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