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Project Title: |
Ocean Climate Station PAPA |
Project Status: |
Submitted |
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Principal Investigator: |
Meghan Cronin, NOAA_PMEL |
Project Institution: |
NOAA_PMEL |
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Project ID: |
105731 |
Version #: |
2 |
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Date Submitted: |
3/3/2017 6:44:00 PM |
Created By: |
Paul Kunicki |
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Date Last Modified: |
9/5/2017 4:51:00 PM |
URI Serial #: |
None |
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Funding Agencies: |
NOAA/OAR - NONE - Funded |
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Summary of Field Work: |
In June 2007, a NOAA surface mooring time series was initiated at Station Papa with funding from an NSF grant to Dr. Steve Emerson (University of Washington) to study the North Pacific Carbon Cycle. At the conclusion of the NSF process study in 2009, NOAA's Office of Climate Observations took over support of the OCS mooring. The OCS mooring is nominally located at 50.1°N, 144.9°W.
Station Papa continues to be a favorite location for process studies. In recent years the station has been enhanced with a glider, subsurface ADCP moorings, profiling floats, a noise reference station mooring, and a wave measuring buoy. Many of these observations are still underway. Beginning in 2014, the NSF Ocean Observing Initiative (OOI) enhanced Station Papa with an array of subsurface moorings, making it one of four Global Nodes. |
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Summary of Facility Requirements: |
A global class vessel capable of deep ocean mooring operations is required for annual servicing of the PAPA mooring. May-September is the optimum season for cycling the mooring site. |
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Summary of other requirements and comments: |
Capability to conduct a CTD cast to 600 meters is desirable but not required. |
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Type of Request: |
Collaborative Ship Use |
Request Status: |
Submitted |
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Request ID: |
1009305 |
Created By: |
Paul Kunicki |
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Date Last Modified: |
9/5/2017 4:51:00 PM |
Date Submitted: |
3/3/2017 6:44:00 PM |
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Year: |
2018
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Ship/Facility: |
Thomas G. Thompson
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Optimum Start Date:
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6/15/2018 |
Dates to Avoid: |
Sea conditions generally preclude mooring operations before late spring and after late summer |
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Earliest Start Date: |
5/15/2018 |
Multi-Ship Op: |
No |
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Latest Start Date: |
9/15/2018 |
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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2 |
0 |
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0 |
2 |
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: |
This is a collaborative request for ship time to support annual maintenance of the PAPA mooring site. Typical annual support by Canada DFO's Line PAPA program and the CCGS John Tully is in jeopardy due to the Tully's repair schedule for 2018. So an alternative is being sought with UNOLS, in particular for any global-class vessels which may be transiting to station PAPA, e.g., the OOI-PAPA cruise. |
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Short Description of Op Area
for use in schedules: |
North Pacific |
| Description of Op Area: |
Station PAPA |
| Op Area Size/Dia.: |
3 NM |
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Lat/Long |
Marsden Grid |
Navy Op Area |
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Beginning
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50° 6' N
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144° 54' W
map
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Ending
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50° 6' N
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144° 54' W
map
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Show Degrees Minutes |
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Foreign Clearance Required? |
No |
Coastal States:
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 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 |
| Questions about ITAR/EAR regulations?
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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.) |
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Requested Start Port |
Intermediate Port(s) |
Requested End Port |
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None |
None |
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Explanation/justification for requested
ports and dates of intermediate stops
or to list additional port stops |
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Important Info on Working in Foreign Ports
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Chief Scientist: |
Meghan Cronin, NOAA_PMEL |
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# in Science Party |
2 |
# of different science teams |
1 |
# Marine Technicians to be
provided by ship operator:
(include in science party total)
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1 |
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Explanation of Science Party Requirements and Technician Requirements |
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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. |
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Explain Major Ancillary Facilities
Requirements and list description
and provider for "other" systems. |
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