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Healy - Cruise Planning Questionnaire

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General Information
1. HEALY Cruise:	HLY0805/Mayer/14Aug08-05Sep08
2. Cruise dates: (Determined by the Cruise Number)	Start: August 14, 2008 End:September 05, 2008

Chief Scientist Contact Information
3. Your Name:	Larry Mayer
4. Affiliation:	CCOM University of New Hampshire
5. Funding Agency:	NOAA
6. Grant Number:	NA05NOS4001153
7. Full Address:	24 Colovos Rd Durham, N.H. 03824
8. Phone Number:	603 862-2615
9. Email Address:	larry at ccom dot unh dot edu
10. Fax Number:	603 862-0839

Equipment Onload

11. Date and Time to Start Loading:

No response

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

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

13. Cargo List:

XBT's
XSV's
Dredge
Metocean Ice Buoys, ice auger, gasoline for auger and attachments (NIC - Pablo
Clemente Colon)
Sonobuoys and anchor weights for HARP Buoys ~ 900 lbs (Ethan Roth)
UAS components from UAF (Greg Walker) - if permissions are granted
2 chain dredges that will be shipped to Dutch Harbor

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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:
We will continue mapping on the Chukchi Cap in support of Law of the Sea. The requirements are multibeam sonar coverage as well as 3.5 kHz subbottom profiling. Our objectives will be to continue follow and map the foot of the slope to the northeast from the area we left off last summer (approx. 82N 163WS. We will also attempt to recover two High Frequency Acoustic Recording Packages (HARPS) on our transit north. If they are recovered they will be refurbished and re-deployed on the transit back to Barrow. If time permits we 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. We may also attempt to dredge several bathymetric features mapped in 2007 in order to determine the nature of the crust in these areas. If all permissions are obtained we will also have on board an Eagle Scan Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) operated by the University of Alaska Fairbanks. This system will make flights that can monitor ice conditions and do marine mammal observations.

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:RevisedHEALY0805PLUS_track.jpg

15b. Upload additional files as needed:

Additional File(s) Uploaded for Operational Plan: 0

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15c. Operational Plan Description

After departure from Barrow we steam to the location of the two HARP buoys
deployed last year and recover them. We will then steam on a track parallel to
previous tracks to allow overlapping coverage to a location at the edge of the
Chukchi Cap where we will perform a "patch test" -- which will involve
approximately 12 hours of steaming parallel and reciprocal tracks over both flat
seafloor (to determine roll biases) and up and down the steep slope of the cap
to determine pitch biases and time delays. At this point we will probably also
make a CTD cast. This should take approximately 12 hours. Then, depending on
ice conditions we will proceed to either the furthest east or west end of our
proposed track (probably west) and pick up our mapping of the apparent foot of
the continental slope. Ice buoys may be deployed if the opportunity arises and
we may also dredge if appropriate targets are found.

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

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:

Harry Bower Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission

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

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:

The basic operation is underway mapping of the seafloor morphology in order to
define the location of the
2500 m contour and the foot of the continental slope as defined by the UN for
Law of the Sea purposes.
The key instruments are the Seabeam multibeam echosounder and the 3.5 kHz
subbottom profiler. We
expect that these operations will be continuous for the duration of the cruise.
To support these
operations we will need to have regularly scheduled XBT (or XSV) launches
(typically one every 12 hours or
more frequently if problems with the sonar are encountered) as well as an
occasional CTD station to

calibrate the expendable probes. The most difficult aspect of this work is
the fact that we dont know
exactly where the features we are trying to map are (if we did we wouldnt haveto
map them) thus there is
a delicate balance between track planning, trying to follow features inreal-time
and the ability to make
progress in a desired direction due to ice conditions. We have, in the past
depended on a monitor in the
aloft con that allowed us to point the helmsman to a desired target.

HARP RECOVERY AND REDEPLOYMENT:

Recovery - Transit to site B (72 deg 27.626 N, 157 deg 23.932 W), once
we arrive, use an acoustic deck box connected to the 12 kHz hull
transducer in IC/Gyro to transmit for range and then release the ballast
weights. Approximately 5-10 minutes later, the HARP will surface. Once
visually sighted, a small rhib boat will be deployed in order to tow the
frame up near the starboard quarter where Healy can crane the instrument
onto the aft deck (weighs ~1100 lbs). The same will be repeated for site
C (72 deg 47.908 N, 158 deg 23.880 W).

