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Project Title: |
Ocean Twilight Zone |
Project Status: |
Submitted |
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Principal Investigator: |
Heidi M. Sosik, WHOI |
Project Institution: |
WHOI |
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Project ID: |
106957 |
Version #: |
1 |
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Date Submitted: |
10/22/2020 5:53:00 PM |
Created By: |
Heidi M. Sosik |
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Date Last Modified: |
10/22/2020 5:53:00 PM |
URI Serial #: |
None |
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Funding Agencies: |
OTHER - NONE - Funded |
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Summary of Field Work: |
Collecting and observing mesopelagic organisms and conducting carbon flux and microbial diversity measurements in the slope waters off southern New England as part of WHOI's Ocean Twilight Zone project. We will use several techniques for this work, including CTD/rosette casts, net tows, towed vehicle operations (Stingray / ISIIS), pumping water from depth, sediment trap arrays, and carbon flux drifters (Minions, TZEX). |
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Summary of Facility Requirements: |
We will require CTD/rosette, winch with fiber optic cable, ADCP, EK80 (highly desired), and other standard sensors (flow through, met, etc.). The science party will provide all other equipment, including nets, tow sled, deep water pumps, laboratory equipment. |
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Summary of other requirements and comments: |
N/A |
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Type of Request: |
Primary Ship Use |
Request Status: |
Submitted |
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Request ID: |
1011294 |
Created By: |
Heidi M. Sosik |
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Date Last Modified: |
10/22/2020 5:53:00 PM |
Date Submitted: |
10/22/2020 5:53:00 PM |
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Year: |
2021
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Ship/Facility: |
Neil Armstrong
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Optimum Start Date:
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8/11/2021 |
Dates to Avoid: |
This cruise should start 2-4 days after the NOAAS Bigelow cruise for planned two ship operations. |
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Earliest Start Date: |
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Multi-Ship Op: |
Yes |
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Latest Start Date: |
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Other Ship(s): |
This cruise needs to be coordinated for two-ship operations with NOAA Ship Bigelow, planned for August 2021.
If R/V Armstrong is not available, R/V Endeavor can provide most of our needs. |
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Operating Days Needed: |
Science Days |
Mob Days |
De-Mob Days |
Estimated Transit Days |
Total Days |
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10 |
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0 |
12 |
Repeating Cruise?
(within same year) |
No |
Interval: |
N/A |
# 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: |
N/A |
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Short Description of Op Area
for use in schedules: |
NE US slope sea |
| Description of Op Area: |
In the slope waters south of Martha's Vineyard (bottom depths ~2000-4000m) |
| Op Area Size/Dia.: |
~100 |
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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:
US EEZ |
 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 |
| Questions about ITAR/EAR regulations?
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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.) |
N/A |
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Requested Start Port |
Intermediate Port(s) |
Requested End Port |
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Woods Hole, MA, USA |
None |
Woods Hole, MA, USA |
Explanation/justification for requested
ports and dates of intermediate stops
or to list additional port stops |
N/A |
Important Info on Working in Foreign Ports
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Chief Scientist: |
Heidi M. Sosik, WHOI |
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# in Science Party |
20 |
# of different science teams |
4 |
# Marine Technicians to be
provided by ship operator:
(include in science party total)
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2 |
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Explanation of Science Party Requirements and Technician Requirements |
Science teams for towed vehicle ops; CTD/rosette sampling; net tows; pump, trap, and drifter deployments. |
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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. |
Ability to deploy science-party supplied 10^2 MOCNESS is desirable. Need to deploy science-party supplied towed vehicle with fiber optics communications.
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Explain Major Ancillary Facilities
Requirements and list description
and provider for "other" systems. |
Portable FO winch required if FO not available with ship. |
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