A.  CRUISE NARRATIVE (A16N_2003)
    PROJECT INSTRUCTIONS; CO2 and Tracer Study; Cruise RB-03-04
    29 April 2003

A.1  Highlights 

                        WHP Cruise Summary Information

                WOCE section designation  A16N_2003
       Expedition designation (ExpoCode)  33RO200306_01

        Co-Chief Scientists/affiliations  John L. Bullister* NOAA/PMEL
                                          Nicolas Gruber** UCLA/IGPP
                                   Dates  4 June-11 August 2003
                                    Ship  RONALD H. BROWN
                           Ports of call  Charleston to Reykjavik (transit) 
                                          Reykjavik to Funchal
                                          Funchal to Natal
                      Number of stations  150
                                                      63 17.58' N
         Stations' Geographic boundaries  29 0.08' W              19 59.26' W
                                                       6 0.64' S

            Floats and drifters deployed  6 ALACE and 2 Carbon Explorer floats
          Moorings deployed or recovered  0
                    Contributing Authors  none cited
________________________________________________________________________________

     *Chief Scientist ~ John L. Bullister Ocean Climate Research Division
              7600 Sand Point Way, NE ~ Seattle, Washington 98115
    Phone: 206-526-6741 ~ FAX: 206-526-6744 ~ Email: bullister@pmel.noaa.gov

 **Co-Chief Scientist ~ Nicolas Gruber ~ University of California, Los Angeles
 Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics & Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences
                5853 Slichter Hall ~ Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567
  Phone: (310) 825 4772 ~ Fax: (310) 206-3051 ~ Email: ngruber@igpp.ucla.edu


ENDORSEMENTS
_______________________________________       __________________________________
  
Dr. Eddie N. Bernard, Director                Nicholas A. Prahl, Rear Admiral 
Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory       Director, Marine Operations Center

Note: Updates on the RB-03-04 cruise will be posted at:  

                      http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/co2/a16n


II.  CRUISE OVERVIEW

A.  SUMMARY OF OBJECTIVES:

This cruise will be the first in a decadal series of repeat hydrography sections 
jointly funded by NOAA-OGP and NSF-OCE as part of the CLIVAR/CO2/hydrography/tracer program:
 
        http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/ocd/repeathydro/justification.html.

Academic institutions and NOAA research laboratories will participate.  The 
program focuses on the need to monitor inventories of CO2, heat and freshwater 
and their transports in the ocean.  Earlier programs under WOCE and JGOFS have 
provided a baseline observational field for these parameters.  The new 
measurements will reveal much about the changing patterns on decadal scales.  
The program will serve as a backbone to assess changes in the ocean's 
biogeochemical cycle in response to natural and/or man-induced activity.  Global 
warming-induced changes in the ocean's transport of heat and freshwater, which 
could affect the circulation by decreasing or shutting down the thermohaline 
overturning, can be followed through long-term measurements.  The Repeat 
Hydrography Program provides a robust observational framework to monitor these 
long-term trends.  The goal of the effort is to occupy a set of hydrographic 
transects with full water column measurements over the global ocean to study 
physical and hydrographic changes over time.  These measurements are in support 
of:

  *  Model calibration and validation
  *  Carbon system studies
  *  Heat and freshwater storage and flux studies
  *  Deep and shallow water mass and ventilation studies
  *  Calibration of autonomous sensors

This program will follow the invasion of anthropogenic CO2, CFCs and other 
tracers into intermediate and deep water on decadal timescales and determine the 
variability of the inorganic carbon system, and its relationship to biological 
and physical processes.  More details on the program can be found at:

                      www.aoml.noaa.gov/ocd/repeathydro.

In addition to the CTD/rosette casts, separate trace metal casts will be made at 
some stations along the section, nominally at 60 mile spacing.  This will be the 
largest-scale study ever done of the distribution of iron in the ocean.  Because 
of contamination problems in sampling for iron and aluminum, these samples will 
have to be collected on separate casts, utilize a special trace-metal-clean 
winch and 1500 meter Kevlar coated cable provided by the trace metal 
investigators.  

Near surface seawater (temperature, salinity, pCO2, ADCP) and atmospheric 
measurements (CO2, CFCs, aerosols) will be made along the cruise track.  A few 
ALACE-type profiling floats will be deployed along the section, along with 
special 'Carbon Explorer' profiling floats designed to measure particulate 
inorganic carbon (PIC).


B.  OPERATING AREA:

The RB-03-04 cruise will focus on completing a long meridional section through 
the middle of the North Atlantic, nominally along 20W from 60N to 5S. (see 
attached map).  This section in spring 2003 repeats the A16N section occupied 
during the World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) period, hence this cruise 
is designated A16N2003.  This is also a repeat of the NOAA lead cruise in 1993, 
during which a full suite of inorganic carbon, hydrographic and CFC measurements 
were performed. The Germans also occupied parts of the A16N line in 1995 and 
1998 and performed inorganic carbon measurements.  A US led cruise in 1988 
(Oceanus-202) completed the entire section 60N to 3S.  No inorganic carbon 
measurements were performed on this cruise but high quality hydrographic and CFC 
measurements were performed.  Thus the upcoming cruise will yield a first 
comprehensive snapshot of changes in anthropogenic CO2 inventories and 
hydrographic changes in the region over the last decade.  Full water column CTD 
stations will be occupied at 30 nautical mile intervals and include a variety of 
physical, chemical and biological parameters.

