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  Benthic CaCO3 dissol  -  2020  -  Sally Ride  
  Project Information  
Project Title: Collaborative Research: New approaches to study calcium carbonate
dissolution on the sea floor and its impact on paleo-proxy
interpretations
Project Status: Submitted
Principal Investigator: William Berelson, USC Project Institution: USC
Project ID: 106138 Version #: 3
Date Submitted: 4/18/2018 12:45:00 PM Created By: William Berelson
Date Last Modified: 7/17/2020 4:01:00 PM URI Serial #: None
Funding Agencies: NSF/OCE/MGG - 1834475 - Funded
NSF/OCE/CO - 1834475 - Funded
Summary of Field Work: We plan to traverse an oceanic region that is approximately 2-5°N and 90°W to conduct benthic experiments and coring. The benthic experiments will include the deploying of benthic landers and benthic pore water samplers.
Summary of Facility Requirements: We request a ship capable of a 21 day cruise in the tropical E. Pacific, departing from Panama or Costa Rica with a return to a similar port.
Summary of other requirements and comments:  
Ship Request Identification
Type of Request: Primary Ship Use Request Status: Submitted
Request ID: 1009928 Created By: William Berelson
Date Last Modified: 7/17/2020 4:01:00 PM Date Submitted: 4/18/2018 12:45:00 PM
Requested Ship, Operating Days and Dates
Year: 2020 Ship/Facility: Sally Ride
Optimum Start Date: 11/28/2020 Dates to Avoid: October and further in fall become hurricane months
 
 
Earliest Start Date: 10/1/2020 Multi-Ship Op: No
Latest Start Date: 12/1/2020 Other Ship(s): Presently, not multi-ship operation although discussions will occur with Swedish colleagues about this possibility

Operating Days Needed: Science Days Mob Days De-Mob Days Estimated Transit Days Total Days
7 1 1 1 10
Repeating Cruise?
(within same year)
No Interval:   # of Cruises:  

Description of Repeating cruise requirements: Does not apply
Justification/Explanation for ship choice, dates,
conflicts, number of days & multi-ship operations:
We need a ship at least the size of Sally Ride to hold station while deploying benthic instruments
Work Area for Cruise
Short Description of Op Area
for use in schedules:
Near San Diego
Description of Op Area: Two or three stations in borderland basins and off margin in deep water (>4500 m)
Op Area Size/Dia.: Transect ~160 nm long
 
  Lat/Long Marsden Grid Navy Op Area
Beginning
32.66° N / 117.21° W map
120 map
NP09 map
Ending
32.66° N / 117.21° W map
120 map
NP09 map
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Foreign Clearance and Permitting Requirements
Foreign Clearance Required? No Coastal States:

Costa Rica
 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.)
San Diego to San Diego
Port Calls
Requested Start Port Intermediate Port(s) Requested End Port
San Diego, CA, USA None San Diego, CA, USA
Explanation/justification for requested
ports and dates of intermediate stops
or to list additional port stops
San Diego to San Diego

 Important Info on Working in Foreign Ports

 
Science Party
Chief Scientist: William Berelson, USC
# in Science Party 14 # of different science teams 1 # Marine Technicians to be
provided by ship operator:
(include in science party total)
2
Explanation of Science Party Requirements and Technician Requirements Science party will consist of coring, lander, pore water, CTD floating traps, benthic in situ microelectrodes and other ops teams. Will need favorable weather to conduct benthic work on wire.
Instrumentation Requirements That Impact Scheduling Decisions
Selected Dynamic PositioningSelected ADCPSelected MultibeamUnselected Seismic
Selected Dredging/Coring/Large Dia. Trawl WireUnselected Stern A-frameUnselected Fiber Optic (.681)Unselected 0.680 Coax Wire
Unselected SCUBA DivingUnselected Radioisotope use - briefly describeSelected 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.

We will request a UNOLS cold van if not available on ship


We will use trawl wire to deploy multicores and need some deployments to stay undisturbed on bottom for 6-8 hours
We will use CTD as per ships ops

Major Ancillary Facilities (that require coordination of schedules with ship schedule)
Aircraft
Unselected Helicopter Ops (USCG)Unselected Twin OtterUnselected Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) 
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV)
Unselected Other AUVUnselected Sentry  
Coring Facility
Unselected Jumbo Piston CoringUnselected Large Gravity Core Selected 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)
Unselected 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 VanSelected Cold Lab VanUnselected General Purpose Lab Van
Unselected Radioisotope Lab VanUnselected Wet Lab Van  
UNOLS Winch Pool
Selected Mooring SpoolerUnselected Portable WinchUnselected Turn Table 
Explain Major Ancillary Facilities
Requirements and list description
and provider for "other" systems.
Request 2 (two) multicores, one cold lab (to process sediment cores) and potentially a mooring spooler or can use ship's capstan for recovery of free vehicles and traps

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