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Page Submission Viewer: Form Draft Review	Healy - Cruise Planning Questionnaire
Submitted on March 27, 2010

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1. HEALY Cruise: HLY0807/Pickart-ONR/02Oct08-03Oct08

2. Cruise dates:
(Determined by the Cruise Number) Start: October 02, 2008 End:October 03, 2008

Chief Scientist Contact Information

3. Your Name: Robert Pickart

4. Affiliation: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

5. Funding Agency: ONR

6. Grant Number: No response

7. Full Address: MS #21 WHOI Woods Hole, MA 02543

8. Phone Number: 508-289-2858

9. Email Address: rpickart at whoi dot edu

10. Fax Number: 508-457-2181

Equipment Onload

11 Date and Time to Start Loading in Seattle: 0800, June 3 - 5

12. Special Requirements for Loading or in-port logistics:
(eg single piece heavier than 5 Tons or a portable van) No

12b. If yes, Please list point of contact for in port logistics:

13. Cargo List:

There will be no equipment from WHOI for this cruise.

Additional File(s) Uploaded for Cargo List: 0

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14. Give a brief description of the area of operations and type of work to be done and science objective:

The objective of this cruise is to do a CTD/vessel-mounted ADCP survey near the NOPP mooring array at 150W (north of Alaska), in order to characterize the fall stratification and circulation. For details of the NOPP mooring array see HLY0804.
After leaving Barrow we will steam to the working area and carry out a rapid CTD survey consisting of 5 cross-shelf lines (see the attached figure). Each line will consist of 10-12 stations. Both vessel-mounted ADCPs (the OS75 and VM150) will be running during the entire survey. This is a very important component of the cruise, so it will be necessary to trigger these units, and the other various sonars on the ship, in a way to maximuze the return of the velocity data.
It is also important to characterize the bottom topography in this region, so we would like to collect bathymetry data, using the seabeam and the Knudsen unit, during the CTD survey. We are assuming that the LDEO technicians can oversee this.
No water sampling will be done during the CTD survey.

Operational Plan Description

15. Operational plan: Cruise Tracks and Station Locations. Please provide as complete a description as possible. Include with this plan, or separately, a complete list of stations with ID, Latitude, Longitude, depth and other information such as type of sampling/operations as appropriate. Use the text box below or upload separate documents as needed.

15a. Upload a cruise track file (jpeg, pdf, gif, etc) here (required):

Cruise Track Uploaded: healy_ctd_prelim.jpg

15b. Upload additional files as needed:

Additional File(s) Uploaded for Operational Plan: 0

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Operational Plan Description

See 14.

Will the vessel be operating within 200 miles of a foreign country?   No

16. Will you be contacting Native communities to inform them of your intended icebreaker research activities?  Yes

If yes, please list the native communities and contacts:
Barrow, AK. Harry Brower, Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission

17. Will Marine Mammal Protection Act, NEPA or Endangered Species Act consultation or permitting be required?  No

18a. Cruise Plan and Description of Operations:
Provide as much detail as possible about the type of operations and sampling to be conducted, daily schedule and hours of operation, type of equipment to be used and any other information that will help us prepare for this cruise. Use additional pages or send corrected drafts as necessary. If this is a multi-investigator cruise, please include a list of Co-PI's who will be submitting operational science plans:

------------------ CTD operations ------------------
The CTD work will be carried out around the clock.
We will make use of the Healy's CTD system. It is our understanding that the following equipment is available. This has been confirmed by Kristin Sanborn of Scripps.
PRIMARY SYSTEM
--Seabird frame --SBE9plus CTD w/ dual temperature (SBE3) and conductivity (SBE4) sensor pairs --SBE11plus deckunit --Transmissometer --Fluorometer --altimeter (rated for at least 3000m depth) --SBE43 O2 sensor --24 position pylon --24 12-liter Niskins
BACKUP SYSTEM
--Seabird frame --SBE9plus CTD w/ dual temperature (SBE3) and conductivity (SBE4) sensor pairs --SBE11plus deckunit --SBE43 O2 sensor --Transmissometer --Fluorometer --altimeter (rated for at least 3000m depth) --12 position pylon --12 30-liter bottles
MISCELLANEOUS
--we also understand that you have spares of the following: SBE5 pump cables for SBE system, including: SBE9 to SBE3 or SBE4 sensor; SBE9 to SBE32 pylon; SBE9 to SBE5 dual pumps; SBE9 to SBE43 oxygen sensor; SBE9 to auxiliary sensors (depends on configuration).
COMPUTERS
--we will use Healy's acquisition computer, running Seabird's acquisition software, Version 7. We understand that there is a backup acquisition computer.
--we will transfer the CTD data to our computers to take home for post-cruise processing.
BATHYMETRY
--it is my understanding that the LDEO technicians will be running the seabeam during the cruise, and that they can assist with the operation of the Knudsen unit (see item 14. above).
CALIBRATIONS
--It is our understanding that the CTD sensors were calibrated in February 2008, and will be calibrated again in either December 2008 or January 2009.
WATCHES
It is our understanding that two MSTs will be on watch at any given time. Our usual mode of operation is that the science party will be responsible for: pre-cast set up of the acquisition computer; manning the acquisition computer during the cast and guiding the package to the bottom and back; providing a person on deck to help the MSTs launch and recover the package; helping the MSTs prepare the package for the next cast.
WATER SAMPLING
There will be no water sampling done during the cruise.

