[Exports_project_office] MBARI assets for EXPORTS cruise

[David Siegel]

Hi Andrea,

This is great news!  Thank you.  I think if fills the last hole we have.  Almost everything sounds great and you’ve already contacted the CSs, so all is good for now.  I do have a couple questions below.    

WRT cruise logistics, we will mobilize in Seattle Aug 6-9, departing Aug 10 and arriving back in Seattle on Sep 13 with Sep 14 for DeMOB.  Please keep dates open for May 21-23 for the last cruise planning meeting (someplace on the west coast).  Not sure if the NASA AMES folks will help you with your shipment (will get back to you on that).  

Best, Dave



> On Feb 22, 2018, at 10:58 AM, Andrea Fassbender <fassbender at mbari.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi All, 
> 
> I’m happy to report that my collaborators at MBARI (Ken Johnson and Yui Takeshita) are able to assist our effort by providing a nitrate sensor (Deep ISUS) for use on the rosette, an underway pH and nitrate system (BGC SUMO), and a spectrophotometer for pH analysis on the ship (~90% certainty on this as we have to revive an older system). I know ship berths are tight so I wanted to get in touch ASAP as we would require a berth for someone from my lab to manage all of these assets and run pH samples during the cruise.
> 
> As you consider this, here are some details regarding space requirements for these instruments and our gear: 
> Deep ISUS can be mounted on the rosette with its battery back and we can connect via cable to a computer to download the data after each cast - thus it is a standalone instrument with its own power. I would need to be in touch with a ship tech before the cruise to finalize a plan for mounting the sensor. The sensor depth limit is ~3000m.
Will the ISUS need to take the place of a bottle?  Is there an analog out we need to keep track of?  
> The underway system can be mounted on a wall, so also doesn’t require much lab space. It does need to be near an underway line and sink. I can coordinate with the ship techs to see if there’s a reasonable place for this on the ship.
> For pH, we would need some bench space for the instrument, water bath, and computer. The system will eject waste, so it needs to be somewhat near a sink. I can give you an estimate of the bench space requirements if that would help.
> I can also provide 100 bottles for DIC/TA samples that my lab can run at MBARI in kind. The bottles are in 4 cases, which will require some space for storage. 
> 
> Please let me know if you are still interested in the autonomous assets and pH sampling capabilities. As I did not budget for this in my NSF proposal, we would likely need support with shipping, and I can work up a cost estimate if necessary. 

I’m confused.  What do you mean by “autonomous assets and pH sampling capabilities"?  

> 
> Finally, what port will the Sally Ride survey ship be leaving from? I need to coordinate float shipments and timelines ASAP.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Andrea
> 
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