TROPICAL ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN (TAO) PROGRAM
FINAL

CRUISE INSTRUCTIONS
FOR

KA-01-02 (GP1-01-KA)
Jan 14 - Feb 15, 2001

 

TAO Program Director

Dr. Michael J. McPhaden
PMEL, TAO Project Office
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98115

Area:
Equatorial Pacific


Itinerary:
KA-01-02 Honolulu, Hi dep. 14 Jan 2001
San Diego, CA arr. 15 Feb 2001


CRUISE DESCRIPTION

General guidelines are contained in the TAO Program Standard Operating Instructions for NOAA Ship KA'IMIMOANA dated June 9, 2000.

Cruise Objective and Plan:

The objective of this cruise is the maintenance of the TAO Array along the 140W and 125W meridians. The scientific complement will embark in Honolulu, Hawaii and depart aboard KA'IMIMOANA on January 14, 2001 to commence operations as listed in Appendix A. After completion of operations, KA'IMIMOANA will proceed to San Diego, California arriving on or about February 15, 2001. All dates and times referred to in these cruise instructions are in Hawaiian Standard Time (HST).

PMC Operations: TAO Operations Manager:
Larry Mordock CDR Mark Ablondi, NOAA
NOAA/PMC (PMC1x3) PMEL, TAO, R/E/PM
1801 Fairview Ave. East 7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98102-3767 Seattle, WA 98115-0070
(206) 553-4764 (206) 526-6403

Larry.Mordock@noaa.gov mark.ablondi@noaa.gov


1.0 PERSONNEL

1.1 CHIEF SCIENTIST AND PARTICIPATING SCIENTISTS:

Chief Scientist: Patrick A'Hearn

The Chief Scientist is authorized to revise or alter the scientific portion of the cruise plan as work progresses provided that, after consultation with the Commanding Officer, it is ascertained that the proposed changes will not: (1) jeopardize the safety of personnel or the ship; (2) exceed the overall time allotted for the cruise; (3) result in undue additional expenses; (4) alter the general intent of these instructions. A list of participating scientists follows in this set of specific cruise instructions. All participating scientists will submit a medical history form and be medically approved before embarking.

Participating Scientists

Name Sex Nationality Affiliation

1. Patrick A'Hearn M USA NOAA/PMEL
2. Brian Powers M USA NOAA/PMEL
3. Bruce Barnett M USA Princeton University
4. Amy Harlan F USA Bloomsburg University


2.0 OPERATIONS

Mooring Operations are scheduled to be conducted as shown in Appendix A. Operations will be conducted from 9N - 140W to 5S - 140W and thence to 8S - 125W to 8N -125W. The following mooring operations are anticipated, though the work may be changed by direction of the Chief Scientist, in consultation with the Commanding Officer.

Location Mooring Type Operation

9N 140W ATLAS II - Taut Visit
5N 140W ATLAS II - Taut Recover/Deploy
2N 140W ATLAS II - Taut Recover/Deploy (Insert/Faired)
0 140W ATLAS II - Taut Recover/Deploy (Insert/Faired)
0 140W Subsurface ADCP Avoid

2S 140W ATLAS II - Taut Recover/Deploy
5S 140W ATLAS II - Taut Repair (AT/RH)
8S 125W Standard ATLAS Visit
5S 125W Standard ATLAS Recover ATLAS II - Taut Deploy
2S 125W ATLAS II - Taut Visit
0 125W ATLAS II - Taut Recover/Deploy (Insert/Faired)
2N 125W ATLAS II - Taut Visit (Insert/Faired)
5N 125W Standard ATLAS Visit
8N 125W ATLAS II - Taut Recover/Deploy


2.2 Bloomsburg University Barnacle Census

Barnacles will be collected in accordance with TAO Standard Operating Instructions. A pre and post cruise inventory of Hazardous Materials (Hazmat) brought aboard and offloaded from the ship will be given to the Chief Scientist and Commanding Officer. All Hazardous Materials will be properly labeled as to content, Hazmat classification and cruise number.


2.3 Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) Underway Mapping

2.3.1 Underway Mapping

The MBARI underway-mapping system (temperature and fluorescence) will be on-line and running throughout this cruise. Phytoplankton work consisting of chlorophyll and nutrients extractions will extracted from CTD water samples at 0, 10, 25, 40, 60, 100, 150 and 200m. The total volume used from each bottle, including rinses is approximately one liter; except for the surface bottle, which will require approximately three liters. This requires use of the sink/bench area of the wet lab.


2.4 Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) Surface Drifters

The Global Drifter Center at NOAA/AOML requests drifter deployments on an ancillary basis. The drifters are small, easily deployed devices which are tracked by Argos and provide Sea Surface Temperature (SST) and mixed layer currents. The global array of drifters provides SST ground truth for NOAA's polar orbiting satellite AVHRR SST maps. They also provide data to operational meteorological and ocean models, and research ocean current data sets.

Most often, drifter deployments are requested when crossing 00 30.0N, the Equator, and 00 30.0S. Drifter deployments are frequently requested at other locations along the cruise track. Typically, less than 12 deployments are requested on a cruise. The deployments should have little or no impact upon primary ship operations. Questions should be directed to:

Craig Engler, Global Drifter Center, NOAA/AOML

305-361-4439 (office) or 305-361-4392 (fax)

Craig.Engler@noaa.gov or http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/


2.5 Continuous O2 Measurements & Dissolved Gas Analysis (Princeton)


3.0 Hazardous Materials

The Chief Scientist is responsible for the proper and safe storage of scientific hazardous material and complying with NC Instruction 6280B, Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Waste Policy, Guidance, and Training, dated May 8, 1991. This includes the requirement for the Chief Scientist to remove all scientific team hazardous materials and waste at the end of the cruise.

3.1 Ancillary Projects Hazardous Materials

1. Acetone 12 Liters MBARI
2. Hydrochloric Acid (HCL) 6 Liters MBARI
3. Formalin (50% stored in Wx deck Hazmat locker) 32 Liters Bloomsburg University
(diluted to 5% working solution for wet lab use)

Appendices

Operations Spreadsheet