18b. Upload additional files as needed:

Additional File(s) Uploaded for Description of Operation: 0

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19. If your cruise involves any of the following, please check below:
(Items marked * Require advance approval.)

Items
Check

Multiple PI or Institution Cruise: No

24 hour science operations (Night Work?): Yes

Personnel Deployed on Ice: No

Hazardous Materials: No

Radioactive Isotopes: No *

Stable Isotopes: No *

Gasoline to run science equipment: No

Explosive Devices: No

Fire Arms: No *

Flammable Gases: No

Portable air compressors: No
     If yes, please indicate the power requirements:

19a. Ancillary Programs

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20. Diving Operations:   No

Number of Dives:

Purpose:

Will members of the science party be diving:

Are you requesting USCG diver support:

21. Small Boat Operations:   No

Use of science party small boats:

Use of USCG small boats:

Number of deployments expected:

Purpose:

Range in miles from the ship:

Payload size and weight:

Gasoline for science equipment:

22. Helicopter Operations:   Yes

Passenger Transports: Yes

Cargo Transports: No response

Payload size and weight: No response

Maximum hours/flight: No response

Average hours/day: No response

Number of flights: No response

Total flight hours: No response

Installation of sensors on Helicopter: No response

Describe flight operations: No response

Range in miles from the ship: No response

Average track miles for each sortie: No response

23. Deployment or Recovery of Moorings:   No

Provide the Lat/Long/Depth of each mooring:

Mooring Worksheet:
Number of Moorings to deploy:

Number of Moorings to recover:

Min Depth:

Max Depth:

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24. Total Number of People in Your Party
(include NSF provided support personnel such as LDEO and Scripps; do not include helicopter personnel): 6

25. Current Crew List Download XLS file (participants_short.txt)

Last Name First Name Institution Position Phone/Email Sex Date On Date Off Foreign Nat. Nationality

25a.Dietary Requirements:

Vegetarian 0

Vegan 0

No Red Meat 0

Low Fat 0

Comments:

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26. Please check (X) by equipment needed. If you have questions, or need assistance, please call or email the Marine Science Department or at 206-217-6300. There are two trawl core winches and two oceanographic winches. Healy has spare drums with cable for the oceanographic winches which can only be changed in port.

	Cables	Instrument(s)	Instrument Wts	Max Depth	A Frame
[x]	.322"conducting cable (12k meters)	CTD	No response	1500 m	[ ]AFT [x]STBD
[ ]	3/8" steel cable (10k meters)				[ ]AFT [ ]STBD
[ ]	.680 coax conducting cable (12k meters)				[ ]AFT [ ]STBD
[ ]	9/16" steel cable (14k meters)				[ ]AFT [ ]STBD
[ ]	1/4" steel cable (14k meters)				[ ]AFT [ ]STBD
[x]	Spare .322 conducting cable (12k meters on spare drum)	CTD	No response	1500 m	[ ]AFT [x]STBD
[ ]	SeaMac portable winch-Instrument				[ ]AFT [ ]STBD

Will you be bringing your own winch and wire? No

Describe use, size, and weight & power requirements below:

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27. Crane requirements:

Anticipated use

[ ] Port Side Fantail Crane (Safe Working Load: 5 tons)

[ ] Starboard Side Fantail Crane (Safe Working Load: 15 tons)

[ ] 04 Deck Cranes (Safe Working Load: 15 tons)

[ ] Forecastle Crane (Safe Working Load: 3 tons)

Describe other lifting requirements here: (cranes have limited reach please consult the crane descriptions)
No response

28. Deckspace Requirements:

[ ]Vans [ ] Incubators [ ] Storage

Total Number

Type/Size

Location

Water Req

Seawater Req

Power Req

Describe all other Deckspace requirements here:
No requirements for deckspace (other than deploying/recovering the CTD).

