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  NOPP Spectrometer  -  2020  -  Roger Revelle  
  Project Information  
Project Title: NOPP in-situ Laser Spectrometer Field Test Project Status: Submitted
Principal Investigator: David Butterfield, UW JISAO Project Institution: NOAA_PMEL
Project ID: 106524 Version #: 1
Date Submitted: 6/25/2019 1:10:00 PM Created By: David Butterfield
Date Last Modified: 6/25/2019 1:10:00 PM URI Serial #: None
Funding Agencies: NOAA/OE - T8R3ENP-P00 - Funded
Summary of Field Work: We are requesting to add 3 days to the scheduled Revelle/Jason cruise in 2020, Nooner and Chadwick are PIs. A new in-situ laser spectrometer under development now will be tested on a CTD rosette. Niskin water samples for calibration/verification of methane concentration and methane carbon isotope ratios will be collected. The primary test site is over known methane seep sites on Cascadia Margin. A secondary objective is to collect vent fluid samples at Axial Seamount during the geodetic dives that are the primary NSF project (Nooner/Chadwick). We will bring our Hydrothermal Fluid and Particle Sampler to mount on ROV Jason for vent fluid sampling.
Summary of Facility Requirements: We require laboratory space on board for 5-6 scientists to set up the laser spectrometer, gas chromatography system, sampling equipment, and other laboratory equipment for water analysis. We require space on the ship's CTD rosette to mount the in-situ laser spectrometer, which will run on battery power and store data on board. We will use the ship's CTD rosette to collect Niskin water samples.
Summary of other requirements and comments:  
Ship Request Identification
Type of Request: Collaborative Ship Use Request Status: Submitted
Request ID: 1010516 Created By: David Butterfield
Date Last Modified: 6/25/2019 1:10:00 PM Date Submitted: 6/25/2019 1:10:00 PM
Requested Ship, Operating Days and Dates
Year: 2020 Ship/Facility: Roger Revelle
Optimum Start Date: 8/15/2020 Dates to Avoid: PI Butterfield will be at sea on another ship approx July 20- August 8, so those dates are to be avoided.
 
 
Earliest Start Date: 8/12/2020 Multi-Ship Op: No
Latest Start Date: 9/15/2020 Other Ship(s): Not applicable.

Operating Days Needed: Science Days Mob Days De-Mob Days Estimated Transit Days Total Days
3 1 0 0 4
Repeating Cruise?
(within same year)
No Interval:   # of Cruises:  

Description of Repeating cruise requirements: Not applicable.
Justification/Explanation for ship choice, dates,
conflicts, number of days & multi-ship operations:
Nooner and Chadwick have a funded NSF cruise on Revelle with ROV Jason and AUV Sentry, leaving from Newport OR and working at Axial Seamount. This allows us to add days for testing a new instrument on Cascadia Margin methane seep sites near Newport. We also have a common interest in Axial Seamount and will work with Nooner and Chadwick to conduct time series vent fluid sampling during their operations, as we have done in previous years. We strongly prefer adding ship time to this cruise. The lab space on Revelle can accommodate our needs. As time permits, we would do CTD operations at Axial between ROV dives for more instrument testing opportunities.
Butterfield is involved in another expedition on NOAA ship Ron Brown (West Coast Ocean Acidification, Feely/Alin chief scientists) currently scheduled for July 20 - August 8, ending in San Francisco. If the Nooner/Chadwick cruise departs Newport on Aug 14 or 15, this would provide enough time to transfer equipment from San Francisco.
Work Area for Cruise
Short Description of Op Area
for use in schedules:
Cascadia Margin
Description of Op Area: Within 75 nmi radius of Newport OR. Hydrate Ridge and Heceta Bank are possible work sites for CTD ops.
Op Area Size/Dia.: 75 nmi radius
 
  Lat/Long Marsden Grid Navy Op Area
Beginning
45.071° N / 127.529° W map
157 map
NP09 map
Ending
NP09 map
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.)
All work will be in US or international waters.
Port Calls
Requested Start Port Intermediate Port(s) Requested End Port
Newport, OR, USA None Newport, OR, USA
Explanation/justification for requested
ports and dates of intermediate stops
or to list additional port stops
Revelle is currently scheduled to start and end the Chadwick/Nooner cruise in Newport OR. This is very close to our operations area, near a direct line to the Nooner/Chadwick ops area at Axial Seamount.

 Important Info on Working in Foreign Ports

 
Science Party
Chief Scientist: David Butterfield, UW JISAO
# 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 We have engineers responsible for the laser spectrometer and chemists responsible for water column and vent fluid sampling and analysis. We may also bring 1 or 2 students.
Instrumentation Requirements That Impact Scheduling Decisions
Selected Dynamic PositioningUnselected ADCPSelected 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.

We will use the ship's multibeam system to image gas bubble plumes in the water column. We will use the ship's CTD to test a new instrument and collect water samples. We are collecting samples for stable carbon isotope analysis of dissolved methane. We prefer to have no work on board involving stable or radioisotopes of carbon without a clear plan for how to avoid contamination.

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.
Note that Nooner and Chadwick have requested ROV Jason and AUV Sentry for their work. We do not require those facilities for our primary project (testing in-situ spectrometer in water column). However, we will take advantage of the opportunity to collect vent fluid samples at Axial Seamount.

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