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Voyage - Leg:       OC 278
Voyage Dates:       23 May - 01 Jun 1996
Chief Sci(s):       Mike Bacon
Address:            Clark 413
                    WHOI
Phone:              x 2328
Email:              mbacon@whoi.edu
Cruise Objective:   Determination of thorium-230 and protactinium-231 in
                    ocean waters by isotope-dillution mass spectrometry
Science Activities: CTD/rosette cast to the bottom
                    Pump casts for large volume filtration
Operations Area:    Sargasso Sea, line between 40N,70W and 35N,68W

SSSG Tech:             Laura Goepfert
Departure Port:        Woods Hole
Agent:                 NA
Arrival Port:          Woods Hole
Agent:                 NA
Installed Scientific   12kHz xducers + depth recorders
Equipment:             12kHz pinger (for wire use)
                       Underway data logging (Nav,SST)
                       De-ionized H2O
                       Fume hood
                       Small freezer
WHOI-Provided Science  CTD/rosette system, Level 1
Tools:                 Oxygen sensor
                       12-30 liter Niskin bottles
Program-Provided       4-8 Lowered pump systems
Science Tools:         1-12' lab van on fantail, 440V, 3ph
                       Winkler titration equipment
Shipboard              Standard navigation equip.
Equipment/Nav:         Ship's crane
                       Trawl winch, 9/16" wire
                       .322" EM cable (NLT 5000m)
                       Uncontaminated salt water system
Other Requirements:
Notes:                   1)Trawl wire to run to stern A-frame
                         2)Crane must reach stern for handling pumps on/off
                         the trawl wire
Navy Clearance Status:

Last Modified: 05/24/1996

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