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29. Science Equipment and Lab Configuration:

CTD - SIO support
Click here for Healy Station keeping parameters

[x] SeaBird 911 + CTD
Use:Dedicated
Depth -     Min(m):35     Max(m):1500
Approximate Number of casts planned:   50

[x] Redundant Temperature Sensors [x] Redundant Conductivity Sensors

[x] O2 Sensor, SBE43 [x] Wet Labs Transmissometer, CST-DR

[x] Chelsea Fluorometer, MKIII, Chlorophyll-a [x] Altimeter

[ ] WetLabs Fluorometer, ECO Chlorophyll, FLTRD

[x] 24-place rosette with 12 Liter internal spring Niskin bottles [x] 12-place rosette with 30 Liter internal spring Niskin bottles

[ ] Biospherical QSP2300 PAR sensor O-Ring type:
[ ] Silicone    [ ] Nitrile Buna-N    [ ] VITON

Expendable Oceanographic Probes (User supplied)
[ ] Hull mounted launcher
[ ] Hand launcher

Number of Launches:  No response

What probes will you be launching? (checked below)

[ ]XCTD      [ ]XBT      [ ]Other:

Science Seawater
Science Seawater - SIO Support

[ ] AutoSal Salinometer
Use: [x] Seabird 45 Thermosalinograph
Use:Continuous

[ ] Seapoint SCF fluorometer
Use: [ ] Seabird SBE43 oxygen sensor
Use:

[ ] Turner SCUFA fluorometer
Use: [ ] Omega Flow meter
Use:

Incubator Seawater

[ ] Incubator ambient temperature seawater Flow volume (liters/minute):

Please indicate other seawater requirements:
No response

Acoustics
[x] Kongsberg EM122 1°x2° Bottom Mapping Echosounder (Science Party supplies operator)
Use:Occasional [x] RDI OS150 ADCP (Science Party supplies operator)
Use:Dedicated

[x] RDI OS75 ADCP (Science Party supplies operator)
Use:Dedicated [x]  Knudsen 320B/R Echosounder
Use:Dedicated

[ ] Benthos pingers
Use:

Please indicate other comments regarding acoustics:
No response

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30. Science Equipment and Lab Configuration: (Cont.)

Lab Equipment
[ ] DI Water (18 Mega Ohm) liters/day required:	[ ] -80 °C freezers (2 @ 12 cu ft each) Use:
[ ] Fume Hood (3 available) Use:	[ ] Climate Control Chambers 10x9x6' (2) Use:
[ ] Walk in Freezer/Reefer two @ 13x8x6' Use:	[x] Clean/UPS Power (120v, 60Hz, Type 1)
[ ] Any Power Sensitive Equipment that you are concerned about Please provide description: No response	[ ] Bell BGM-3 underway marine gravimeters (2)

Meteorological
[x] RM Young 85004 Ultrasonic Wind Sensors	[x] Paroscienctific MET3A Temperature, Humidity, Pressure
[ ] RM Young 50202 Precipitation guage	[ ] Eppley infrared Radiometer Modle PIR
[ ] Eppley Spectral Pyranometer Model PSP	[ ] Terascan Weather Satellite System
[ ] Biospherical QSR-2200 PAR sensor

Communications
[x] Email Bytes/Day To Ship: No responseFrom Ship: No response	[ ] Iridium Phone Mins per day:
[ ] Data/FTP Bytes/Day To Ship: From Ship:	[ ] INMARSAT Phone Mins per day:
[ ] High latitude satellite connectivity (>73 N) Bytes/Day from the ship:
Explain other communications concerns and requirements: No response

Coring
[ ] Jumbo Piston Coring Use: Number of cores: Minimum depth: Maximum depth:	[ ] Gravity Core Use: Number of cores: Minimum depth: Maximum depth: Maximum core length:
[ ] Multicore [ ] User provided coring equipment Please provide description: No response