During RB-03-04a (transit from Charleston to Reykjavik) a few brief (~1 hour 
each) test casts may be performed to check the CTD/rosette and trace metal 
packages and collect water samples for instrument testing.  These tests will 
involve stopping the ship and lowering the packages into the water.  The 
locations of these tests will be chosen during the transit leg once the 
analytical gear is running, and in consultation with the ship's Captain.


C.   PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS:

AOML    NOAA-Atlantic Ocean Marine Laboratory
FSU     Florida State University
Hawaii  University of Hawaii
LDEO    Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University
LBNL    Lawrence-Berkeley National Laboratory
Miami   University of Miami
PMEL    NOAA-Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
SIO     Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego
TAMU    Texas A&M University
UCLA    University of California, Los Angeles
UW      University of Washington
UCI     University of California, Irvine
WHOI    Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution


D.  PERSONNEL

Preliminary list of personnel on A16N2003 Cruise- (JLB 29 April 2003)
NOAA Ship RONALD H. BROWN
                                                      Leg
                                  Inst      Nat.    0  1  2
                                  -----     ----    -  -  -
Chief Sci     John Bullister      PMEL   M  US         *  *
Co-Chief Sci  Nicolas Gruber      UCLA   M  Swiss      *  *
Data Manager  Robert Williams     SIO    M  US         *  *
Grad Student  Nicole Lovenduski   UCLA   F  US            *
Grad Student  Elena Brambilla     SIO    F  Italy      *
Grad Student  Regina Cesario      UW     F  US         *
Grad Student  TBD                                         
CTD process   Kristene McTaggart  PMEL   F  US         *  *
ET            Doug Anderson       AOML   M  US         *
ET            David Bitterman     AOML   M  US            *
LADCP         Jules Hummon        Hawaii F  US         *  *

Salinity      Gregory Johnson     PMEL   M  US         *
Salinity      David Wisegarver    PMEL   M  US            *
O2            George Berberian    AOML   M  US         *  *
Nutrients     Jia-Zhong Zhang     AOML   M             *
Nutrients     David Wisegarver    PMEL   M  US         *
Nutrients     Charles Fischer     AOML   M  US            *
Nutrients     Calvin Mordy        PMEL   M  US            *

CFC           Frederick Menzia    PMEL   M  US         *  *
CFC           Mark Warner         UW     M  US         *  *
CFC           Eric Wisegarver     PMEL   M  US         *  *
Helium/Trit   TBD                 LDEO                 *  *
HCFC          Shari Yvon-Lewis    AOML   F  US         *  *

Alkalinity    Xiaorong Zhu        Miami  M  China      *  *
Alkalinity    Taylor Graham       Miami  M  US      *  *
Alkalinity    Mike Trapp          Miami  M  US            *
pH            Vanessa Koehler     Miami  F  US      *  *  *
pH            William Hiscock     Miami  M  US      *  *
pH            David Sergio Valdes Miami  M  Mexico        *
pH            Denis Pierrot       Miami  M  France  *
DIC1          Esa Peltola         AOML   M  US         *  *
DIC2          Robert Castle       AOML   M  US         *  *
pCO2          Dana Greeley        PMEL   M  US         *  *
pCO2          Kevin Sullivan      AOML   M  US      *

Trace Metal   Chris Measures      Hawaii M  US         *  *
Trace Metal   Rodrigo Torres      WHOI   M  Chile   *  *  *
Trace Metal   Matt Brown          Hawaii M  US      *
Aerosol       William Landing     FSU    M  US      *  *  *
Aerosol       Clifton Buck        FSU    M  US      *  *  *
Aerosol       Erik Kvaleberg      FSU    M  Norway  *
Aerosol       Anthony Arguez      FSU    M  US      *

POC/PIC       Todd Wood           LBNL   M  US         *  *
POC/PIC       Jim Bishop          LBNL   M  US         *  *
POC           Alexey Mishonov     TAMU   M  Ukraine    *
DOC           Stacy Brown         Miami  F  US         *  *
Alkyl Nitrate TBD                 UCI    F                *
CIRIMS-IR-SST Trina Litchendorf   UW     F  US      *

TOTALS                                             12 32 31


E.  ADMINISTRATIVE:

CLEARANCES:
Foreign clearances required: Iceland, Portugal (Madeira)
Clearance has been requested (through Brian Lake, NOAA-PMEL) to work in the EEZs 
of Iceland and Portugal (near Madeira).  The cruise plan assumes that clearance 
to work in the EEZ of Iceland will be obtained.  Failure to obtain clearance 
from Iceland will severely impact the success of the expedition.  If Portuguese 
clearance is not granted, the cruise track will be modified slightly to avoid 
occupying stations in the EEZ around Madeira.

LOGISTICS:
Loading of most of the scientific equipment for this expedition on RONALD H. 
BROWN will take place in Charleston, SC prior to the departure for Iceland on 4 
June  2003.  Several ISO compatible laboratory vans will be loaded on the ship 
in Charleston (see Appendix E).
It is possible that additional loading and replenishment of spares will occur 
during the port stops in Reykjavik and Funchal, Madeira.



