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Amazon Plume
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2019
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Endeavor
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Project Title: |
Collaborative Research: Impact of the Amazon River Plume on nitrogen availability and planktonic food web dynamics in the Western Tropical North Atlantic |
Project Status: |
Submitted |
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Principal Investigator: |
Joseph Montoya, GaTech |
Project Institution: |
GaTech |
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Project ID: |
105682 |
Version #: |
1 |
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Date Submitted: |
2/14/2017 11:37:00 AM |
Created By: |
Joseph Montoya |
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Date Last Modified: |
6/28/2017 11:15:00 AM |
URI Serial #: |
None |
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Funding Agencies: |
NSF/OCE/BIO - 1737078 - Funded |
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Summary of Field Work: |
We will sample the northern reaches of the Amazon plume during the high flow season, targeting regions with dense populations of N2-fixing organisms to explore the factors that promote these blooms and the ways that fixed nitrogen moves into the food web. |
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Summary of Facility Requirements: |
CTD-rosette
mocness |
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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: |
1009201 |
Created By: |
Joseph Montoya |
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Date Last Modified: |
2/14/2017 11:37:00 AM |
Date Submitted: |
2/14/2017 11:37:00 AM |
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Year: |
2019
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Ship/Facility: |
Endeavor
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Optimum Start Date:
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5/15/2019 |
Dates to Avoid: |
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Earliest Start Date: |
5/1/2019 |
Multi-Ship Op: |
No |
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Latest Start Date: |
6/15/2019 |
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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21 |
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4 |
28 |
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: |
WTNA |
| Description of Op Area: |
Amazon Plume Region |
| Op Area Size/Dia.: |
ca. 300 x 500 nm |
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Lat/Long |
Marsden Grid |
Navy Op Area |
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Beginning
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13.1167° N
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59.6167° W
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13° 7.002' N
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59° 37.002' W
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Ending
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13.1167° N
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59.6167° W
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13° 7.002' N
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59° 37.002' W
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Show Degrees Minutes |
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Foreign Clearance Required? |
Yes |
Coastal States:
France, Guyana, Suriname |
 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.) |
We'll want to work in regions of the plume that may include waters of Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana. |
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Requested Start Port |
Intermediate Port(s) |
Requested End Port |
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Bridgetown, Barbados |
None |
Bridgetown, Barbados |
Explanation/justification for requested
ports and dates of intermediate stops
or to list additional port stops |
Barbados is well placed for access to the WTNA and we have experience in staging cruises from Bridgetown. |
Important Info on Working in Foreign Ports
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Chief Scientist: |
Joseph Montoya, GaTech |
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# in Science Party |
18 |
# of different science teams |
4 |
# Marine Technicians to be
provided by ship operator:
(include in science party total)
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2 |
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Explanation of Science Party Requirements and Technician Requirements |
Our core science team will include 10 scientists from GT, CCU, and LDEO. We have a good track record of filling the ship with colleagues and other collaborators and expect to do the same on these cruises |
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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. |
We'll need a CTD-rosette as well as a MOCNESS for this project
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Explain Major Ancillary Facilities
Requirements and list description
and provider for "other" systems. |
We need a winch with 1/4" hydrowire for ring net tows |
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