. Thompson  
  Project Information  
Project Title: RAPID: Responses of the California Current Ecosystem to El Nino 2015-16 Project Status: Submitted
Principal Investigator: Mark D. Ohman, SIO Project Institution: SIO
Project ID: 105037 Version #: 2
Date Submitted: 9/10/2015 8:26:00 PM Created By: Mark D. Ohman
Date Last Modified: 3/7/2016 12:34:00 PM URI Serial #: None
Funding Agencies: NSF/OCE/BIO - 1614359 - Funded
Summary of Field Work: Global-class vessel needed in spring (April-May) 2016. We will conduct Lagrangian water-parcel tracking experiments to measure nutrient fluxes and plankton growth, grazing, predation, and sinking fluxes during springtime conditions following a major El Nino. Different mesoscale features will be followed across the California Current System. Interdisciplinary team of biological, chemical, and physical oceanographers.
Summary of Facility Requirements: ADCP's, 1 m2 MOCNESS with 202-µm nets and full sensors, fully configured CTD rosette, isotope vans, trace metal clean van. Other special equipment to be determined. High speed internet and berthing for minimum of 30 scientists desired. Science party will supply satellite-tracked drift arrays, Moving Vessel Profiler, Trace Metal clean rosette, and autonomous sampling devices.
Summary of other requirements and comments: Reliable high speed internet service will be required on all ship headings to ensure uninterrupted tracking of over-the-side drift arrays and autonomous vehicles. Other requirements to be determined.
Ship Request Identification
Type of Request: Primary Ship Use Request Status: Submitted
Request ID: 1008101 Created By: Mark D. Ohman
Date Last Modified: 11/12/2015 6:57:00 PM Date Submitted: 9/10/2015 8:26:00 PM
Requested Ship, Operating Days and Dates
Year: 2016 Ship/Facility: Thomas G. Thompson
Optimum Start Date: 4/1/2016 Dates to Avoid: Springtime (April-May) required for comparability with previous LTER process cruise measurements in this region.
 
 
Earliest Start Date: 4/1/2016 Multi-Ship Op: No
Latest Start Date: 5/1/2016 Other Ship(s): N/A

Operating Days Needed: Science Days Mob Days De-Mob Days Estimated Transit Days Total Days
20 2 1 5 28
Repeating Cruise?
(within same year)
No Interval:   # of Cruises:  

Description of Repeating cruise requirements: N/A
Justification/Explanation for ship choice, dates,
conflicts, number of days & multi-ship operations:
Global (or near-global) class vessel is required to accommodate large interdisciplinary team of biological, chemical, and physical oceanographers. The spring (April-May) 2016 time period is necessary for comparability with previous springtime process measurements, and to maximize the biological/ecosystem impacts of El Nino.
Work Area for Cruise
Short Description of Op Area
for use in schedules:
So CA
Description of Op Area: Region west and southwest of Pt. Conception, from nearshore to ~ 350 km offshore.
N.B. Positions given are only approximate, subject to change once the science plan has been finalized.
Op Area Size/Dia.: ~350 X 100 nm
 
  Lat/Long Marsden Grid Navy Op Area
Beginning
32.94905° N / 117.274° W map
120 map
NP09 map
Ending
33.38824° N / 124.323° W map
121 map
NP09 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.)
N/A
Port Calls
Requested Start Port Intermediate Port(s) Requested End Port
San Diego, CA, USA None, , None, San Diego, CA, USA
Explanation/justification for requested
ports and dates of intermediate stops
or to list additional port stops
N/A

 Important Info on Working in Foreign Ports

 
Science Party
Chief Scientist: Mark D. Ohman, SIO
# in Science Party 32 # 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 Extensive interdisciplinary team of biological, chemical, and physical oceanographers will be collaborating in this research. Technicians required for Seasoar, Mocness, electronics, and ResTech.
Instrumentation Requirements That Impact Scheduling Decisions
Selected Dynamic PositioningSelected ADCPUnselected MultibeamUnselected Seismic
Selected Dredging/Coring/Large Dia. Trawl WireUnselected Stern A-frameUnselected Fiber Optic (.681)Unselected 0.680 Coax Wire
Unselected SCUBA DivingSelected Radioisotope use - briefly describeUnselected NO Radioisotope use/Natural level workUnselected Other Operator Provided Inst. - Describe
3 PI-Provided Vans - briefly describe Unselected MOCNESS  
Explain Instrumentation or Capability
requirements that could affect choice
of ship in scheduling.

ADCPs are required for this cruise.
Radioisotope van (mainly 14C), isotope waste van, and trace metal clean vans are required.
Other equipment tbd.

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
Unselected Jumbo Piston CoringUnselected Large Gravity Core Unselected MC800 multicorer w/ MISO camera/telemetryUnselected OSU Coring Facility (MARSSAM)
Unselected 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 imagingSelected 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 #1Selected Clean Lab VanUnselected Cold Lab VanUnselected General Purpose Lab Van
Selected Radioisotope Lab VanUnselected Wet Lab Van  
UNOLS Winch Pool
Unselected Mooring SpoolerSelected Portable WinchUnselected Turn Table 
Explain Major Ancillary Facilities
Requirements and list description
and provider for "other" systems.
1 m2 MOCNESS with 202-µm nets and full sensors, fully configured CTD rosette, isotope vans, trace metal clean van. SeaSoar and other special equipment and winches to be determined. Continuous high speed internet required. Science party will supply satellite-tracked drift arrays, trace metal clean rosette, and autonomous sampling devices. Specific winches and other details to be specified once science plan is finalized.

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