III.  OPERATIONS

A. PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS

Data to be collected         Lead PI:
---------------------------  ------------------------------------------
CTD                          Greg Johnson-PMEL
Salinity:                    Greg Johnson-PMEL 
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs):  John Bullister-PMEL; Mark Warner-UW
HCFs                         Sheri Yvon-Lewis-AOML
Total CO2(DIC), pCO2:        Dick Feely-PMEL; Rik Wanninkhof-AOML
Nutrients:                   Calvin Mordy-PMEL; Jia-Zhong Zhang-AOML
Dissolved Oxygen:            Greg Johnson-PMEL
Helium/tritium:              Peter Schlosser-LDEO
Total Alkalinity:            Frank Millero-Miami 
pH                           Frank Millero-Miami
Trace Metals                 Chris Measures-Hawaii, William Landing-FSU
Aerosols                     William Landing-FSU
ADCP:                        Eric Firing-Hawaii
ALACE Float deployment:      Breck Owens-WHOI, Silvia Garzoli-AOML
PIC/POC                      Jim Bishop-LBNL
DOC                          Dennis Hansell-Miami
13-C, 14-C                   Ann McNichol-WHOI
Alkyl Nitrate                Eric Saltzman-UCI
Bathymetry:                  Ship personnel
Underway thermosalinograph:  Ship personnel


B. STAGING PLAN

Much of the loading and setup of gear will be done in Charleston, tentatively 
during the week before departure.  The scientific party will require assistance 
from the ship in loading and storing gear, and will need access to the 
laboratories for setup and testing of instruments.  Several laboratory vans are 
planned to be loaded in Charleston (see Appendix E):

Copies of equipment lists, including serial numbers and country of origin must 
be supplied to the CO and Chief Scientist prior to the departure of the ship 
from Charleston.  It is the responsibility of each group of investigators to 
arrange for shipping their equipment to and from the BROWN , including preparing 
all necessary customs or export/import documentation, and transfers to the ship.  
Any modifications to the ship's equipment or special requirements for this 
cruise should be brought to the attention of the Field Operations Office (FOO) 
and Chief Scientists as soon as possible.  

We anticipate unloading and shipping the scientific vans from Bridgetown, 
Barbados following the completion of the cruise, or in a US port if possible on 
a following leg.

Please read the important information concerning hazardous materials (HAZMAT) in 
Appendix B 


C. CRUISE PLAN:

The A16N2003 expedition is scheduled for 3 legs (RB-03-04a, RB-03-04b, RB-03-
04c) on NOAA ship RONALD H. BROWN.  The tentative cruise schedule is given in 
Appendix G:

LEG RB-03-04A: CHARLESTON, SC TO REYKJAVIK:
The vessel will depart Charleston and steam toward Reykjavik.  During the 
transit, one or two CTD/rosette and trace metal casts may be made in deep water 
to test the performance of the winches and rosette system, and to collect water 
samples for testing the analytical instruments.  Underway measurements of 
atmospheric gases and aerosols will be made, along with measurements of sea 
surface temperature, salinity, pCO2 and ADCP.  Underway testing of the CIRIMS-
IR-SST system will take place. The ship will stop for fueling at Keflavik 
enroute to Reykjavik.

LEG RB-03-04B: REYKJAVIK TO FUNCHAL:
After departing Reykjavik, the vessel will steam to the start of the A16N2003 
section and begin a series of full water column stations (see Appendix C ).  On 
most casts the CTD/rosette will be lowered to within 10 meters of the bottom. 
The first station will be at a depth of ~200m.  The vessel will move southward, 
occupying a series of closely spaced stations along the slope into deep water 
(see Appendix D for nominal station locations).  Once deep water is reached 
(~1800m) CTD stations will be occupied at a nominal spacing of 30 nautical 
miles.  Station spacing will be closer along  boundary crossings and areas of 
steep bathymetry  Water samples will be collected with a 36 position, twelve-
liter CTD/rosette system.  Three backup rosette systems: a 36 position, 10 liter 
rosette; a 24 position 4.0 liter rosette (for rough weather sampling) and the 
RB's CTD/rosette package [12 position, 10 liter] will also be available.  
Special trace metal casts will be occupied at some stations and will usually 
follow the completion of the CTD/rosette cast.  The trace metal package will be 
deployed immediately after the CTD/rosette is on deck.  Careful co-ordination 
will be required to minimize the time between the return of the CTD and 
deployment of the trace metal rosette.  The number of trace metal casts will 
depend on the time required for each cast.  If the trace metal casts require 1 
hour to complete, then approximately 70 casts may be completed on the cruise.
We anticipate ending Leg B at about 32.5N 21.9W to minimize the transit time 
from the line to Funchal.  Some scientific personnel will be exchanged in 
Funchal and some scientific gear and spares may be loaded.


LEG RB-03-04C: FUNCHAL TO NATAL:
At the completion of the port stop, the ship will steam back to the section and 
continue the line southward as on the previous leg.  If the section to 5oS is 
completed ahead of schedule, we plan to extend the section southward or sample 
the Romanche fracture zone in this region. At the completion of the section 
work, the ship will steam to port in Natal.  We anticipate that the vans and 
some scientific gear will be remain on BROWN until the ship arrives in 
Bridgetown or at a US port.


