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General Information
1. HEALY Cruise:	HLY1002/ECS/NOAA/02Aug10-06Sep10
2. Cruise dates: (Determined by the Cruise Number)	Start: August 02, 2010 End:September 06, 2010

Chief Scientist Contact Information
3. Your Name:	Brian Edwards
4. Affiliation:	US Geological Survey
5. Funding Agency:	USGS and/or NOAA
6. Grant Number:	N/A
7. Full Address:	USGS Mail Stop 999 345 Middlefield Rd. Menlo Park, CA 94025
8. Phone Number:	650-329-5488
9. Email Address:	bedwards at usgs dot gov
10. Fax Number:	650-329-5190

Equipment Onload

11. Date and Time to Start Loading:

May 4, 2010

12a. Special Requirements for Loading or in-port logistics:

Yes

12b. If yes, Please list point of contact for in port logistics:

Brian Edwards

13. Cargo List:

Two (2) cases (12 count) T-5 XBT's

Metocean Ice Buoys, ice auger, gasoline for auger and attachments (NIC - Pablo
Clemente Colon)

3 chain dredges (same as last year from USGS and GSC)

Empty sample boxes and dredge supplies

2 gravity core heads (1 @ 1000 lb; 1 @ 2000 lb); 10 gravity/dart core barrels;
core liner

box corer and peripherals

Several small shipping containers (max dimension 4', 200 lbs)
containing personal and scientific supplies

Additional File(s) Uploaded for Cargo List: 0

Filename	File Size

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14. Brief Description of Operations Plan
Give a brief description of the area of operations and type of work to be done and science objective:
Area of Ops: Canada Basin of the Arctic Ocean, with a focus on the southern part, including within the US and Canadian EEZs. Primary science objective of the cruise are to support seismic operations on the Louis St. Laurent and to collect morphologic data in support of determining the extended continental shelf of the United States. Multibeam sonar and Chirp subbottom data are critical datasets. The cruise dates are determined to coincide with dates for the Louis S. St-Laurent ECS cruise. This will be a two-icebreaker cruise to continue the data collection that was started in 2008 and continued in 2009. Depending on ice conditions, some of the cruise may have Healy working in one-ship mode in a different area. There is also a chancethat Healy will be used to collect dredge samples in support of ECS studies. The HEALY will also take part in seismic source calibrations at the very beginning of the leg. If time permits personnel from the National Ice Center will also deploy Metocean ice buoys. The NIC will also carry on a program of routine ice characteristics observations. Attempts to dredge several bathymetric features mapped in 2007 thru 2009 in order to determine the nature of the crust in these areas. Sampling may include gravity or dart coring of outcrop, and box core or dredge sampling of abyssal seafloor material for evidence of mineral deposits such as manganese nodules. Underway analysis of seawater and periodic CTD/rosette casts will be used to collect water samples for analysis associated with studies of Arctic Ocean acidification.

Operational Plan

Cruise Tracks and Station Locations. Please provide as complete a description as possible. Include with this plan, or separately, a complete list of stations with ID, Latitude, Longitude, depth and other information such as type of sampling/operations as appropriate. Use the text box below or upload separate documents as needed.

15a. Upload a cruise track file (jpeg, pdf, gif, etc) here (required):

Cruise Track Uploaded:tracklines_21Apr10.jpg

15b. Upload additional files as needed:

Additional File(s) Uploaded for Operational Plan: 1

Filename	File Size
CruiseSynopsis-19feb10.xls	32768 bytes

15c. Operational Plan Description

The primary mission of the HEALY on HLY1002 will be to break ice for the LSL
when the LSL is collecting seismic data. While breaking ice the HEALY will
collect multibeam sonar data and high-resolution (Knudsen) subbottom profiler
data. Should ice conditions allow the HEALY to leave the LSL the primary target
for mapping will be the Beaufort shelf north of Alaska to the MacKenzie Delta.
Secondary mission will be to acquire seafloor samples by means of chain dredge
or coring.

