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Costa Rica seeps
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2017
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Alvin
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Project Title: |
Collaborative research: Quantifying the biological, chemical, and physical linkages between chemosynthetic communities and the surrounding deep sea |
Project Status: |
Submitted |
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Principal Investigator: |
Erik Cordes, Temple |
Project Institution: |
Temple |
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Project ID: |
105197 |
Version #: |
2 |
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Date Submitted: |
2/10/2016 11:31:00 AM |
Created By: |
Erik Cordes |
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Date Last Modified: |
1/9/2017 8:05:00 PM |
URI Serial #: |
None |
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Funding Agencies: |
NSF/OCE/BIO - 1635219 - Funded |
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Summary of Field Work: |
We propose two research cruises in 2017 and 2018 that will depart and return to Puntarenas, Costa Rica. The first site is within a 12-hour steam from port. We plan 4-6 days of work at each of 3 strategically selected sites on subducting seamounts, plus additional time for oceanographic and bathymetry surveys, for a total of approximately 20 days at sea per cruise. We will utilize either the Jason ROV or a combination of the Alvin HOV and the Sentry AUV to complete the benthic surveys and sampling. This will be augmented through the use of the user-supplied Wire Flyer water-column sampler to provide a 3-dimensional view of these habitats. The Wire Flyer is a ship-towed (at 3-4 knots) autonomous vehicle that slides up and down a standard 0.322 cable in a controlled manner (Roman and Hebert, 2011) |
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Summary of Facility Requirements: |
We will need an ROV or HOV/AUV combination, ship with dynamic positioning, 0.322 wire for the Wire Flyer, CTD/rosette, ship-board multibeam, cold room facilities, and -80 ultracold freezer. |
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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: |
1008313 |
Created By: |
Erik Cordes |
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Date Last Modified: |
1/9/2017 8:05:00 PM |
Date Submitted: |
2/10/2016 11:31:00 AM |
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Year: |
2017
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Ship/Facility: |
Alvin
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Optimum Start Date:
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5/15/2017 |
Dates to Avoid: |
There are two cruises requested, and this cruise should be after the start of the project, but before the end of the first fiscal year. Cordes has another conflict beginning mid-September 2017. |
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Earliest Start Date: |
1/1/2017 |
Multi-Ship Op: |
No |
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Latest Start Date: |
8/1/2017 |
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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20 |
3 |
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24 |
Repeating Cruise?
(within same year) |
No |
Interval: |
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# of Cruises: |
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Description of Repeating cruise requirements: |
None |
Justification/Explanation for ship choice, dates,
conflicts, number of days & multi-ship operations: |
Alvin / Sentry is preferred. Alvin alone will not suffice, as we plan a number of near-seafloor surveys that would require Sentry. The alternative to this combination is the ROV Jason. If Jason, we do not have a preference for the support ship. Cordes currently has a conflict with a cruise that is scheduled for 9/20/17 - 10/22/17. |
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Short Description of Op Area
for use in schedules: |
Costa Rica |
| Description of Op Area: |
The Pacific margin of Costa Rica. |
| Op Area Size/Dia.: |
50 naut mi diameter |
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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:
Costa Rica |
 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 |
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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.) |
Foreign clearance will require a Costa Rica observer. We have been in contact with them and have previously operated in this area, so are familiar with all of the necessary permits. |
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Requested Start Port |
Intermediate Port(s) |
Requested End Port |
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Puntarenas, Costa Rica |
None, , None, |
Puntarenas, Costa Rica |
Explanation/justification for requested
ports and dates of intermediate stops
or to list additional port stops |
Our starting sites are only approximately 50 nautical miles from Puntarenas, CR. |
Important Info on Working in Foreign Ports
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Chief Scientist: |
Erik Cordes, Temple |
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# in Science Party |
18 |
# of different science teams |
2 |
# Marine Technicians to be
provided by ship operator:
(include in science party total)
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12 |
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Explanation of Science Party Requirements and Technician Requirements |
Numbers are approximate. We will require the necessary personnel to run Alvin + Sentry or 24-hour ops on Jason. We will fill the rest of the available bunks with scientists. |
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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. |
The Wire Flyer is a ship-towed (at 3-4 knots) autonomous vehicle that slides up and down a standard 0.322 cable in a controlled manner (Roman and Hebert, 2011). Using the lift force created by wing foils, the vehicle can achieve controlled up and down profiling velocities (0- 2.25 m/sec) within a specified depth band down to ~900 m depth. The high repetition rate of the Wire Flyer provides a far more complete data set than would be possible with repeat ship board CTD casts. While being towed, updated commands and condensed data samples can be sent to and from the Wire Flyer via an acoustic modem to refine the sampling speed and depths to ensure proper coverage. The vehicle typically creates high horizontal resolution (T, S, O2, Chl, CDOM, turb) sections. For this project a Satlantic Deep SeaFET pH sensor will be integrated along with the SBE 49 FastCAT, Aanderaa 4831f O2 sensor and Wetlabs triple Ecopuck. These sensors will also be available to be used on the submersibles.
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Explain Major Ancillary Facilities
Requirements and list description
and provider for "other" systems. |
We require either Alvin plus Sentry (preferred) or Jason. |
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