D.  WAYPOINTS:

Leg RB-03-04a (transit Charleston to Reykjavik)
Lat   Lon                  dist.  #Sta.   Sta   steam*   total
                           (nm)          (hrs)   (hrs)   (hrs)
32.9N 80.0W  64.3N 22.0W   2818     2       6     217     223
                                                          9.3d
*assuming average speed on Leg a of 13 kts


Leg RB-03-04b (Reykjavik to Funchal)
Lat   Lon                  dist.  #Sta.   Sta   steam**  total
                           (nm)          (hrs)   (hrs)   (hrs)
64.3N 22.0W  63.3N 20.0W    120     0       0      10      10
63.3N 20.0W  36.0N 20.0W   1638    55     242     137     379
36.0N 20.0W  32.5N 21.9W    230     8      35      19      54
32.5N 21.9W  32.6N 16.9W    253                    21      21

time at dock in Reykjavik (departure day)                  12
time at dock in Madeira (arrival day)                      12
Trace Metal Casts                                          36
                                                          524
                                                         21.8d


Leg RB-03-04c (Funchal to Natal)
Lat   Lon                  dist.  #Sta.   Sta   steam**  total
                           (nm)          (hrs)   (hrs)   (hrs)
32.6N 16.9W  32.4N 22.1W    263                    21      21
32.4N 22.1W  20.0N 29.0W    831    28     112      69     181
20.0N 29.0W  11.0N 29.0W    540    18      72      45     117
11.0N 29.0W   1.5N 25.0W    617    21      84      52     136
 1.5N 25.0W   5.0S 25.0W    390    13      52      33      85
 5.0S 25.0W   5.7S 35.3W    614                    51      51

time at dock in Madeira (departure day)                    12
time at dock in Natal   (arrival day)                      12
Trace Metals Casts                                         36
                                                          651
                                                           27.2d
** assuming average steaming speed of 12 knots 
Assuming average station spacing of 30 nm, 
Assuming average station time of 4.4 hrs (Leg b) and 4 hours (Leg c)and)


TRACE METAL CASTS:
(1000 m cast every 1 degree of latitude along section, done at CTD stations, 
assuming 1 hour per cast)~ 72 hr

The cruise track is shown in Appendix D and a list of nominal station locations 
is given in Appendix E.


E. STATION OPERATIONS

The preliminary personnel task assignments are indicated with each operation.  
Final responsibilities will be determined by the Chief Scientist and the 
Commanding Officer.

  *  Full water column CTD/rosette casts (Ship's and scientific personnel)
  *  Sampling the rosette bottles for salinity, oxygen, nutrients, CFCs, helium, 
     tritium, carbon dioxide, alkalinity, DIC, carbon isotopes, chlorophyll 
     (Ship and scientific personnel) 
  *  Release of ALACE floats (Ship and scientific personnel)
  *  Trace Metal  Casts (Ship's and scientific personnel)

a.) Full water column CTD/Rosette Casts 
      (Ship's and scientific personnel)  
    It is of utmost importance to the success of the expedition that the ship be 
    able to hold position at all times during the CTD casts, and that the CTD 
    winch, meter wheel, hydraulic frame, conducting cable and backups function 
    properly during this expedition.  Both primary and secondary winches must 
    contain full lengths of CTD conducting cable in good condition.  Skilled 
    ship personnel and adequate spare parts must be available on all legs to 
    assure that this equipment is maintained in good working order.  The 
    personnel must be skilled in CTD wire re-terminations, and adequate supplies 
    of materials for CTD wire re-terminations must be available.  Since typical 
    steaming time between stations is less than 3 hours, re-terminations of the 
    conducting cable (when required) must be completed within 2-3 hours.

    The CTD/rosette system will be deployed off the starboard side.  During 
    recovery, the CTD/rosette package will be lowered onto a pallet with a 
    rubber pad to reduce the jolt as the package lands.  A 36-position rosette 
    system with 12 liter bottles will be used for CTD/rosette casts.  This type 
    of rosette package has been used successfully on a number of research 
    vessels.  In addition to this primary system, a 36-position rosette with 10 
    liter water bottles will be available.  As a backup for sampling during 
    rough sea conditions, a small instrument package (consisting of a CTD 
    mounted on 24-position rosette with 4 liter bottles) will also be available. 
    The smaller package must be secured in a readily accessible area, and will 
    be switched with the larger packages when required.  A means of safely and 
    quickly moving the rosettes into position for deployments and sampling 
    during bad weather will be required.  A pinger and altimeter will be mounted 
    on the rosette systems and used during casts to monitor distance from the 
    bottom.  We anticipate that during most casts, the CTD/rosette will be 
    lowered within about 10 meters of the bottom.  The ship's PDR must be 
    working properly for this purpose

    The winch, wire and meter wheel must be capable of routinely making 6000 
    meter casts with these rosette systems.  PMEL is sending CTD watch leaders 
    on Legs b & c to perform CTD data collection, processing and quality 
    control.  CTD watch leaders will assign science party members to monitor CTD 
    casts.  During the casts, if needed and available, ship's personnel will 
    assist the CTD operators monitoring of the bathymetric recorder and pinger 
    signal and to properly assess the distance of the rosette package
    off the bottom.  The ship's electronics technician will share responsibility 
    with the scientific party for maintaining good electrical and mechanical 
    connections between the CTD/rosette system, the conducting cable and winch 
    slip-rings, and to the deck unit for the CTD/rosette system.

