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Voyage - Leg:       OC 428
Voyage Dates:       30 Aug - 05 Sept, 2006
Chief Sci(s):       George Frisk (Lynch)
Address:            Florida Atlantic University
                    Dept. of Ocean Engineering: Seatech Campus
                    101 N. Beach Rd.
                    Dania Bearch, FL 33004-3023
                    2nd POC - Cindy Sellers, WHOI, x2425 (in addition to
                    Chief Sci)
Phone:              954-924-7245
Email:              gfrisk@seatech.fau.edu
Cruise Objective:   SW06 cruise
Science Activities: 1. Deploy and recover small mooring (1 ea)
                    2. Deploy 4 drifting buoys, suspend J-15 source from
                    A-Frame and drift for 12-18 hours, recover 4 drifting
                    buoys.
                    3. Drifting buoy activity will be repeated 4 times
                    during cruise as time allows.
                    4. CTD casts - possibly at the same time as J-15 source
                    off the A-Frame (JD 8/16)
                    5. Chirp sonar during drifting and/or along buoy
                    tracks.
Operations Area:    New Jersey Shelf
                    ~39N, 73W
                    60-90 m
                    5 days on station, ~18 hours to first station

SSSG Tech:             sssg @oceanus.whoi.edu
Departure Port:        Woods Hole, MA
Agent:                 Master R/V Oceanus
                       Attn: Scientist's Name
                       c/o WHOI
                       266 Woods Hole Rd.
                       Woods Hole, MA 02543

                       Contact: John Dyke
                       tel. (508) 289-3770
                       fax: (508) 457-2185
                       email: jdyke@whoi.edu
Arrival Port:          Woods Hole, MA
Agent:                 Same as above
Installed Scientific   12 & 3.5 kHz Transducers
Equipment:             CTD/Rosette - 24X10L - Temperature, Salinity
                       IMET - Wind speed, Wind direction, SST
                       (JD 8/24) ADCP
WHOI-Provided Science
Tools:
Program-Provided
Science Tools:
Shipboard              Doppler/GPS Navigation
Equipment/Nav:         (JD 8/24) Possible small boat ops to chase down
                       drifting buoys if needed - max anticipated 3-4
                       hours)
Other Requirements:    Night Work anticipated
Notes:                 "SWAP" communications system planned for SW06
                       opertations
                       John Kemp is handling the requirements for deploying
                       a J-15-3 source for this cruise.

                       (JD 8/16) We will be deploying a moored VLA (60 m
                       long) and four drifting buoys, each w/hydrophones at
                       40 m and 43 m depth.  The J15-3 source (suspended at
                       40 m depth from the A-frame of the drifting Oceanus)
                       for periods of 12-18 hrs.  We hope to do this type
                       of experiment 4 times during the period Aug. 30 -
                       Sept. 5.

                       (JD 8/24) If steaming with J-15 source deployed
                       speed is anticipated to be at 3-4 knots.

                       (JD 8/24) May deploy ship's CTD along with J-15 on
                       A-Frame at the same time - anticipated increase in
                       number of casts (~100) no water collected.

                       (JD 8/24) Will set up some laptops in the upper lab,
                       existing science computers do not need to be
                       removed.

                       (JD 8/24) Drifting Buoys are hand deployed and
                       recovered with a tugger
Navy Clearance Status:

Last Modified: 12/13/2006

Check List:          Required?          Comments
US Customs Form      No
Explosives Clearance No
Isotope Use Approval No
Diplomatic Clearance No
SCUBA Diving         No