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UNOLS Ship Time Request Form - Section ONE
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UNOLS Request ID #: 20021212202901FZ
Version #: 008
Last Modified: 2005/05/27 10:42 EDT
Date Issued: 2009/11/23 00:07 EST
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P.I. Name Last: Wells First: Mark MI: L
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Institution: University of Maine Research vessel required for:
Address: School of Marine Sciences _ Ancillary Only
Orono, ME 04469 X Principal Use
_ No Ship Required
_ Long Range Planning Document
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Phone: 207 581-4322 Fax: 207 581-4388 Email: mlwells@maine.edu
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Co P.I. Name Institution Co P.I. Name Institution
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Mary Jane Perry U. Maine W. Cochlan SFSU
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Proposal Title:
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Collaborative Research: The effect of iron-complexing ligands on iron
availability to phytoplankton in HNLC waters of the Subarctic Pacific Ocean
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Large Program Name: None Research Purpose: Chemical Oceanography
If Other, specify: If Other, specify:
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New Proposal? N Agency Submitted to: Foreign EEZ? N
Funded Grant? Y NSF/OCE/CO
Institutional Proposal #: Amount Requested: Area(s) of Operation:
0241752 533,199 NP6
Agency Proposal #:
Lat/Long:
Renewal? N Start Date: 6/1/03 Begin: 50N 145W
Grant #: End Date: 5/30/07 End: 50N 145W
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Ship(s) Requested # Science
Year (Name or Size) Days Req. Optimum Dates Alternate Dates
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2004 Large 23 7/18/04 8/19/04
2006 Large 23 6/15/06 7/10/06
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Total Science & Ship Days Needed: --------------- PORTS ------------
62 Start: Intermediate: End:
Number in Science Party: Seattle Seattle
25
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Equipment Required:
X Vans _ P-Code GPS _ MCS _ Alvin _ ABE
_ Dynamic Positioning _ Multibeam _ SCS _ ROV _ 680 Cond.
_ Helicopter Operation
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Other Special Equipment; Comments:
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The cruise request for summer 2006 is for a large vessel to transect from the
Strait of Juan de Fuca, WA/British Columbia to Ocean Station PAPA (50 deg N and
145 deg W). Other Equipment needed: Boom for deploying a trace metal clean
underway sampling fish and line outboard of midships. This system tows at up
to 10 knots. The starboard-aft crane has been used on the Atlantis for this
purpose. A winch is needed for us to spool on ~2000m of Kevlar line for Go-Flo
sampling. The Radiation Van will be needed.
General Comment: The purpose of this cruise is to conduct trace metal sampling
and deckboard incubations in and around station PAPA, and on an underway
transect to and from coastal upwelling waters. Mesoscale eddies commonly are
encountered in the vicinity of the cruise track from Juan de Fuca and Station
PAPA and we would wish to conduct experiments in these water masses (Identified
by TOPEX satellite data) if logistically feasible. A run between Seattle and
PAPA would provide us the perfect strategy for sampling all these water types.
The cruise will have international participation by Canadian and Japanese
scientists. The time window for our experimental purposes is from early to mid
June until, at the latest, mid August. Based on previous years’ data this
window provides the oceanographic conditions (phytoplankton, nutrients, iron)
needed for our experimental goals. While this large group can be flexible for
the most part on timing, a key Japanese collaborator has a teaching
responsibility that can be shifted somewhat but not eliminated. For him to
participate the vessel would need to return to a port on or by July 7th, or,
less optimally, the vessel would need to depart port no earlier that July 10th
(basically he should be able to shift his class forward or backwards).
While the committee obviously has much more information (and experience) about
scheduling, I present two possible options for consideration. These are based
on our understanding that Seattle is the most likely departure/return port.
One factor to keep in mind is that three of the PI’s and their lab personnel
will also be part of the Hickey cruise slated (I believe) for September out of
Seattle.
A. Leave Seattle early on the week of June 5. I assume it should take about 4
days to get to PAPA (50 deg N, 145 deg W), stay for 23 days in the vicinity,
and begin the transit to Seattle on July 2.
B. Leave Seattle on or after July 10, arrive at PAPA on about July 14th, and
return to port on about Aug 9th. Our concern here is that if this date is
pushed back my much further we will not have enough time for the processing and
equipment preparation for the Hickey cruise.
We understand that there are many issues you must deal with in the scheduling,
and we appreciate whatever you might do to help us accomplish our goals.
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UNOLS Ship Time Request Form - Section TWO
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Other Scientists Involved in Multi-P.I. Program:
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Name Institution Phone E-mail
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Mary Jane Perry U. Maine 207 563-3146 PerryMJ@mail.maine.edu
W. Cochlan SFSU 415 338-3541 cochlan@sfsu.edu
Charles Trick UWO 519-661-4388 trick@uwo.ca
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Are there special considerations of the science party or cruise scheduling?