Redeployment - Both instruments will be refurbished and made ready for
deployment (weighs ~1500 lbs). New sites may be chosen depending on
evaluation of the recovered data, so it would be useful to use the
multibeam and perform an initial run over the site in order to check for
seafloor features like ice scour pocks. Then Healy will position 50-100
meters outside the proposed site and move downswell/wind at about 1 knot
(dependent on currents). On the fantail deck, the HARP frame will be
positioned underneath the aft A-frame and the 10 meter hydrophone line
will be strung out down to the water line. The A-frame operator will
lift the frame and pay out until it is submerged below the water line.
If everything is streaming properly, then the quick release will
triggered and the HARP is deployed on site. If time permits, a XBT
sonobuoy will be deployed to collect temperature profiles at each site.

Sonobuoy ops - In order to receive VHF signals from deployed sonobuoys,
a vertical antenna will be mounted above the Helo Control Tower and
radio gear set up in the Helo Shack. Deployment simply requires gently
tossing the expendable hydrophone into the water from the fantail deck.
A contingent of sonobuoys will be used to opportunistically record
marine mammals like ice seals whenever they are visually sighted from
the bridge. Most of the sonobuoys will be used to conduct radiated noise
measurements of Healy in various modes of propulsion (i.e. during heavy
ice breaking, different prop pitch variations, etc.). The op requires an
observer to visually monitor the sonobuoy float and make regular
estimations of it's approximate distance from Healy's stern. At the same
time, GPS coordinates of Healy's position must also be regularly
recorded. These two positions will give the approximate range from
source to receiver. It's also possible that two sonobuoys can be
deployed and recorded simultaneously if this helps to make more accurate
measurements. All sonobuoy calibration will occur on the digital end, so
no ops are required for this.

METOCEAN BEACONS/BUOYS

Pre-loading of IABP open ocean drifting buoys and tools will take place in the
Seattle or Everett area between 6/21 and 6/25. 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:

If time and conditions permit and appropriate target found, 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.

UAS OPS:

UAS Operations will be on a non-interference basis under the supervision of
Greg Walker from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Meetings are currently
underway with HEALY crew to formalize procedures.

Upload additional files for the Description of Operations as needed:

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

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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:	Yes
Radioactive Isotopes:	No
Stable Isotopes:	No
Gasoline to run science equipment:	Yes
Explosive Devices:	No
Fire Arms:	No
Flammable Gases:	No
Portable air compressors:	Yes
If yes, please indicate the power requirements:	NIC has indicated they are bringing FLARES

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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:	6
Purpose:	Potentially for deployment of ice-buoys and recovery of HARP buoys
Range in miles from the ship:	<1
Payload size and weight:	ice buoys < 200 lbs, auger - 30 lbs
Gasoline for Equipment:	for ice auger

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

24. Deployment or Recovery of Moorings
Deployment or Recovery of Moorings:	Yes
Provide the Lat/Long/Depth of each mooring and a description:	Recovery of two HARP packages -- Site B - 72 27.626N 157 23.932W 235 meters depth Site C - 72 47.908N 158 23.880W 328 meters depth Maximum 4 IABP buoys (locations of opportunity)
Number of Moorings to deploy:	2
Number of Moorings to recover:	2
Min Depth:	230
Max Depth:	350

