+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | KNORR CRUISE SYNOPSIS | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Voyage - Leg: KN 195-08 Voyage Dates: 06 May to 29 May 2009 Chief Scientist(s): Gregory Cutter Address: Old Dominion University Dept of Ocean, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences 4600 Elkhorn Ave Norfolk, VA 23529 Phone: 757-683-4929 Email: gcutter @odu.edu Cruise Objective: The research to be performed on this cruise will undertake the U.S. GEOTRACES Intercalibration with three primary objectives: (1) Develop and test the US GEOTRACES sampling systems and procedures for dissolved and particulate TEIs. This equipment will be a community resource for use in all future US GEOTRACES' cruises; (2) Using these systems, conduct a thorough intercalibration for all the key GEOTRACES TEIs, and as many others as possible, in the dissolved and particulate phases through the participation of the worldwide TEI community; (3) Establish GEOTRACES Baseline Stations in the eastern North Pacific Ocean (SAFe Station) as part of the Intercalibration Cruise. This research is a collaborative effort among 3 PIs (Cutter, Old Dominion; Bruland, UC Santa Cruz; Sherrell, Rutgers), but participation in the intercalibration component will be international and will involve at least 80 other laboratories. Science Activities: Operations Area: North Pacific SAFe Station, 30*N, 140*W; Santa Barbara Basin, ca. 34.25*N, 120*W ca. 100 mi to first station 2 Full stations, but we wil stop and rinse the sampling bottles 100 mi out, then 24 h later, then 48 h later ca. 250 mi between stations, then 1000 mi 20 days on station 0-5500 m Depth Range Departure Port: Honolulu, HI Agent: Vasile Tudoran Transport 819 Ohio Ave. Long Beach, CA 90804 Contact: Vasile Tudoran Phone: (562) 882-5590 Fax: (562) 434-9800 Email : [1]vtudoran@aol.com For all packages and larger items, please send directly to the address below.* Please notify Vasile Tudoran, [2]vtudoran@aol.com, and Mr. Keith Adams, [3]keitha@soest.hawaii.edu, in advance of all shipments. Master R/V Ship Name Attn:* Scientist's Name IN TRANSIT c/o University of Hawaii Marine Center # 1 Sand Island Access Road Honolulu , HAWAII* 96819 Contact:* Keith Adams, Purchasing Agent, University of Hawaii Phone: (808) 842-9811 Email:* [4]keitha@soest.hawaii.edu Note: Agent and WHOI contacts should be copied on all communications. It is requested that shipment information of any equipment be communicated to the Agent and WHOI contacts. Arrival Port: San Diego, CA Agent: Master R/V Ship Name Attn: Scientist's Name c/o Paxton, Shreve & Hays Inc. 2191 Main St. San Diego, CA 92113 Contact: Tom Jenkins Phone: (619) 232-8941 Fax: (619) 232-3006 Telex: 6731029 SHREVE SDG Email: [5]marineops@pshinc.net Note: Agent and WHOI contacts should be copied on all communications. It is requested that shipment information of any equipment be communicated to the Agent and WHOI contacts SHIP Installed or Normally Deionized water system Carried Equipment: CTD/rosette system with fluor, transmissometer, SBE 43 oxygen CTD Hydro wire for 5500m depth 10-liter Niskin bottles Salinometer Fume hood Refrigerator Chest freezer -70 deg freezer MET sensors Isoptope Van Chem Van WHOI-Provided Equipment: 8mm Kevlar; supplied by Ken Buesseler at WHOI, 1000 lbs instrument wt., 5000m depth slip rings 4 conductors Science Party-Provided GEOTRACES 20' van on main dk, needs water and Equipment: 480V MLML Sampling van, 18' on main dk, needs water and 220V Cafe Thorium 20' van on 01 dk needs water and 480V This will be a very complicated, busy cruise with lots of wires/equipment over the side, but it will be nearly identical to the Knorr GEOTRACES cruise in June-July 2008. This is a trace metal cruise, so everything must be clean, no painting or paint chipping can occur, etc. So, here's a list: 1. We will be using the ship's standard CTD/rosette and winch again. 2. We will also need to spool ca. 5000 m of 8mm synthetic line (purchased by Ken Buesseler at WHOI so get details from him) onto the other hydro winch (the bare drum needs to be cleaned, maybe with fresh epoxy paing, and all the sheaves need to be cleaned) for deploment off the retracting hydro boom. This line will be used for deploying Buesseler's McLane pumps individually and on his rosette frame, as well as the MITESS vane samplers. 3. The main system we will be using on this cruise will be a trace metal-clean GEOTRACES carousel just like in 2008. This will be deployed using the newly developed method described by Glosten Associates. The Dynacon winch has be fully service and the new 7800 m conducting Kevlar cable spooled. This system will be used a lot, up to 10 casts per day. The GEOTRACES Sampling van (20' UNOLS) will have to be as close to this rosette as practical to avoid long walks to transfer the GO-Flos. 4. We will be using a towed/stationary fish (depressor and weighted torpedo) for pumping trace metal clean water to the MLML sampling and GEOTRACES clean vans. It will be deployed using our aluminum pivoting boom just like in 2008. We will be testing several different towed fish during the transits. 5. Just like in 2008, in the aft hangar we will be installing one trace metal clean 500L plastic tank for homogenizing water samples to be then placed into separate storage containers.. the intercalibration part of the cruise. We will be building a clean area around these tanks (with 2x4s and plastic sheeting). Water to fill these tanks will be from the GO-Flos and the surface fish. The water from these tanks is then pumped into the MLML sampling van that needs to be close to the hangar. The MULVFS pumps will be stored/secured in the aft hangar as well. 6. The MULFVS pumping system ([6]http://www-ocean.lbl.gov/MULVFSops.html) will be used on this cruise again. Jim Bishop will want to use the trawl crane rather than the A frame this time, but we'll see as this will require disconnecting the GEOTRACES system. 7. We will use the forward hangar for storage as much as possible. 8. We will have the 8-10 pallet boxes for sample storage again. Notes: Inter/intraship communications Science Stowage: Pallet boxes on deck; shipping boxes,etc in the lower hold night time work Radioisotopes JASON Installed or Normally Carried Equipment: Science Party-Provided Equipment: Notes: Other Notes: Grant OCE-0648408 SSSG Tech: Check List: Required? Comments US Customs Form Diplomatic Clearance Isotope Use Approval SCUBA Diving Last Modified: 02/27/2009 References Visible links 1. mailto:vtudoran@aol.com 2. mailto:vtudoran@aol.com 3. mailto:keitha@soest.hawaii.edu 4. mailto:keitha@soest.hawaii.edu 5. mailto:marineops@pshinc.net 6. http://www-ocean.lbl.gov/MULVFSops.html