Consider science time constraints; coordination of equipment shipping;
two-ship operations; weather windows; mooring turn-around; teaching schedules
and others that will affect scheduling decisions.
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SCUBA Diving? _ No _ Yes -- Designate Lead Institution:
# Individual dives: # Divers on board:
A list of all divers and their certification information must be submitted
to the ship's marine superintendent.
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Special Science Party Considerations
X Foreign Nationals _ Medical Conditions _ Disabled Persons _ Other
Please explain:
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The cruise request for summer 2006 is for a large vessel to transect from the
Strait of Juan de Fuca, WA/British Columbia to Ocean Station PAPA (50 deg N and
145 deg W). Other Equipment needed: Boom for deploying a trace metal clean
underway sampling fish and line outboard of midships. This system tows at up
to 10 knots. The starboard-aft crane has been used on the Atlantis for this
purpose. A winch is needed for us to spool on ~2000m of Kevlar line for Go-Flo
sampling. The Radiation Van will be needed.
General Comment: The purpose of this cruise is to conduct trace metal sampling
and deckboard incubations in and around station PAPA, and on an underway
transect to and from coastal upwelling waters. Mesoscale eddies commonly are
encountered in the vicinity of the cruise track from Juan de Fuca and Station
PAPA and we would wish to conduct experiments in these water masses (Identified
by TOPEX satellite data) if logistically feasible. A run between Seattle and
PAPA would provide us the perfect strategy for sampling all these water types.
The cruise will have international participation by Canadian and Japanese
scientists. The time window for our experimental purposes is from early to mid
June until, at the latest, mid August. Based on previous years’ data this
window provides the oceanographic conditions (phytoplankton, nutrients, iron)
needed for our experimental goals. While this large group can be flexible for
the most part on timing, a key Japanese collaborator has a teaching
responsibility that can be shifted somewhat but not eliminated. For him to
participate the vessel would need to return to a port on or by July 7th, or,
less optimally, the vessel would need to depart port no earlier that July 10th
(basically he should be able to shift his class forward or backwards).
While the committee obviously has much more information (and experience) about
scheduling, I present two possible options for consideration. These are based
on our understanding that Seattle is the most likely departure/return port.
One factor to keep in mind is that three of the PI’s and their lab personnel
will also be part of the Hickey cruise slated (I believe) for September out of
Seattle.
A. Leave Seattle early on the week of June 5. I assume it should take about 4
days to get to PAPA (50 deg N, 145 deg W), stay for 23 days in the vicinity,
and begin the transit to Seattle on July 2.
B. Leave Seattle on or after July 10, arrive at PAPA on about July 14th, and
return to port on about Aug 9th. Our concern here is that if this date is
pushed back my much further we will not have enough time for the processing and
equipment preparation for the Hickey cruise.
We understand that there are many issues you must deal with in the scheduling,
and we appreciate whatever you might do to help us accomplish our goals.
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Use of Hazardous Materials? _ No X Yes
If Yes, List type, quantity, and disposal plans:
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Radioactive? Type: Fe59, C14 Quantity: To be determined
Disposal Plan:
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Explosives? Type: Quantity:
Disposal Plan:
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Other? Type: Quantity:
Disposal Plan:
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Have you read the RVOC Safety Training Manual-Chapter 1? _ No _ Yes
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Technician Required (CTD, SCS, MSC, etc):
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Equipment to be used:
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Winches: Wire: Conductor Navigation: Communication:
_ Dredge/Trawl Mechanical _ 0.680" X GPS _ Inmarsat
_ Hydro _ 9/16" _ 0.322" _ DGPS _ ATS
X CTD _ 1/2" _ .225" _ Loran _ FAX
_ Capstans _ 1/4" _ Single _ Dynamic Positioning _ Cellular
_ Multi _ Other _ SEANET
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_ 12 kHz Echosounder _ Multibeam Sounder _ Air Compressor
_ 3.5 kHz Echosounder _ Magnetometer
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Vans: Nets:
_ Pingers _ Refrigerated _ Dip net
_ Gravity Corers _ Magazine _ Plankton
_ Piston Corers X Isotope Isolation _ Neuston
_ Box Corers _ Lab _ Bongo
_ Rock Dredges _ Storage _ Mid-water trawl
_ Airgun/watergun system _ Berthing _ MOCNESS
_ Explosive Handling Gear X Chest Freezers (Size):
_ Thermometers X Refrigerators _ Work boats
X CTD _ Computer/peripherals
X Rosette Sys. _ Auto Analyzer _ PC computers
_ Niskin bottles _ Salinometer _ SAIL system
Size: _ Nutrients _ Digital XBT
and number: _ Oxygen titration _ ADCP
X Liquid Scintillation _ Gravimeter
X Uncontaminated seawater _ IMET
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Other Special Equipment; Equipment Requiring Special Handling, Storage or
Installation; Comments:
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