Ancillary programs may include: Ice buoy launch by NIC, and USGS Arctic Ocean
acidification studies.

16. Will the vessel be operating within 200 miles of a foreign country?

Yes

16b. If yes, Please list them here:

Canada

17. Will you be contacting Native communities to inform them of your intended icebreaker research activities?

Yes

17b. If yes, please list the native communities and contacts:

Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission - Harry Brower BASC - Glenn Sheehan NMFS/MMS Open Water Meeting, Anchorage, Amrch, 2010

18. Will Marine Mammal Protection Act, NEPA or Endangered Species Act consultation or permitting be required?

Yes

If yes, please provide documentation:

File Uploaded:OF2010-1117_URL.txt

19. Description of Operations:

Provide as much detail as possible about the type of operations and sampling to be conducted, daily schedule and hours of operation, type of equipment to be used and any other information that will help us prepare for this cruise. Use additional pages or send corrected drafts as necessary. If this is a multi-investigator cruise, please include a list of Co-PI's who will be submitting operational science plans:

ECS Healy 2010 will be the third year of two-icebreaker operations with CCGS
Louis S. St-Laurent. The experiment takes place in the sea ice covering the
Canada Basin. Healy collects multibeam bathymetric, Chirp, and gravimetry data
and Louis collects multichannel seismic reflection and refraction data. For
light to moderate ice conditions, Healy leads and breaks ice for Louis. For
heavy ice conditions where it is unsafe to collect seismic data, Louis leads
Healy to collect multibeam data. Depending on ice conditions (i.e., if track
lines are located in open water), Healy may be able to leave Louis to conduct
single-ship multibeam acquisition and dredging, similar to operations in
previous years. Final tracks are yet to be determined based on results of 2009
two-icebreaker experiment (being evaluated in fall/winter, 2009/2010).
Operations are 24-hour.

Ancillary science:

ARCTIC OCEAN ACIDIFICATION
The project proposes to acquire underway and discrete water samples to document
the carbonate chemistry of the Arctic waters and, among other things, test the
waters� saturation state with respect to calcium carbonate. The waters will also
be analyzed for characterization of microbiology and microbiological processes,
thereby creating critically important baselines. Our data sets will provide
comprehensive integrated information on carbonate chemistry, and the
microbiological communities of Arctic waters. Project will provide flow-through
Multiparameter Inorganic Carbon Analyzers (MICA), developed by University of
South Florida, to measure continuous pCO2 (seawater and air), pH and TCO2 of
seawater. In addition, collection of discrete samples of water will allow us to
measure seawater pH on board and alkalinity with high precision at our St.
Petersburg laboratories. Temperature, salinity, DO, BGA cell counts, and
chlorophyll are other parameters that will be acquired using a YSI SonTeK 6600v2
that can be used to measure in-line seawater or water profiles during discrete
sampling. Water samples will be taken for later nutrient and metal analyses in
order to supplement our understanding of the Arctic carbonate system. Water
will be periodically filtered onboard to obtain micro-organismal and
microbiological community data, plus particulate organic carbon and particulate
inorganic carbon data.

Sampling while underway:
- Flow-thru Marine Inorganic Carbon Analyzer (MICA) for measuring total carbon
dioxide, pH, pCO2 in air and in water
- Flow-thru Qubit pCO2 and TCO2 analyzer for comparison to MICA system
measurements and instrument development
- Approximately every 3-4 hours discrete samples will be collected and analyzed
for pH and CO32- concentration, and additional samples will be collected for
total alkalinity, total carbon dioxide, dissolved nutrients and microbiological
samples for laboratory analysis in St. Petersburg
- Discrete samples will be collected for microbial and bacteriophage data. Water
samples will be incubated with and without an bacteriophage induction agent.
Subsamples will be collected at specific time points over a 24 hr incubation
period and all subsamples will be immediately frozen at -80 ̊C.
- Discrete, large volume samples will be collected and concentrated using a
tangential flow filtration system that has been optimized for the concentration
and recovery of microorganisms and their nucleic acids. The concentrated samples
will be preserved and immediately frozen at -80 ̊C.
- Water samples will also be prepped for DOC, POC and nutrients, which along
with the MICA data will provide a complete picture of the carbon cycle, both
organic and inorganic.