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Science & Crew

25. Total Number of People in Your Party:

No response

26. Current Crew List Download XLS file (HEALY0805WEBFINAL.xls)

	Name	Institution	Position	Phone/Email	Sex	Date On	Date Off	Foreign Nat.	Nationality
1	Larry Mayer,	CCOM UNH	Ch. Scientist	603 862-2615 larry at ccom dot unh dot edu	M	Aug 14 2008	Sept 5 2008	No	USA
2	Andy Armstrong,	NOAA	Co-Ch. Scientist	603 862-4559 andy dot armstrong at noaa dot gov	M	Aug 14 2008	Sept 5 2008	No	USA
3	Brian Calder,	CCOM UNH	Scientist	603 862-0526 brc at ccom dot unh dot edu	M	Aug 14 2008	Sept 5 2008	Yes	UK
4	Shachak Peeri,	CCOM/IUNH	Scientist	603 862-1892 shachak at ccom dot unh dot edu	M	Aug 14 2008	Sept 5 2008	No	Israel
5	Monica Wolfson,	CCOM UNH	Grad Student	603 862-0564 mwolfson at ccom dot unh dot edu	F	Aug 14 2008	Sept 5 2008	No	USA
6	Robert Bogucki,	CCOM UNH	Grad Student	603 862-1138 rbocgucki at ccom dot unh dot edu	M	Aug 14 2008	Sept 5 2008	Yes	Poland
7	Daiela Goncalves,	CCOM/UNH	Grad Student	603 - 862-3433 daniela at ccom dot unh dot edu	F	Aug 14 2008	Sept 5 2008	Yes	Portugal
8	Koji Ito,	CCOM/UNH	Grad Student	603 - 862-3433 koji at ccom dot unh dot edu	M	Aug 14 2008	Sept 5 2008	Yes	Japan
9	Priyantha Jindasa,	CCOM/UNH	Grad Student	603 - 862-3433 jindasa at ccom dot unh dot edu	M	Aug 14 2008	Sept 5 2008	Yes	Sri Lanka
10	Neil Tinmouth,	CCOM/UNH	Grad Student	603 - 862-3433 ntinmouth at ccom dot unh dot edu	M	Aug 14 2008	Sept 5 2008	Yes	South Africa
11	Val Schmidt,	CCOM/UNH	Grad Student	603 862-0564 vschmidt at ccom dot unh dot edu	M	Aug 14 2008	Sept 5 2008	No	USA
12	Rochelle Wigley,	CCOM/UNH	Grad Student	603 - 862-3433 rochelle at ccom dot unh dot edu	F	Aug 14 2008	Sept 5 2008	Yes	South Africa
13	Samual Greenaway,	NOAA/CCOM	Grad Student	603 862-0534 samuel dot greenaway at noaa dot gov	M	Aug 14 2008	Sept 5 2008	No	USA
14	Kelley Brumley,	UAF	Grad Student	907-474-5385 kbrumley at ig dot utexas dot edu	F	Aug 14 2008	Sept 5 2008	No	USA
15	Ethan Roth,	UCSD	Grad Student	(858) 534-4069 ehroth at ucsd dot edu	M	Aug 14 2008	Sept 5 2008	No	USA
16	Betsy Baker,	Vermont Law School	Professor of Law	(802) 831-1270 bbaker at vermontlaw dot edu	F	Aug 14 2008	Sept 5 2008	No	USA
17	Adriane Colburn,	Stanford University	Artist	adrianecolburn at gmail dot com	F	Aug 14 2008	Sept 5 2008	No	USA
18	Jimmy Jones Olemaun,	Community Observer			M	Aug 14 2008	Sept 5 2008	No	USA
19	James Brinkley,	US National Ice Center	Scientist	301 394-3018 jbrinkley at natice dot noaa dot gov	M	Aug 14 2008	Sept 5 2008	No	USA
20	Peter Legnos,	US National Ice Center	Buoy Tech	860 446-8058 plegnos at lblcorp dot com	M	Aug 14 2008	Sept 5 2008	No	USA
21	William Walter,	US National Ice Center	Science Tech	301 394-3027 wwalter at natice dot noaa dot gov	M	Aug 14 2008	Sept 5 2008	No	USA
22	Pablo Clemente-Colon,	US National Ice Center	Scientist	301-394-3100 x3105 pablo dot clemente-colon at natice dot noaa dot gov	M	Aug 14 2008	Sept 5 2008	No	USA
23	Walt Lincoln,	US National Ice Center	Buoy Tech	860 536-6920 lincolnmaritime at sbcglobal dot net		Aug 14 2008	Sept 5 2008	No	USA
24	Dale Chayes,	LDEO	Resident GURU	845 365-8434 dale at ldeo dot columbia dot edu	M	Aug 14 2008	Sept 5 2008	No	USA
25	Steve Roberts,	UCAR/LDEO	Computer Engineer	sroberts at ucar dot edu	M	Aug 14 2008	Sept 5 2008	No	USA
26	Stephen Howard,	ARMADA	Teacher	206 534-1065 howards at edmonds dot wednet dot edu	M	Aug 14 2008	Sept 5 2008	No	USA
27	Alex Andronikov,	Univ of Mich	Dredge Scientist	(734) 764-1435 mukasa at umich dot edu	M	Aug 14 2008	Sept 5 2008	No	USA
28	David Skillicorn,	NOAA	Videographer	301 713-3066 david dot sklliicorn at noaa dot gov	M	Aug 14 2008	Sept 5 2008	No	USA
29	John Hall,	CCOM	Scientist	kh1 at 012 dot net dot il	M	Aug 14 2008	Sept 5 2008	No	USA
30	Marty Reedy,	US Fish and Wildlife	Bird Observer	907-786-3444 mtreedy at verizon dot net	M	Aug 14 2008	Sept 5 2008	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	No response	[ ]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	No response	No response	[ ]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)	recovery and deployment of buoys
[x]	Starboard Side Fantail Crane (Safe Working Load: 15 tons)	recovery and deployment of buoys
[x]	04 Deck Cranes (Safe Working Load: 15 tons)	recovery and deployment of buoys
[ ]	Forecastle Crane (Safe Working Load: 3 tons)

