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                                    |  | ORG-S in Superior
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                                        2019
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                                        Blue Heron |  |  | 
                    
                    
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        | Project Title: | DOES ORGANIC SULFUR MAKE A SIGNIFICANT AND OVERLOOKED CONTRIBUTION TO SEDIMENT SULFATE REDUCTION IN LOW-SULFATE ENVIRONMENTS? | Project Status: | Submitted |  
        | Principal Investigator: | Sergei Katsev, UMN_LLO | Project Institution: | UMN_LLO |  
        | Project ID: | 105841 | Version #: | 2 |  
        | Date Submitted: | 7/26/2017 3:48:00 PM | Created By: | Sergei Katsev |  
        | Date Last Modified: | 6/27/2018 10:54:00 AM | URI Serial #: | None |  
        | Funding Agencies: | NSF/EAR - 1754061  - Funded |  
        | Summary of Field Work: | Two cruises aboard R/V Blue Heron to sampling locations on Lake Superior. One cruise in 2018 and another in 2019. |  
        | Summary of Facility Requirements: | R/V Blue Heron is perfectly suitable for proposed work. |  
        | Summary of other requirements and comments: |  |  | 
                    
                    
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                                    | Type of Request: | Primary Ship Use | Request Status: | Submitted |  
                                    | Request ID: | 1009453 | Created By: | Sergei Katsev |  
                                    | Date Last Modified: | 7/26/2017 4:00:00 PM | Date Submitted: | 7/26/2017 3:48:00 PM |  | 
                    
                    
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                                    | Year: | 2019 | Ship/Facility: | Blue Heron |  
                                    | Optimum Start Date: | 8/15/2019 | Dates to Avoid: | None |  
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                                    | Earliest Start Date: | 4/15/2019 | Multi-Ship Op: | No |  
                                    | Latest Start Date: | 11/15/2019 | Other Ship(s): | N/A |  
                                
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                                    | Operating Days Needed: | Science Days | Mob Days | De-Mob Days | Estimated Transit Days | Total Days |  
                                    | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |  
                                    | Repeating Cruise? (within same year)
 | No | Interval: |  | # of Cruises: |  |  
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                                    | Description of Repeating cruise requirements: | N/A |  
                                    | Justification/Explanation for ship choice, dates, conflicts, number of days & multi-ship operations:
 | Sampling sites on Lake Superior will be visited at locations near Isle Royale, Nipigon Bay, and Apostle Islands. Transit times (~24 h to farthest point) and station times (4-6 h) add up to about 3 days, and 1 extra day is budgeted for weather. |  | 
                    
                    
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										  | Short Description of Op Area for use in schedules:
 | Lake Superior |  
										  | Description of Op Area: | Western and North-Western parts of Lake Superior |  
											| Op Area Size/Dia.: | 200 |  |  | 
	
		|  | Lat/Long | Marsden Grid | Navy Op Area |  
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                                    | Foreign Clearance Required? | Yes | Coastal States: 
 Canada
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									|  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.)
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                                    | Requested Start Port | Intermediate Port(s) | Requested End Port |  
                                    | Duluth, MN, USA | None, | Duluth, MN, USA |  
                                    | Explanation/justification for requested ports and dates of intermediate stops
 or to list additional port stops
 | N/A |  
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  Important Info on Working in Foreign Ports 
 
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                                    | Chief Scientist: | Sergei Katsev, UMN_LLO |  
                                    | # in Science Party | 7 | # of different science teams | 1 | # Marine Technicians to be provided by ship operator:
 (include in science party total)
 
 | 1 |  
                                    | Explanation of Science Party Requirements and Technician Requirements | three PIs, three graduate students, and one marine technician. |  | 
                    
                    
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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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                                            35-S radioisotope work is planned in accordance with existing protocols -- radiation van will need to be installed on deck. |  | 
                    
                    
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                                    | Explain Major Ancillary Facilities Requirements and list description
 and provider for "other" systems.
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