1 May 2009       Captain Adam Seamans R/V Knorr, Voyage #195, Leg VIII Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Mail Stop #27 Woods Hole, MA  02543       Dear Captain Seamans:   On or about 6 May 2009, your vessel being ready for sea and weather permitting, you will depart Honolulu, Hawaii on Leg VIII of Voyage #195. Upon completion of the science activities the vessel shall call at the port of San Diego, California on or about 29 May 2009.   The research objectives and planned science activities 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.   The operations area will be the North Pacific SAFe Station, 30°N, 140°W and the Santa Barbara Basin, 34.25°N, 120°W at a depth range of 0-5500 m.   Scientific marine research within the exclusive economic zone of any foreign nation is strictly prohibited.   R/V Knorr Voyage #195, Leg VIII 6 May 2009 - 29 May 2009 Honolulu, Hawaii - San Diego, California   The scientific personnel participating on this leg under the direction of Dr. Gregory Cutter, Old Dominion University will be:   Dr. Gregory Cutter, Chief Scientist, Old Dominion University Mr. Brandon Gipson, Old Dominion University Mr. Curtis Barnes, Old Dominion University Ms. Louise Zimmer, Old Dominion University Dr. Kenneth Bruland, University of California Santa Cruz Mr. Geoffrey Smith, University of California Santa Cruz Ms. Sherry Lippiatt, University of California Santa Cruz Dr. Robert Sherrell, Rutgers University Mr. Peter Morton, Old Dominion University Dr. Silke Severmann, Rutgers University Ms. Laura Richards, Old Dominion University Dr. James Moffett, University of Southern California Dr. Yoshiko Kondo, University of Southern California Dr. Kristen Buck, Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences Ms. Randelle Bundy, University of California San Diego Dr. Jingfeng Wu, University of Alaska Fairbanks Ms. Jessica Fitzsimmons, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dr. Gary Gill, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Dr. Chad Hammerschmidt, Wright State University Dr. Angela Milne, Florida State University Dr. Kanchan Maiti, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Mr. Steven Pike, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Ms. Kelsey Collasius, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Dr. James Bishop, University of California Berkeley Dr, Phoebe Lam, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Mr. Alejandro Morales, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab Mr. Todd Wood, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab Dr. Martin Fleisher, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory Dr. Katharina Pahnke, University of Hawaii Dr. Albert Colman, University of Chicago Dr. Alyson Santoro, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Ms. Catherine Graver, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Mr. Robert Laird, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution ----------   The ship's agent in Honolulu, Hawaii is:   Send mail to:   Master R/V Ship Name Attn:  Scientist's Name IN TRANSIT c/o Vasile Tudoran Transport 819 Ohio Ave. Long Beach, CA 90804 Contact: Vasile Tudoran Phone: (562) 882-5590 Fax: (562) 434-9800 Email: vtudoran@aol.com For all packages and larger items, please send directly to the address below.  Please notify Vasile Tudoran, vtudoran@aol.com, and Mr. Keith Adams, 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:  keitha@soest.hawaii.edu   The ship's agent in San Diego, California will be:   Send mail to:   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: 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.   Please note:  At the completion of this voyage, both the Captain and Chief Scientist should fill out a Post-Cruise Assessment form.  The form is online at the following web site: http://www.gso.uri.edu/unols/pcarform.htm   Please advise the Port Office of all personnel changes prior to departure and maintain the daily SITREP via INMARSAT C or other means as required.   Please advise the Port Office of all significant expenses incurred, particularly the quantity, price and source of fuel oil.  Also, at each port stop, please advise the Port Office the gallons of fuel on board, stating the date the inventory was taken.   I wish you a pleasant and successful voyage.   Very truly yours, Dr. Susan E. Humphris Acting Vice President for Marine Facilities and Operations