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

No response

30. Deckspace Requirements

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

Describe all other Deckspace requirements here:

No response

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31. Science Equipment and Lab Configuration
CTD
[x] SeaBird 911 + CTD	Use: Occasional
Depth - Min(m): No response Max(m): 4000	Approximate Number of casts planned: No response
[ ] Redundant Temperature Sensors	[x] Redundant Conductivity Sensors
[ ] O2 Sensor, SBE43	[ ] Wet Labs Transmissometer, CST-DR
[ ] Fluorometer	[ ] Altimeter
[ ] 24-place rosette with 12 Liter external spring Niskin bottles	[ ] 12-place rosette with 30 Liter internal spring Niskin bottles
[ ] Biospherical QSP2300 PAR sensor	O-Ring [ ] Silicone [ ] Nitrile Buna-N

32. Expendable Oceanographic Probes (User supplied)
[x] Hand launcher
Number of Launches: 60
What probes will you be launching? (checked below)
[x] XCTD [x] XBT [x] Other: XSV

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

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

35. Acoustics
[x] Kongsberg EM122 1°x2° Bottom Mapping Echosounder Use: Dedicated	[x] RDI OS150 ADCP Use: Dedicated
[x] RDI OS75 ADCP Use: Dedicated	[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
[ ] DI Water (18 Mega Ohm) liters/day required:	[ ] -80 °C freezers (2 @ 12 cu ft each) Use: No response
[ ] Fume Hood (3 available) Use: No response	[ ] Climate Control Chambers 10x9x6' (2) Use: No response
[ ] Walk in Freezer/Reefer two @ 13x8x6' Use: No response
[ ] Any Power Sensitive Equipment that you are concerned about Please provide description: No response

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

38. Meteorological
[ ] RM Young 85004 Ultrasonic Wind Sensors	[ ] Eppley infrared Radiometer Model PIR
[ ] Eppley Spectral Pyranometer Model PSP	[ ] Terascan Weather Satellite System
[ ] 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	[x] Iridium Phone Mins per day: No response
[x] Data/FTP (Bytes/Day) To Ship: No response From Ship: No response	[x] INMARSAT Phone (Mins per day): No response
[x] High latitude satellite connectivity >73 N (Bytes/Day) From the ship: No response
Explain other communications concerns and requirements: No response

40. Coring
[ ] Jumbo Piston Coring Use: No response	[x] Gravity Core Use: Occasional
Number of cores:	Number of cores: No response
Minimum depth: Maximum depth:	Minimum depth: No response Maximum depth: No response Maximum core length:
[ ] Multicore [ ] User provided coring equipment
Please provide description: No response