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Voyage - Leg:       OC 321
Voyage Dates:       5 - 11 Apr 1998
Chief Sci(s):       Jim Irish
Address:            Smith 3, MS#17
                    WHOI
Phone:              x2732
Email:              jirish@whoi.edu
Cruise Objective:   U.S. GLOBEC Georges Bank Program - long-term mooring
                    component. NSF Grant# OCE-9632348
Science Activities: Moorings and bottom instruments recovery and
                    redeployment, CTD stations, deploy/recover moored video
                    plankton recorder, possible dragging ops
Operations Area:    Georges Bank
                    Southern and Eastern flanks
                    Water depth: 40 -1000m

SSSG Tech:             Laura Stein, sssg @oceanus.whoi.edu
Departure Port:        Woods Hole
Agent:                 NA
Arrival Port:          Woods Hole
Agent:                 NA
Installed Scientific   12kHz xducers + depth recorders
Equipment:             Underway data logging (Nav,SST,SSS,Fluor.)
                       IMET meteorology system
                       ADCP system (150kHZ)
WHOI-Provided Science  CTD/rosette system, Level 1
Tools:                 Salinometer (?)
Program-Provided       All mooring equipment
Science Tools:
Shipboard              Standard navigation equip.
Equipment/Nav:         Ship's crane
                       Air tuggers
                       Deck capstan
                       Trawl winch, 9/16" wire
                       .322" EM cable (NLT 1000m)
Other Requirements:
Notes:                            *Mooring turnaround cruise for
                                  instrumented
                                  moorings and bottom mounted instruments
                                  *Guard buoys to be replaced as needed
                                  *VPR deployed beginning, recovered at end
                                  of
                                  cruise
                                  *40-50 CTD/rosette casts
                                  *May drag for lost instrumentation, trawl
                                  wire
                                  needs be installed on winch
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 Yes                Canada, request submitted
SCUBA Diving         No