    The ship's personnel will be responsible for the deployment and recovery of 
    the CTD/rosette and trace metal rosettes.  A number of members of the 
    scientific party have experience with CTD deployments and will be available 
    to assist with these operations.  Members of the scientific party will be 
    responsible for collecting the water samples from the rosette.  Members of 
    the scientific party will also be primarily responsible to collect oxygen, 
    nutrient and salinity samples and recording sample ID's.  Ship's personnel, 
    if needed and available, may assist on a case-by-case.  Particular care must 
    be taken in the collection and analysis of water samples to assure that all 
    properties are measured with the greatest accuracy possible.  Many of the 
    chemical measurements are sensitive to contamination from soot, oils, 
    solvents, spray cleaners, lubricants, paints, hydraulic fluid, and other 
    substances.  The Chief Scientist must be notified prior to the use of these 
    substances.  Care must be taken to avoid contamination of the rosette system 
    with these substances.  Smoking is prohibited in the area around the 
    rosettes during sampling and at all times in the laboratories.

    Discharges from holding tanks must be secured 20 minutes before arriving on 
    station.  The tanks may be pumped when the cast is at depth (>200 meters). 
    Discharges must again be secured 20 minutes before the CTD/rosette returns 
    to the surface layer.  The bridge must inform the ship's engineers in 
    advance when discharges are to be secured.


b.) Sampling the rosette bottles 
      (Ship's and scientific personnel):
    The usual order for drawing seawater samples on deck will be: CFCs, 
    helium/tritium, oxygen, DIC, alkalinity, nutrients, salinity.  Samples will 
    be collected for salinity, oxygen and nutrient analysis from each sample 
    bottle.  

    Salinity samples will be analyzed by scientific personnel.  Two salinity 
    samples will be drawn from the deepest bottle at each station to monitor the 
    precision of the sampling/analysis procedures.  Salinity samples will be run 
    using the RB's Guild line 8600B Autosal instrument, complete with computer 
    interface and laptop computer.  A backup salinometer must be provided by the 
    ship.  The salinometers must be checked for accuracy and precision during 
    the import before the start of  the expedition.  Salinity samples will be 
    analyzed in the salinity lab off the main oceanographic laboratory, and 
    variations  in laboratory temperature must not exceed 1(C during a 24 hour 
    period.  The salinity samples will also be stored in this temperature 
    controlled area for at least 8 hours to allow them to come to ambient 
    temperature.  The Autosal will be standardized at least once each run with 
    new vials of standard seawater.  Standard seawater will be provided by the 
    scientific personnel for use on this cruise, and one vial will be analyzed 
    per day.  To maintain the required accuracy, it is advisable to have one 
    person run all salinity samples.  We anticipate ~140-160 samples/day.  An 
    accuracy of 0.003 PSS-78 or better is required, and will be monitored by 
    scientific personnel by comparison with CTD and historical data.  To assure 
    timely detection of any problems with the CTD system or Autosal, salinity 
    analyses should be completed within 36 hours of sampling and submitted to 
    the CTD operators.  Any problems with the Autosal should be reported 
    immediately to the Chief Scientist.

OXYGEN AND NUTRIENT SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS 
  (Scientific personnel):
Samples will be collected for oxygen and nutrient analysis from each sample 
bottle at all stations.  Nutrients will be run on board ship by members of the 
scientific party.  Refrigerator space will be required in the main lab for 
nutrient sample storage prior to analysis.  Nutrient measurements will be made 
using a AlpKem RFA system.  Dissolved oxygen samples will be run in the main lab 
by members of the scientific party.

CFC ('FREON') AND HELIUM SAMPLES 
  (Scientific personnel):
Water samples will be drawn for CFC analysis at most stations. CFC samples must 
be drawn first, ahead of the helium and oxygen samples.  The measurements are 
sensitive to the high CFC levels on board ship.  The chief scientist should be 
notified prior to any service or maintenance of the air-conditioning system and 
of any discharge or leakage of CFCs or solvents on the ship.

HELIUM SAMPLES WILL BE DRAWN AT SELECTED STATIONS AND WILL BE STORED
  (Scientific Personnel):
Due to the danger of contamination, no luminous dial watches may be used on 
board the ship during this expedition.  Dr. Peter Schlosser (LDEO) or his 
representative must be notified of any proposed use of helium gas on board ship 
during this expedition.

Dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), Total Alkalinity (TALK), pH, pCO2 
  (Scientific personnel):
The chemistry groups from AOML, PMEL, and Miami will make the DIC, pH, pCO2,and 
TALK measurements at the hydrocast stations.  DIC and TALK samples will be 
collected from the 12-L Niskin bottles into 500 ml glass-stoppered bottles 
containing 0.025 mL of a saturated solution of HgCl2 to retard bacterial 
oxidation of organic matter prior to analysis.  DIC samples will be measured by 
the coulometric titration method and will be done in a temperature controlled 
van.  Discrete pCO2 samples will be collected from the Niskins into 500 ml 
flasks for analyses by IR. TALK samples will be measured by the potentiometric 
methods

PROFILING ADCP 
  (Ship and Scientific personnel): 
The lowered ADCP (LADCP) will be used on the 36 position rosette casts.  The 
instrument is a broadband, self-contained, 150 kHz ADCP, which is to be mounted 
to the 36-position rosette system.  Because of the instrument size, 2-4 of the 
water sample bottles cannot be used when the ADCP is mounted to the rosette.  
The instrument can be used to a depth of 6000 m.  The instrument is turned on 
about 15 minutes prior to the launch of the CTD/rosette package using a 
removable cable connection to a deck box and PC computer.  The deck box should 
be in a dry area within 10 m of the rosette.  After the CTD station, about 30 
minutes are required to transfer the data from the instrument and to turn it 
off.  The LADCP may have to be removed from the rosette for repair and possible 
battery changes.

