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  Hg cycling in Arctic  -  2021  -  USCGC Healy  
  Project Information  
Project Title: Collaborative Research: Constraining the role of chemical transformations on the cycling of mercury at the Arctic Ocean air-sea interface Project Status: Submitted
Principal Investigator: Robert P. Mason, UCONN Project Institution: FIU
Project ID: 106271 Version #: 3
Date Submitted: 8/24/2018 11:09:00 AM Created By: David Kadko
Date Last Modified: 11/12/2020 9:41:00 PM URI Serial #: None
Funding Agencies: NSF/OPP/ARC - 1854462 - Funded
Summary of Field Work: We propose to test our hypothesis that gas evasion of Hg0 is not the primary sink for water column Hg in the Arctic Ocean, in contrast to other oceans. Additionally, we hypothesize that the relatively low net production of Hg0 in the Arctic reflects lower UV light levels and ice cover, low productivity and bioavailable HgII for reduction. To validate these hypotheses, we have defined a list of objectives, including the measurement of the dissolved Hg0 in surface waters, the atmospheric Hg speciation at high resolution, and the associated required ancillary measurements including water column Hg speciation. The cruise will consist of a transect from open water, through the marginal ice zone and into completely covered ice regions. We will perform CTD casts to depths of 100m to collect water for Hg species and radon-222 and radium-226. The timing of the cruise is to be late spring during when ice is receding and significant Hg deposition to the ocean surface occurs.
Summary of Facility Requirements: CTD rosette with 30L bottles
Small boat operations for shallow (1m) samples
Snow and ice sampling
Summary of other requirements and comments:  
Ship Request Identification
Type of Request: Primary Ship Use Request Status: Submitted
Request ID: 1010119 Created By: David Kadko
Date Last Modified: 9/6/2018 1:43:00 PM Date Submitted: 8/24/2018 11:09:00 AM
Requested Ship, Operating Days and Dates
Year: 2021 Ship/Facility: USCGC Healy
Optimum Start Date: 5/27/2021 Dates to Avoid: Earlier would not allow ice-free studies.
Later would lose the important spring Hg cycle
 
 
Earliest Start Date: 5/24/2021 Multi-Ship Op: No
Latest Start Date: 6/1/2021 Other Ship(s): N/A

Operating Days Needed: Science Days Mob Days De-Mob Days Estimated Transit Days Total Days
10 2 2 10 24
Repeating Cruise?
(within same year)
No Interval:   # of Cruises:  

Description of Repeating cruise requirements: N/A
Justification/Explanation for ship choice, dates,
conflicts, number of days & multi-ship operations:
N/A
Work Area for Cruise
Short Description of Op Area
for use in schedules:
Chukchi Sea
Description of Op Area: Bering sea to Chukchi Sea
Op Area Size/Dia.: track of 1000 km
 
  Lat/Long Marsden Grid Navy Op Area
Beginning
65° N / 165° W map
233 map
NP02 map
Ending
74° N / 165° W map
269 map
AR06 map
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Foreign Clearance and Permitting Requirements
Foreign Clearance Required? No Coastal States:

US EEZ
 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.)
N/A
Port Calls
Requested Start Port Intermediate Port(s) Requested End Port
Dutch Harbor, AK, USA None, Dutch Harbor, AK, USA
Explanation/justification for requested
ports and dates of intermediate stops
or to list additional port stops
Dutch Harbor is closest to our work site

 Important Info on Working in Foreign Ports

 
Science Party
Chief Scientist: Robert P. Mason, UCONN
# in Science Party 12 # of different science teams 2 # Marine Technicians to be
provided by ship operator:
(include in science party total)
2
Explanation of Science Party Requirements and Technician Requirements This is the amount to fulfill our sampling and analytical needs
Instrumentation Requirements That Impact Scheduling Decisions
Unselected Dynamic PositioningUnselected ADCPUnselected MultibeamUnselected Seismic
Unselected 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.

N/A

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 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)
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 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.
N?A

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