Rosette sampling while on station:
- The USCGC Healy will provide a 24 12-liter Niskin bottle sampling rosette that
will be used to collect discrete samples for immediate analysis of pH and CO32-
concentration. Additional samples will be collected for total alkalinity, total
carbon dioxide, dissolved nutrients and microbiological samples for laboratory
analysis in St. Petersburg. All samples will be used to characterize the water
column at as many locations possible during the total duration of the cruise
- Discrete samples will be collected for microbial and bacteriophage data. Water
samples will be incubated with and without an bacteriophage induction agent.
Subsamples will be collected at specific time points over a 24 hr incubation
period and all subsamples will be immediately frozen at -80 ̊C.
- Discrete, large volume samples will be collected and concentrated using a
tangential flow filtration system that has been optimized for the concentration
and recovery of microorganisms and their nucleic acids. The concentrated samples
will be preserved and immediately frozen at -80 ̊C.
- Water samples will also be prepped for DOC, POC and nutrients, which along
with the MICA data will provide a complete picture of the carbon cycle, both
organic and inorganic.

Additional profiling while on station:
- A SEAS pH profiler will be deployed to obtain pH profiles of the water column
to depths of less than approximately 1000m. Ideally, this will be deployed
along with the 24 bottle rosette to provide water samples for calibration and
QA/QC data analysis. However, could be deployed separately, so that rosette
could be deployed to obtain water samples deeper than 1000m.

METOCEAN BEACONS/BUOYS
Pre-loading of IABP open ocean drifting buoys and tools will take place in the
Seattle. Coordination of shipment is being done by Ignatius Rigor of the Polar
Science Center (PSC). Drifting buoys will be deployed in open water during the
most western tracks of the cruise. A total of 2 (two) AXIB seasonal ice buoy
prototypes will also be shipped by Legnos Boat, Inc. (LBI) for testing and
possible deployment in the marginal ice zone or open water. None of these
deployments should require on ice operations. Although unlikely, depending on
need, opportunity, and sea ice conditions encountered, one of the seasonal
buoys may instead be deployed on multiyear sea ice (MYI). In this case, the
deployment on MYI will be scheduled, when possible, to take advantage of other
planned stops but in all cases will be conducted strictly as independent and
separate field activities from other cruise plans. Typical deployments on MYI
take 30-45 minutes of on-the-ice time. All buoy deployments will be done in
close coordination with the cruise Chief Scientist on a non-interference basis
so as not to impact mapping activities. A pre-cruise nowcast analysis of sea
ice conditions in the Beaufort Sea and Chukchi Cap region will be provided by
the NIC to the Chief Scientist to guide in the fine tuning of the initial
cruise tracks. In addition to on board sea ice analysis and imagery cruise
support, the NIC personnel will collect hourly observations of sea ice
characteristic as the Healy navigates ice infected waters. Recorded
observations will include estimates of ice thickness and snow depth during
icebreaking operations in the ice pack. NIC personnel will additionally support
the science seminars series during the cruise. Tools and any buoys not deployed
during the cruise will be unloaded in Seattle for shipment back to PSC and LBI.

DREDGING AND CORING:
If time and conditions permit, we will deploy a dredge and attempt recover
in-situ samples of bedrock along sloping targets at approximately 3000 m depth.
We will follow standard dredging procedure, deploying the dredge at the bottom
of the slope and steaming up slope. If needed we will break the ice along the
track before deploying dredge. Other sampling methods under consideration
include gravity/dart core piston core, and boxcore.