ALACE AND CARBON EXPLORER FLOAT DEPLOYMENT 
  (Ship and scientific personnel): 
About 6 ALACE and 2 Carbon Explorer floats will be released during this 
expedition.  The Chief Scientist will co-ordinate this program.  These floats 
require about an hour of preparation prior to deployment.  Preparations will be 
completed while the CTD is in the water.  Floats will be deployed at stations 
immediately following recovery of the CTD and trace metal casts and before the 
ship gets underway.  Deployment involves lowering he ~30 kg float by hand into 
the water from the stern of the ship.  One or two persons from the ship and 
scientific party will be required for preparation and deployment.

NAVIGATION 
  (Ship's personnel):
Navigation shall be based on the best available information including GPS, radar 
and visual.  When GPS control is available, it is the preferred navigation 
method.  It is important that accurate speed and course information be used in 
satellite position computation.  At least one GPS P-code receiver  and one 
Seapath 3DF GPS unit must be functional and integrated with the ship's SCS 
system for ADCP and LADCP measurements.

The station locations listed in Appendix D are nominal positions and some drift 
during CTD/rosette casts is acceptable to maintain wire angle.  In most cases, 
starting station positions along the section should be within 1-2 nautical miles 
of the listed position.  Navigation information will be recorded on the MOA 
form.  In addition to satellite fixes and other events as they occur, MOA 
entries shall be made at least once every four hours, and at the time of each 
course and speed change when the ship is enroute between stations (including 
slowdowns on arrival at the station and speedups on departure).
 
The numerical MOA entries will suffice for scientific purposes; a cruise plot is 
not required in the cruise data package.  Since copies of the MOA forms will be 
made and used by various cruise participants, it is important that the entries 
be checked and made clearly and dark enough for reproduction.


F. UNDERWAY OPERATIONS:

Underway measurements will be made along the entire cruise track, including the 
transit (Leg RB-03-04a) from Charleston to Reykjavik:

  *  Underway measurement of sea surface temperature and salinity 
       (Ship's personnel)
  *  Underway sea surface measurements of carbon dioxide, chlorophyll, and 
     atmospheric measurements of CFCs and aerosols 
       (Scientific personnel)
  *  Underway air measurements of carbon dioxide 
       (Scientific and ship's personnel) 
  *  ADCP 
       (Scientific and ship's personnel)
  *  Routine weather observations 
       (Ship's personnel)
  *  Center-beam Sea Beam data logging 
       (Ship's personnel)
  *  CIRIMS-IR-SST 
       (TBD)

SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE AND SALINITY 
  (Ship's personnel): 
Sea surface temperature and salinity will be recorded continuously with a system 
accurate to within 0.1(C and 0.1 PSS-78. A copy of the calibration data will be 
provided to the Chief Scientist.  The Survey Department will translate the data 
from thermosalinograph to ASCII and plot the data on a daily basis.  The 
thermosalinograph should be calibrated no more than 3 months before the start of 
the cruise. 

UNDERWAY SEA SURFACE MEASUREMENTS AND SAMPLING 
  (Ship's and scientific personnel):
Continuous water sampling will be made from the ship's bow intake system.  
Ship's personnel will maintain this pump and provide adequate spare parts.  This 
system must be capable of delivering 120 liters/minute of seawater.  Seawater 
will be drawn off this line to three sea/air equilibrators.  Care must be taken 
to prevent contamination from smoke, solvent fumes, cleaning solutions, etc.  
Continuous underway measurements of pCO2 will be made from one of the headspace 
equilibrators utilizing a LICOR NDIR Analyzer.  Continuous measurements of 
chlorophyll will also be made.

UNDERWAY AIR MEASUREMENTS 
  (Scientific personnel):
Atmospheric and aerosol sampling will be conducted while underway and on station 
only when the wind is forward of the beam.  It is essential that the bridge 
notify the Chief Scientist if the ship's course will result in winds abaft the 
beam.

Air inlet cups will be mounted on the foredeck as high off the deck as possible 
for collecting uncontaminated marine air.  Air sampling lines will run from 
these inlets into the laboratory and laboratory vans. 

AEROSOL SAMPLING AND TOWER:
Ship and scientific personnel must constantly be aware of potential sample 
contamination.  Work activities forward of the main stack must be secured during 
sampling operations.  This includes the bow, boat deck forward of the stack, 
bridge deck and flying bridge.  The scientists on watch must be notified of any 
change in ship course or speed that will move the relative wind abaft the ship's 
beam or if anyone needs access to the bow.  The appropriate personnel on watch 
should also be notified when a ship enters a rain  squall and when the rain 
subsides.

At a number of locations along the cruise track, a compressor will be used for 
filling air cylinders.  The samples will be collected in aluminum cylinders 
secured next to the pump near the bow of the ship.  Filling of the cylinders 
will be done during good weather.  Filling each cylinder will require 
approximately 2 hours.  The compressor requires 15 amps of 240 volt power. 
Small low pressure flasks will be filled at some stations and analyzed for 
methyl halides by R. Gammon (UW)

ADCP UNDERWAY OPERATIONS  
  (Ship's and scientific personnel):
Data from the ADCP system will be logged continuously while underway.

WEATHER OBSERVATIONS 
  (Ship's personnel):
Observations must be done at each station, and at regular intervals while 
underway.

