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  Volatiles: Chem/Bio  -  2020  -  Atlantis  
  Project Information  
Project Title: Collaborative Research: Chemical and microbiological studies of water-soluble alkanes in the Ocean Project Status: Submitted
Principal Investigator: David L. Valentine, UCSB Project Institution: UCSB
Project ID: 105833 Version #: 1
Date Submitted: 7/20/2017 1:13:00 AM Created By: David L. Valentine
Date Last Modified: 11/28/2017 1:38:00 PM URI Serial #: None
Funding Agencies: NSF/OCE/CO - 1756947 - Funded
NSF/OCE/BIO - 1756947 - Funded
Summary of Field Work: We propose a single cruise to the Gulf of Mexico to study the partitioning of water-soluble hydrocarbons between the ocean and atmosphere, and the response of bacteria to these hydrocarbons. We plan: 1) a transect from port in e.g., Saint Petersburg to the North-Central Gulf of Mexico; 2) submersible operations (Jason or Alvin and Sentry) geared toward sampling of seeping oil; 3) water column sampling in support of microbial studies; 4) Atmospheric measurements using the vessel and possible sampling using an aerial system (balloon or drone).
Summary of Facility Requirements: Oceanographic research vessel of sufficient size to handle the submersible vehicles with sufficient bunk space remaining for a science party of ~20 persons to meet both intellectual merit and broader impacts goals. AUV Sentry for seep reconaisance (Multibeam, photo-imaging). Submersible with sampling capability - Either Alvin or Jason. Shipboard walk-in incubators.
Summary of other requirements and comments: Our preference is for a cruise in the spring or early summer, avoiding tropical storm season in the Gulf of Mexico. We are also constrained with our broader impacts as we will be bringing a class on the cruise, as in previous cruises.
Ship Request Identification
Type of Request: Primary Ship Use Request Status: Submitted
Request ID: 1009444 Created By: David L. Valentine
Date Last Modified: 7/20/2017 1:13:00 AM Date Submitted: 7/20/2017 1:13:00 AM
Requested Ship, Operating Days and Dates
Year: 2020 Ship/Facility: Atlantis
Optimum Start Date: 5/1/2020 Dates to Avoid: Winter and hurricane season are difficult for our work on the Gulf of Mexico.
 
 
Earliest Start Date: 4/15/2020 Multi-Ship Op: No
Latest Start Date: 6/16/2020 Other Ship(s):

Operating Days Needed: Science Days Mob Days De-Mob Days Estimated Transit Days Total Days
10 2 1 5 18
Repeating Cruise?
(within same year)
No Interval:   # of Cruises:  

Description of Repeating cruise requirements:
Justification/Explanation for ship choice, dates,
conflicts, number of days & multi-ship operations:
The choice of vessel is determined by the need for submersible assets and bunk space sufficient for the intended Science party. The dates are chosen based on the needs of the project. This includes calm weather for atmospheric plume measurements and sea surface oil slick tracking (avoid winter and Hurricane season). The timing is also dependent on the initial development of methodologies at the Coal Oil Point seeps.
Work Area for Cruise
Short Description of Op Area
for use in schedules:
Gulf of Mexico
Description of Op Area: Gulf of Mexico operations to include work on the continental slope seeps, as well as a transect for water sampling to e.g., Saint Petersburg.
Op Area Size/Dia.: 500
 
  Lat/Long Marsden Grid Navy Op Area
Beginning
26° N / 85° W map
81 map
NA09 map
Ending
26° N / 85° W map
81 map
NA09 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
St. Petersburg, FL, USA None St. Petersburg, FL, USA
Explanation/justification for requested
ports and dates of intermediate stops
or to list additional port stops
We could also Mob or DeMob in another port, such as Galveston. However, the planned transect will require us to transit from the Northern Gulf to offshore the Florida Escarpment (and thus have on port in Florida makes sense as we can combine transit and transect.

 Important Info on Working in Foreign Ports

 
Science Party
Chief Scientist: David L. Valentine, UCSB
# in Science Party 20 # of different science teams 3 # Marine Technicians to be
provided by ship operator:
(include in science party total)
2
Explanation of Science Party Requirements and Technician Requirements This size of science party is typical for our cruises, and needed to meet the intellectual merit and broader impacts of our proposed work.
Instrumentation Requirements That Impact Scheduling Decisions
Selected Dynamic PositioningSelected ADCPSelected MultibeamUnselected Seismic
Unselected Dredging/Coring/Large Dia. Trawl WireUnselected Stern A-frameSelected Fiber Optic (.681)Selected 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 OtterSelected Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) 
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV)
Unselected Other AUVSelected 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)
Selected 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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