TROPICAL ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN (TAO) PROGRAM
CRUISE
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR
KA-03-07 (GP8-03-KA)
November 17 – December 15, 2003
TAO Program Director
Dr. Michael J. McPhaden
PMEL, TAO Project Office
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98115
Area: Equatorial Pacific
Itinerary:
KA-03-07 Kwajalein, RMI dep. 17 November
2003
Honolulu, HI arr. 15 December 2003
CRUISE DESCRIPTION
General guidelines are contained in the TAO Program Standard Operating
Instructions for NOAA Ship KA’IMIMOANA dated June 28, 2002.
Cruise Objective and Plan:
The objective of this cruise is the maintenance of the TAO Array along
the 165°E and 180°W meridians. The scientific
complement will embark in Kwajalein, Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) and
depart aboard KA’IMIMOANA on November 17, 2003 to commence operations as
listed in Appendix A. After completion
of operations, KA’IMIMOANA will proceed to Honolulu, HI arriving on or
about December 15, 2003. All dates and times referred to in these
cruise instructions are in Pacific Standard Time (PST).
PMC Operations: TAO Operations
Manager:
Larry Mordock LCDR
Chris Beaverson, NOAA
NOAA/MOC-Pacific (MOC-P1x3) 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 Chris.Beaverson@noaa.gov
1.0 PERSONNEL
1.1 CHIEF SCIENTIST AND
PARTICIPATING SCIENTISTS:
Chief Scientist: Linda
Stratton
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. All participating scientists will submit a
medical history form and be medically approved before embarking.
Participating Scientists
Name Sex Nationality Affiliation
1. Linda Stratton F USA NOAA/PMEL
2. Brian Powers M USA NOAA/PMEL
3. Karen Taylor F USA Bloomsburg
2.0 OPERATIONS
Mooring Operations are scheduled to be conducted as shown in Appendix
A. Operations will be conducted from 8°N - 165°E to 8°S - 165°E and 8°S - 180°W to 8°N 180°W and then to 8°N 180°W . 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
8°N 165°E ATLAS II - Taut Repair. Swap SWR, wind, dump RAM.
5°N 165°E ATLAS II - Taut Recover/Deploy.
2°N 165°E ATLAS II - Taut Repair. Swap SWR and rain, Dump RAM.
0°N 165°E ATLAS II - Taut Repair. Swap SWR, rain, wind.
Dump RAM. Insert, fairings.
Subsurface ADCP Recover/Deploy
2°S 165°E ATLAS II - Taut Recover/Deploy.
5°S 165°E ATLAS II - Taut Recover/Deploy.
8°S 165°E ATLAS II - Taut Repair. Swap SWR, dump RAM.
8°S 180°W ATLAS II - Taut Recover/Deploy
5°S 180°W ATLAS II - Taut Repair. Swap tube, met sensors.
2°S 180°W ATLAS II - Taut Recover/Deploy.
Location Mooring Type Operation
0° 180°W ATLAS II - Taut Recover/Deploy
2°N 180°W ATLAS II - Taut Visit
5°N 180°W ATLAS II - Taut Visit
8°N 180°W ATLAS II - Taut Visit
2.01 CTD
At a minimum, 1000 meter CTD casts shall be conducted at each mooring
site between 12° N and 8° S for sensor inter‑comparison purposes. As time permits, additional or deeper CTD's should be conducted
whenever addition of the CTD’s will not impact scheduled mooring work. For example, if the ship would arrive at the
next mooring site in the middle of the night, it is preferable to do CTD’s on
the way, rather than remain hove to waiting for daylight. Another example would be when mooring
operations are significantly ahead of schedule. Beyond those at mooring sites, CTD's should be conducted in the
following order of priority:
- 1000m CTD’s at one degree latitude intervals between 12° N and 8° S , along the
ship's trackline.
- Extend 1000m CTD’s at mooring sites to a minimum of 3000m or a maximum
depth of 200m from bottom. 4 to 6 deep
casts are optimal, occurring at the beginning and end of the cruise as well as
at both equatorial sites.
- 1000m CTD’s every one‑half degree of latitude between 3°N and 3°S
- Additional calibration CTD’s to be determined by Chief Scientist.
2.02 Monterey Bay Aquarium
Research Institute (MBARI) Chlorophyll and Nutrients
Phytoplankton biomass work consisting of chlorophyll extractions and
nutrients samples will collected from CTD rosette 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 for filtration
purposes. Chlorophyll samples will be
measured on-board using a bench-top fluorometer which will require use of the
salinometer room. Nutrient samples (sea
water) will be stored in the science hold and off-loaded upon return.
This work will be
done by the barnacle observer.
2.03 Bloomsburg University Barnacle Census
Barnacles will be
collected in accordance with TAO Standard Operating Instructions. Sea spiders may also be collected in a
similar manner by the barnacle observer on behalf of Lanna Cheng of
Scripps. The sea spiders will be
preserved in 70% ethanol. 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. All hazardous materials
associated with the barnacle work are to be removed from the ship at the
conclusion of the cruise.
2.04 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. One AOML drifter is
scheduled at the following position:
0, 165°E
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/
2.05 Scripps Institute of Oceanography
(SOI) SOLO Deep Ocean Drifters
NO
SOLO’s are planned for this cruise.
Questions should be directed to:
Dean Roemmich
Institution Scripps of Oceanography ‑
University of California, San Diego
TEL: 619-534-2307 FAX: 619-534-0704 droemmich@ucsd.edu
2.06 Discreet
gas sampler (Princeton University)
Whole air samples are cryogenically dried and pumped into
glass flasks by an automated system in the computer lab. Following the cruise, the flasks are
returned to Princeton University for analysis by prepaid FEDEX. Pairs of flasks are collected while the ship
is underway at 8N, 4N, 0, 4S and 8S along the 165E and 180W lines. Automated sampling cycle is approximately 5
hours. It is anticipated that the
Survey Technician will perform the maintenance tasks.
Questions should be directed to:
Michael Bender, Princeton University
(609) 258-2936 bender@geo.princeton.edu
2.07 Dissolved inorganic carbon analysis
(DIC)
A 0.5 liter sea water sample from surface CTD casts will be taken and stored for later dissolved inorganic carbon analysis. Sample jars and mercury chloride solution will be provided by Scripps institute of Oceanography. A small bench-top drill press is also provided to assist with the bottle capping process.
It is anticipated that the survey technician, together with the barnacle observer will take the samples
The contacts for this project are:
Dr. Andrew Dickson Dr. Richard Feely
Scripps Institution of Oceanography NOAA/PMEL
University of California, San Diego 7600 Sand Point Way NE
Room 203 -- Vaughan Hall Seattle, Washington 98115
8675 Discovery Way
La Jolla, CA 92037 Tel (206) 526-6214
Tel: (858) 534-2582
Email: adickson@ucsd.edu Richard.A.Feely@noaa.gov
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
(diluted to 5% working solution for wet
lab use)
4. Ethanol (70%) 2 Liters Bloomsburg
5. Mercuric Chloride solution (saturated with 30 grams) 400 ML Scripps/PMEL
6. Mercuric Chloride powder 30
g Scripps/PMEL
Appendices:
B. Trackline
C. Mooring Equipment
Weight List