Upload additional files for the Description of Operations as needed:

Additional File(s) Uploaded for Description of Operation: 0

Filename	File Size

20. If your cruise involves any of the following, please check below:
Items marked * Require advance approval.)

Items	Check
Multiple PI or Institution Cruise:	No
24 hour science operations (Night Work?):	Yes
Personnel Deployed on Ice:	Yes
Hazardous Materials:	No
Radioactive Isotopes:	No
Stable Isotopes:	No
Gasoline to run science equipment:	No
Explosive Devices:	No
Fire Arms:	No
Flammable Gases:	No
Portable air compressors:	No
If yes, please indicate the power requirements:	No response

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21. Diving Operations
Diving Operations:	No
Number of Dives:
Purpose:
Will members of the science party be diving:
Are you requesting USCG diver support:

22. Small Boat Operations
Small Boat Operations:	Yes
Number of deployments expected:	No response
Purpose:	No response
Range in miles from the ship:	No response
Payload size and weight:	No response
Gasoline for Equipment:	No response

23. Helicopter Operations
Helicopter Operations:	No
Passenger Transports:
Cargo Transports:
Payload size and weight:
Maximum hours/flight:
Average hours/day:
Number of flights:
Total flight hours:
Installation of sensors on Helicopter:
Describe flight operations:
Range in miles from the ship:
Average track miles for each sortie:

24. Deployment or Recovery of Moorings
Deployment or Recovery of Moorings:	No response
Provide the Lat/Long/Depth of each mooring and a description:
Number of Moorings to deploy:
Number of Moorings to recover:
Min Depth:
Max Depth:

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Science & Crew

25. Total Number of People in Your Party:

No response

26. Current Crew List Download XLS file (HLY1002_crewlist.xls)

	Name	Institution	Position	Phone/Email	Sex	Date On	Date Off	Foreign Nat.	Nationality
1	Edwards, Brian	U.S. Geological Survey	Chief Scientist	650-329-5488 bedwards at usgs dot gov	M	2-Aug-10	6-Sep-10	No	USA
2	OBrien, Thomas	U.S. Geological Survey	Scientist	508-457-2246 tobrien at usgs dot gov	M	2-Aug-10	6-Sep-10	No	USA
3	Danforth, William	U.S. Geological Survey	Scientist	508-457-2274 bdanforth at usgs dot gov	M	2-Aug-10	6-Sep-10	No	USA
4	Triezenberg, Peter	U.S. Geological Survey	Scientist	650-329-5207 ptriezenberg at usgs dot gov	M	2-Aug-10	6-Sep-10	No	USA
5	Gibbons, Helen	U.S. Geological Survey	Scientist	650-329-5042 hgibbons at usgs dot gov	F	2-Aug-10	6-Sep-10	No	USA
6	Dufore, Christopher	U.S. Geological Survey	Scientist	727-803-8747x3041 cdufore at usgs dot gov	M	2-Aug-10	6-Sep-10	No	USA
7	Patsavas, Mark	University South Florida	Scientist	727-553-3922 mpatsava at mail dot usf dot edu	M	2-Aug-10	6-Sep-10	No	USA
8	Liu, Sherwood		Scientist	727-553-3922 liu at marine dot usf dot edu	M	2-Aug-10	6-Sep-10	No	USA
9	Chayes, Dale	LDEO/NSF	Science Officer	845-365-8434 dale at ldeo dot columbia dot edu	M	2-Aug-10	6-Sep-10	No	USA
10	Roberts, Steve	UCAR/LDEO/NSF	Computer engineer	303-497-2637 sroberts at ucar dot edu	M	2-Aug-10	6-Sep-10	No	USA
11	Bolmer, Tom	WHOI	Data specialist	(508) 289-2628 tbolmer at whoi dot edu	M	2-Aug-10	6-Sep-10	No	USA
12	dal Ferro, Pete	U.S. Geological Survey	Engineering Technician	831-427-4477 pdalferro at usgs dot gov	M	2-Aug-10	6-Sep-10	No	USA
13	White, Jenny	U.S. Geological Survey	Engineering Technician	831-427-4484 jwhite at usgs dot gov	F	2-Aug-10	6-Sep-10	No	USA
14	Stevenson, Andrew	U.S. Geological Survey	Scientist	360-928-0276 andy at thestevensons dot us	M	2-Aug-10	6-Sep-10	No	USA
15	Clemente-Colon, Pablo	NIC/NOAA	Scientist	301-394-3105 Pablo dot Clemente-Colon at natice dot noaa dot gov	M	2-Aug-10	6-Sep-10	No	USA
16	Miller, Joshua	NIC/USCG	Ice Analyst/Buoy Technician	301-394-3049 josh dot miller at noaa dot gov	M	2-Aug-10	6-Sep-10	No	USA
17	Panowicz, Caryn	NIC	Ice analyst (Louis)	301-394-3028 caryn dot panowicz at noaa dot gov	F	2-Aug-10	6-Sep-10	No	USA
18	Singler, Caroline	NOAA/Teacher-at-Sea	Teacher outreach	978-798-1812 Caroline_Singler at lsrhs dot net	F	2-Aug-10	6-Sep-10	No	USA
19	Schmoker, William	PolarTREC Arctic Research Con.	Teacher outreach	720-201-5749 bill dot schmoker at gmail dot com	M	2-Aug-10	6-Sep-10	No	USA
20	Street, David	Canadian Hydrographic Service	Hydrogropher	709-726-9280	M	7-Aug-10	3-Sep-10	Yes	Canadian
21	Bourdeau, Michel	Canadian Coast Guard	Canadian command liaison		M	7-Aug-10	3-Sep-10	Yes	Canadian
22	Clark, Erin	Canadian Ice Service	CIS observer/liaison	erin dot clark at ec dot gc dot ca	F	7-Aug-10	3-Sep-10	Yes	Canadian
23	Kaleak, Ralph	BASC	Native community liaison	907-852-4881 basc at arcticscience dot org	M	2-Aug-10	6-Sep-10	No	USA
24	Pudenz, Justin	MRAG	marine mammal observer	507-822-0576 justinpudenz at Yahoo dot com	M	2-Aug-10	6-Sep-10	No	USA
25	Addae, Kwasi	MRAG	marine mammal observer	206-388-6635 Kwasi131 at gmail dot com	M	2-Aug-10	6-Sep-10	No	USA
26	Ashworth, Sarah	MRAG	marine mammal observer	206-303-8675 ashwos at gmail dot com	F	2-Aug-10	6-Sep-10	No	USA
27	Childs, Jonathan	U.S. Geological Survey	Scientist	650-329-5195 jchilds at usgs dot gov	M	3-Sep-10	6-Sep-10	No	USA