SEABEAM AND PDR 
  (Ship's personnel):  
While underway, in place of annotation of the bathymetric (PDR) chart record, 
Sea Beam (center beam) will be operated to obtain a continuous record of time, 
position and bottom depth.  During CTD stations, the PDR will be required for 
bottom detection.

The Turbulent Flux System is currently deployed on the Ron Brown (on the 
jackstaff and in the Main Lab forward).  This system makes measurement of the 
small-scale fluxes of sensible and latent heat, momentum, and CO2 through fast-
response turbulent instrumentation and unique ship-motion correction algorithms.


G  APPLICABLE RESTRICTIONS:


H.  SMALL BOAT OPERATIONS: NONE ANTICIPATED


I.  DE-STAGING PLAN

Because of difficulties in shipping scientific equipment from Brazil, we 
anticipate shipping the CFC, CO2, and trace metal and aerosol vans from 
Bridgetown or at a US port following the cruise, along with miscellaneous 
scientific gear.  All documentation and shipping arrangements will be prepared 
by the scientific party prior to arrival.  Arrangements will be for a scientist 
on the RB-03-05 and RB-03-06 legs to supervise any hazardous materials left on 
the ship.

The CIRIMS-IR-SST equipment will remain on the RB until return to Charleston at 
the end of the season.



IV FACILITIES


A.  EQUIPMENT AND CAPABILITIES TO BE PROVIDED BY SHIP:

The following systems and their associated support services are essential to the 
cruise.  Sufficient consumables, back-up units, and on-site spare parts and 
technical support must be in place to assure that operational interruptions are 
minimal.  All measurement instruments are expected to have current calibrations 
and all pertinent calibration information shall be included in the data package.

(a) Navigational systems including a GPS P-code receiver and SeaPath 3DF GPS 
    units. 
(b) Primary and back-up oceanographic winch, meter wheel, and 7500 meter CTD 
    conducting cable systems capable of lowering and raising the CTD to 6000 
    meters with 36 or 24 bottle rosette sampler packages, conducting wire 
    termination kits, backups and spare parts.  PMEL's two 36, and one 24 bottle 
    rosettes and 2 Sea-Bird CTDs will be the primary systems used.  The ship's 
    Sea-Bird CTD shall be calibrated before the cruise, and afterward, if used 
    as a backup
       The CTD cable will be lubricated with Pre-lube 18 or Super-Lube during 
    installation and at regular intervals according to manufacturers 
    specifications.  Care must be taken to minimize the amount of excess 
    lubricant applied to the cable.  To reduce the risk of sample contamination, 
    the last 50 meters of cable between the rosette and drum will not be 
    lubricated.  The Chief Scientist must be notified prior to re-lubrication of 
    the CTD conducting cable.
(c) Surface seawater thermosalinograph system calibrated to within 0.1C and 0.1 
    PSS-78.
(d) Bow continuous water sampling system with minimum flow of 120 L/min, with 
    backup pump.
(e) Autosal salinometer. The Autosal, along with a backup, is required to meet 
    WOCE precision and accuracy guidelines. 
(f) Seabeam and PDR Depth sounder/pinger tracking capability in lab for underway 
    bathymetry and CTD operations.
(g) Compressed air line (100 psi) in oceanographic laboratory
(h) Laboratory and storage space for 18000 pounds of equipment (see Section 3.3)
(i) Rosette sampling area cover


B.  EQUIPMENT, CAPABILITIES AND SUPPLIES PROVIDED BY SCIENTIFIC PARTY:

Several container vans will be loaded aboard RB for this cruise. These 
containers will act as laboratory vans, and must be accessible at all times 
throughout the expedition.  Compressed gas (non-flammable) cylinders will be 
used in ship's laboratories and laboratory vans.

(a) Two 36 position rosette sampling with 12 (or 10) liter water sampling 
    bottles and spare parts. One  24 position, 4 liter rosette system. 
(b) Complete CTD recording and processing system including 2 Sea-Bird CTDs, 2 
    deck units, connectors, spare parts and consumables. 
(c) Chemical analysis instrumentation including gas chromatographs, 
    equilibrators, oxygen titration system, autoanalyzer, coulometer, alkalinity 
    titrator, salinity bottles. 
(d) Chemical reagents, compressed gases (approximately 30 cylinders).  A listing 
    of chemicals is given in Appendix D and will be updated prior to departure 
    for Leg 1.
(e) Two Benthos pingers with spare batteries, and altimeter.
(f) Winch, Kevlar cable, meter wheel for trace metal casts rosette, CTD and data 
    acquisition system  for trace metal casts
(g) Strain gage
(h) Milli-Q system, and replacement parts


3.3  EQUIPMENT WEIGHT AND LOCATION:  TBD



V.  DISPOSITION OF DATA AND REPORT

A.  DATA RESPONSIBILITIES

The Chief Scientist is responsible for the disposition, feedback on data 
quality, and archiving of data and specimens collected on board the ship for the 
primary project.  The Chief Scientist is also responsible for the dissemination 
of copies of these data to participants on the cruise and to any other 
requesters.  The ship will assist in copying data and reports insofar as 
facilities allow.  The ship will provide the Chief Scientist copies of the 
following data:

  *  Sightings log (position, speed, course, distance upwind) of other vessels
  *  Navigational log sheets (MOAs)
  *  Weather observation sheets
  *  Thermosalinograph and CTD calibration reports
  *  Digitized Bathymetric Data (TIME, LAT, LON, DEPTH)
  *  SCS data CDs
  *  ADCP and associated navigational data

The Chief Scientist will receive all original data gathered by the ship for the 
primary and piggy-back projects, and this data transfer will be documented on 
NOAA form 61-29 "Letter Transmitting Data".  The Chief Scientist in turn will 
furnish the ship a complete inventory listing of all data gathered by the 
scientific party, detailing types and quantities of data.

