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Voyage - Leg:           AT 07-06
Voyage Dates:           6 Jan - 10 Feb 2002
Chief Sci(s):           Karen Von Damm
Address:                Complex Systems Research Center/EOS
                        University of New Hampshire
                        366 Morse Hall, 39 College Rd.
                        Durham, NH 03824-3525
Phone:                  (603) 862-0142
Email:                  kvd@alberti.unh.edu
Cruise Objective:
Science Activities:     Alvin Dives
                        Night Program of rock coring
Operations Area:        5 dives at 21N EPR, then transit to 9-10N
                        20 dives in 5 areas between 9-52'N and 9-16.8'N
                        2500-2800m, specific sites sent email 12/18/01

SSSG Tech:             sssg@atlantis.whoi.edu
Departure Port:        Manzanillo, Mexico
Agent:                 Zega Transmarina S.A. de C.V.
                       140 Avenida Morelos, Centro 5to Piso
                       28200 Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico
                       Telephone: 011-52-(333) 22060/20480
                       Fax: 011-52-(333) 24477
                       U.S. Phone: (562) 882-5590
                       Contact: Vasile Tudoran, vtudoran@aol.com
Arrival Port:          San Diego, CA
Agent:                 Paxton, Shreve & Hays
                       2191 Main St., Suite 6
                       San Diego, CA 92113
                       Tele: (619) 232-8941
                       Fax: (619) 232-3006
                       Contact: Tom Jenkins
Installed Scientific   3.5 & 12 Khz transducers
Equipment:             Deionized water (extensive and critical so fresh
                       cartridges req'd)
                       Fume hood
                       Refrigerator
                       Chest freezer
                       -70 freezer
                       Wire pinger
WHOI-Provided Science  All major water samplers
Tools:                 (8) minimum ICLs for bottles
                       Hi-T probes
                       (2) pelagic pumps
                       Fornari sample chamber
                       Imagenex for profiling
                       Digital still cameras, inluding own (possibly needs
                       RF strobe trigger)
                       Digital Handi-Cam
Program-Provided       In-situ chemical analyzer w/ ICL link (theirs).
Science Tools:         Requires RS-232 line. Laptop gas test & pressure
                       test complete
                       Small bio-box
                       Small Olson manifold sampler (two 26v switched, <5A
                       each, 12vdc/rs232-4 wire)
                       Gas tight water samplers
Shipboard              Seabeam
Equipment/Nav:         1-2 nets at 21N, 6 nets at 9-10N
Other Requirements:    Video overlay burned in on port observer deck. In
                       addition to present overlay info, need Hi-T on
                       overlay. Two ICL systems: one for majors, one for
                       analyzer Nitrogen generator- functional?, spare
                       cartridge?
Notes:                   Transponder maybe left from Fisher cruise
                         Possibly eight study sites

                         To do:
                         1. How many, where, op status of ICL components?
                         2. How many, where, op status of major samplers?
                         3. How many, where, op status of pelagic pumps?
                         4. Imagenex functionality on Alvin computer or
                         laptop (w/232>485 converter)?
Navy Clearance Status:   Granted 12/19/01:
                         WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS OF 09-30N 104-15W DURING
                         PERIOD 060000T JAN THRU 102000T FEB 02
                         WITHIN 200 NM RADIUS OF 20-49N 109-07W DURING
                         PERIOD 060000T JAN THRU 102000T FEB 02

                         Granted 1/4/02:
                         WITHIN 5 NM RADIUS OF 11-24N 103-47W DURING PERIOD
                         100000T JAN THRU 102000T FEB 02

Last Modified: 06/26/2003

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