27. Dietary Requirements

Indicate the number of personnel with the following dietary requirements:

Vegetarian

Vegan

No Red Meat

Low Fat

Other comments:

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Equipment Needed

28. Please check (X) by equipment needed. If you have questions, or need assistance, please email STARC (shiller@ucsd.edu or starc@icefloe.net).

	Cables	Instrument(s)	Instrument Wts	Max Depth	A Frame
[x]	.322"conducting cable (9k meters)	CTD	No response	4000	[ ]AFT [x]STBD
[ ]	3/8" steel cable (8k meters)				[ ]AFT [ ]STBD
[ ]	.680 coax conducting cable (9k meters)				[ ]AFT [ ]STBD
[x]	9/16" steel cable (14k meters)	DREDGE, GRAVITY CORE	2500	4000	[x]AFT [ ]STBD
[ ]	Spare .322 conducting cable (12k meters on spare drum)				[ ]AFT [ ]STBD

Will you be bringing your own winch and wire?

Describe use, size, and weight & power requirements below:

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29. Crane requirements:

		Anticipated use
[x]	Port Side Fantail Crane (Safe Working Load: 5 tons)	move deck gear
[x]	Starboard Side Fantail Crane (Safe Working Load: 15 tons)	move deck gear
[ ]	04 Deck Cranes (Safe Working Load: 15 tons)
[ ]	Forecastle Crane (Safe Working Load: 3 tons)

Describe other lifting requirements here: (cranes have limited reach please consult the crane descriptions)

30. Deckspace Requirements

	[ ] Vans	[ ] Incubators	[ ] Storage
Type/Size
Location
Water Req
Seawater Req
Power Req

