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  Sediment geochem  -  2019  -  Blue Heron  
  Project Information  
Project Title: Ecosystem-scale responses of coupled C-N-P cycles to dramatic shifts in benthic communities: the Upper Great Lakes Project Status: Submitted
Principal Investigator: Tedy Ozersky, UMN_LLO Project Institution: UMN_LLO
Project ID: 105628 Version #: 1
Date Submitted: 2/13/2017 12:38:00 PM Created By: Tedy Ozersky
Date Last Modified: 6/28/2017 9:40:00 AM URI Serial #: None
Funding Agencies: NSF/OCE/CO - 1737368 - Funded
Summary of Field Work: We are proposing three cruises on Lakes Superior, Michigan and Huron (one in summer 2018, two in summer 2019). The goal of the proposed work is to investigate recent changes to benthic communities in the Laurentian Great Lakes and resulting consequences to sediment and water column geochemistry. Cruises will involve visiting 10 offshore stations across the three great lakes, collecting underwater video footage, multi-corer sediment cores and water samples. Sediment cores will be incubated and processed on board. We will make two 1-day stops at Milwaukee's waterfront Discovery World Science Center and Chicago's Shedd Aquarium to deliver science outreach programs, inducing public lectures and vessel tours.
Summary of Facility Requirements: Project will require sediment coring and water profiling/sampling equipment as well as access to dry and wet lab facilites
Summary of other requirements and comments:  
Ship Request Identification
Type of Request: Primary Ship Use Request Status: Submitted
Request ID: 1009116 Created By: Tedy Ozersky
Date Last Modified: 2/13/2017 12:38:00 PM Date Submitted: 2/13/2017 12:38:00 PM
Requested Ship, Operating Days and Dates
Year: 2019 Ship/Facility: Blue Heron
Optimum Start Date: 5/15/2019 Dates to Avoid:  
 
 
Earliest Start Date: 5/13/2019 Multi-Ship Op: No
Latest Start Date: 5/17/2019 Other Ship(s):

Operating Days Needed: Science Days Mob Days De-Mob Days Estimated Transit Days Total Days
8 1 1 0 10
Repeating Cruise?
(within same year)
No Interval:   # of Cruises: 1

Description of Repeating cruise requirements:
Justification/Explanation for ship choice, dates,
conflicts, number of days & multi-ship operations:
The R/V Blue Heron is the only UNOLS vessel on the Great Lakes and also the most capable university-owned ship able to operate in offshore Great Lakes. This cruise will sediment coring and water profiling work along transects in eastern Lake Superior and northern Lake Michigan. 6 days will be required to complete the proposed work, but an extra day is requested to account for unpredictable spring weather on the Great Lakes. 1 extra day is also requested for outreach activities at Chicago's Shedd aquarium.
Work Area for Cruise
Short Description of Op Area
for use in schedules:
Superior/Mich
Description of Op Area: eastern Lake Superior and Lake Michigan
Op Area Size/Dia.: 350
 
  Lat/Long Marsden Grid Navy Op Area
Beginning
46.4994° N / 84.3769° W map
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GL04 map
Ending
46.4994° N / 84.3769° W map
153 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
Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, USA None Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, USA
Explanation/justification for requested
ports and dates of intermediate stops
or to list additional port stops
 

 Important Info on Working in Foreign Ports

 
Science Party
Chief Scientist: Tedy Ozersky, UMN_LLO
# in Science Party 5 # 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
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 describeUnselected 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.

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 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.

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