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SAB Deepwater
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2018
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Atlantis
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Project Title: |
Deepwater characterization of the Mid and South Atlantic Bight |
Project Status: |
Submitted |
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Principal Investigator: |
Caitlin Adams, NOAA/OER |
Project Institution: |
NOAA/OER |
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Project ID: |
105717 |
Version #: |
4 |
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Date Submitted: |
2/23/2017 10:56:00 AM |
Created By: |
Caitlin Adams |
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Date Last Modified: |
6/12/2018 2:08:00 PM |
URI Serial #: |
None |
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Funding Agencies: |
NOAA/OE - NONE - Funded |
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Summary of Field Work: |
A combination of ship, AUV, and deepwater ROV operations to investigate and characterize shelf edge and slop habitats generally offshore of Virginia to Florida/Georgia border. |
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Summary of Facility Requirements: |
Combination of regional and global class vessels, deepwater ROVs, and deepwater AUV. May include bottom trawl, mid-water nets, CTD, and benthic lander deployments. |
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Summary of other requirements and comments: |
OER intends to use a combination of UNOLS and NOAA facilities to support project platform requirements. |
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Type of Request: |
Primary Ship Use |
Request Status: |
Submitted |
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Request ID: |
1009448 |
Created By: |
Caitlin Adams |
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Date Last Modified: |
6/12/2018 2:08:00 PM |
Date Submitted: |
7/25/2017 12:25:00 PM |
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Year: |
2018
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Ship/Facility: |
Atlantis
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Optimum Start Date:
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8/1/2018 |
Dates to Avoid: |
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Earliest Start Date: |
4/1/2018 |
Multi-Ship Op: |
No |
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Latest Start Date: |
9/1/2018 |
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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21 |
3 |
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26 |
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 request for year two of an expected three-year interagency project. Because the Ron Brown will be in the Indian Ocean in 2018, OER is considering other options beyond the NOAA fleet, as using a smaller NOAA ship would require de-scoping the planned science.
The Atlantis and Alvin would provide excellent capabilities for this project, especially given the weather and current conditions we expect to be operating in. |
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Short Description of Op Area
for use in schedules: |
VA, NC, SC, GA |
| Description of Op Area: |
Shelf edge and slope habitats offshore of Virginia to Georgia |
| Op Area Size/Dia.: |
n/a |
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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? |
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 |
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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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Norfolk, VA, USA |
None |
Norfolk, VA, USA |
Explanation/justification for requested
ports and dates of intermediate stops
or to list additional port stops |
Any ports in the Southeast Atlantic would be suitable. |
Important Info on Working in Foreign Ports
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Chief Scientist: |
Erik Cordes, Temple |
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# in Science Party |
23 |
# of different science teams |
2 |
# Marine Technicians to be
provided by ship operator:
(include in science party total)
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7 |
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Explanation of Science Party Requirements and Technician Requirements |
All numbers are estimates. Will need appropriate crew for the Alvin and then will fill remaining berths with science party. |
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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. |
The Alvin will be used to explore canyon, coral, and seep targets from Norfolk seep in the north to the Blake Plateau coral habitats in the south. The Alvin will allow scientists to work successfully in these high current environments and will be used to collect a variety of samples for the science team. |
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