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TROPICAL ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN (TAO) PROGRAM CRUISE INSTRUCTIONS
KA-00-06 July 17 - Aug 14, 2000 TAO Program Director Dr. Michael J. McPhaden Area: Western Equatorial Pacific Itinerary:
General guidelines are contained
in the TAO Program Standard Operating Instructions for NOAA Ship KA'IMIMOANA
dated December 30, 1998. Cruise Objective and Plan: The objective of this cruise is the maintenance of the TAO Array along the 165E and 180 meridians. The scientific complement will embark in Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) and depart aboard KA'IMIMOANA on July 17, 2000 to commence operations as listed in Appendix A. After completion of operations, KA'IMIMOANA will proceed to Honolulu, Hawaii arriving on or about Aug 14, 2000. All dates and times referred to in these cruise instructions are in Hawaiian Standard Time (HST).PMC Operations: TAO Operations Manager: LT Michael D. Francisco, NOAA LCDR 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) 553-4886 (206) 526-6403 mike.francisco@noaa.gov mark.ablondi@noaa.gov 1.0 PERSONNEL 1.1 CHIEF SCIENTIST AND PARTICIPATING SCIENTISTS: Chief Scientist: David Zimmerman 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. David Zimmerman M USA NOAA/PMEL 2. Brian Powers M USA NOAA/PMEL 3. Ryan Carr M USA Bloomsburg University 2.0 OPERATIONS Mooring Operations are scheduled
to be conducted as shown in Appendix A. Operations will be conducted
from 8N - 165E to 8S - 165E and thence to 8S - 180 to 8N -180. 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 8N 165E ATLAS II Recover/Deploy 5N 165E ATLAS II Recover/Deploy 2N 165E ATLAS II Deploy (previous
mooring adrift and recovered) 0 165E ATLAS II Recover/Deploy (Insert/Faired) ADCP Avoid 2S 165E ATLAS II Recover/Deploy
(mooring not transmitting) 5S 165E ATLAS II Repair (Rad) 8S 165E ATLAS II Recover/Deploy 8S 180 Standard ATLAS Visit 5S 180 Standard ATLAS Recover/Deploy 2S 180 Standard ATLAS Visit 0 180 ATLAS II - Taut Visit 2N 180 Standard ATLAS Recover/Deploy
(MBARI picklefork) 5N
180 Standard ATLAS Recover/Deploy 8N 180 Standard ATLAS Visit 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. 2.3.2 Mooring Sensor Swaps A MBARI sensor suite including picklefork is installed on the 2N-180 mooring which is scheduled for a recovery/deployment. 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/phod.html 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) 5 Liters MBARI 3. Radioactive Carbon Isotopes 5 mCi MBARI (5 milli Curies diluted in 50 Liters of seawater) 4. Soda lime 1 kg MBARI 5. Liquid Nitrogen 20 Liters MBARI 6. Formalin (50% stored in Wx deck Hazmat locker) 32 Liters Bloomsburg University (diluted to 5% working solution for wet lab use)
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