Describe all other Deckspace requirements here:

install of travel (rail) for piston core deployment/recovery

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31. Science Equipment and Lab Configuration
CTD
[x] SeaBird 911 + CTD	Use: Occasional
Depth - Min(m): No response Max(m): 3900	Approximate Number of casts planned: 10
[x] Redundant Temperature Sensors	[x] Redundant Conductivity Sensors
[x] O2 Sensor, SBE43	[x] Wet Labs Transmissometer, CST-DR
[x] Fluorometer	[x] Altimeter
[x] 24-place rosette with 12 Liter external spring Niskin bottles	[ ] 12-place rosette with 30 Liter internal spring Niskin bottles
[x] Biospherical QSP2300 PAR sensor	O-Ring [x] Silicone [ ] Nitrile Buna-N

32. Expendable Oceanographic Probes (User supplied)
[x] Hand launcher
Number of Launches: 35
What probes will you be launching? (checked below)
[x] XCTD [x] XBT [ ] Other:

33. Science Seawater
[x] AutoSal Salinometer Use: Continuous Use	[x] Seabird 45 Thermosalinograph Use: Continuous Use
[x] Fluorometer Use: Continuous Use	[x] Seabird SBE43 oxygen sensor Use: Continuous Use
[ ] PCO2 System Use: No response	[x] Flow meter Use: Continuous Use

34. Incubator Seawater (HEALY does not have Ambient temp seawater at flow rates > 5gpm)
[x] Incubator ambient temperature seawater	Flow rate (liters/minute): No response
Please indicate other seawater requirements: No response

35. Acoustics
[x] Kongsberg EM122 1°x2° Bottom Mapping Echosounder Use: Dedicated	[ ] RDI OS150 ADCP Use: No response
[ ] RDI OS75 ADCP Use: No response	[x] Knudsen 3260 CHIRP Echosounder Use: Dedicated
[x] Benthos pingers Use: Occasional
Please indicate other comments regarding acoustics: No response

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Science Equipment and Lab Configuration (continued)
36. Lab Equipment
[x] DI Water (18 Mega Ohm) liters/day required: 10	[x] -80 °C freezers (2 @ 12 cu ft each) Use: Occasional
[ ] Fume Hood (3 available) Use: No response	[ ] Climate Control Chambers 10x9x6' (2) Use: No response
[ ] Walk in Freezer/Reefer two @ 13x8x6' Use: No response
[x] Any Power Sensitive Equipment that you are concerned about Please provide description: Multiparametric Inorganic Carbon Analyzer

37. Geophysical
[x] Bell BGM-3 underway marine gravimeter

38. Meteorological
[x] RM Young 85004 Ultrasonic Wind Sensors	[ ] Eppley infrared Radiometer Model PIR
[ ] Eppley Spectral Pyranometer Model PSP	[x] Terascan Weather Satellite System
[x] Biospherical QSR-2200 PAR sensor	[ ] RM Young Air Temperature
[ ] RM Young Barometric Pressure	[ ] RM Young Humidity Sensor

39. Communications
[x] Email (Bytes/Day) To Ship: No response From Ship: No response	[ ] Iridium Phone Mins per day:
[x] Data/FTP (Bytes/Day) To Ship: No response From Ship: TBD	[ ] INMARSAT Phone (Mins per day):
[x] High latitude satellite connectivity >73 N (Bytes/Day) From the ship: No response
Explain other communications concerns and requirements: Science staff will supply Iridium phones for science program.

40. Coring
[ ] Jumbo Piston Coring Use: No response	[x] Gravity Core Use: Occasional
Number of cores: 10	Number of cores: 10
Minimum depth: 2000 Maximum depth: 3800	Minimum depth: 2000 Maximum depth: 3800 Maximum core length: 3800
[ ] Multicore [x] User provided coring equipment
Please provide description: Chain dredge Box corer Gravity/dart corer Piston corer (6 m)with deck rail system (steel track, app. 2800 lb; to be installed Seward)