The Commanding Officer is responsible for all data collected for ancillary 
projects until those data have been transferred to the projects' principal 
investigators or their designees.  Data transfers will be documented on NOAA 
Form 61-29.  Copies of ancillary project data will be provided to the Chief 
Scientist when requested.  Reporting and sending copies of ancillary data to 
NESDIS (ROSCOP) is the responsibility of the program office sponsoring those 
projects.

FOREIGN RESEARCH CLEARANCE REPORTS

A request for research clearance in foreign waters (Iceland, Portugal) has been 
submitted.  Copies of clearances received will be provided to the ship before 
departure.  The Chief Scientist is responsible for satisfying the post-cruise 
obligations associated with diplomatic clearances to conduct research operations 
in foreign waters.  These obligations consist of (1) submitting a "Preliminary 
Cruise Report" immediately following the completion of the cruise involving the 
research in foreign waters (due within 30 days); and (2) ultimately meeting the 
commitments to submit data copies of the primary project to the host foreign 
countries. 


B.  PRE & POST-CRUISE MEETINGS

A pre-cruise meeting between the Commanding Officer and the Chief Scientist will 
be conducted either the day before or the day of departure, with the express 
purpose of identifying day-to-day project requirements, in order to best use 
shipboard resources and identify overtime needs.

A post-cruise debriefing will be held between the Chief Scientist and the 
Commanding Officer.


C.  SHIP OPERATION EVALUATION FORM

A Ship Operations Evaluation Form will be completed by the Chief Scientist and 
given to the Director of PMEL for review and then forwarded to NMAO.



VI. ADDITIONAL PROJECTS

A.  SUPPLEMENTAL ("PIGGYBACK ) PROJECTS

Any ancillary work done during this project will be accomplished with the 
concurrence of the Chief Scientist and on a not-to-interfere basis with the 
programs described in these instructions and in accordance with the NOAA Fleet 
Standing Ancillary Instructions.

Personnel assigned to ancillary projects and participating in the cruise may be 
assigned additional scientific duties in support of the project by the Chief 
Scientist.

Any additional work will be subordinate to the primary project and will be 
accomplished only with the concurrence of the Chief Scientist and Commanding 
Officer on a not-to-interfere basis.

B.  NOAA FLEET ANCILLARY PROJECTS

The following projects will be conducted by ship's personnel in  accordance with 
general instructions contained in the MOA OPORDER: 

(a) SEAS Data Collection and Transmission (MOA OPORDER 1.2.1)
(b) Marine Mammal Reporting (MOA OPORDER 1.2.2)
(c) Nautical Charting (MOA OPORDER 1.2.6)
(d) Bathymetric Trackline (MOA OPORDER 1.2.5)
(e) Central Pacific Weather Reporting (MOA OPORDER 1.2.7)
(f) Sea Turtle Observation Program (SP-MOA-2-94)
    
No other ancillary projects are assigned.



VII HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

All NOAA ships will operate in full compliance with all NOAA hazardous materials 
(HAZMAT) requirements.  All hazardous materials and substances needed to carry 
out the objectives of the embarked science mission, including ancillary tasks, 
are the direct responsibility of the embarked designated Chief Scientist, 
whether or not that Chief Scientist is using them directly. The ship's 
Environmental Compliance Officer will work with the Chief Scientist to ensure 
that this management policy is properly executed. 

Material Safety Data Sheet: All hazardous materials require a Material Safety 
Data Sheet (MSDS).  Copies of all MSDSs shall be forwarded to the ship at least 
two weeks prior to sailing. The Chief Scientist shall have copies of each MSDS 
available when the hazardous materials are loaded aboard. HAZMAT for which the 
MSDS is not provided will not be loaded aboard. 

The Chief Scientist will provide the Commanding Officer with an inventory 
indicating the amount of each hazardous material brought onboard, and for which 
the Chief Scientist is responsible. This inventory shall be updated at 
departure, accounting for the amount of material being removed, as well as the 
amount consumed in science operations and the amount being removed in the form 
of waste. 

All HAZMAT, except small amounts for ready use, must be stored in the HAZMAT 
Locker. If science party requirements exceed ship's storage capacity, excess 
HAZMAT must be stored in dedicated lockers meeting OSHA/NFPA standards to be 
provided by the science party. 

The scientific party, under supervision of the Chief Scientist, shall be 
prepared to respond fully to emergencies involving spills of any mission HAZMAT. 
This includes providing properly trained personnel for response, as well as the 
necessary neutralizing chemicals and clean-up materials. Ship's personnel are 
not first responders and will act in a support role in the event of a spill. The 
Chief Scientist shall provide a list of science party members that are properly 
trained to respond in the event of hazmat spills.  These include Dana Greeley 
from PMEL

The Chief Scientist is directly responsible for the handling, both 
administrative and physical, of all scientific party hazardous wastes. No liquid 
wastes shall be introduced into the ship's drainage system. No solid waste 
material shall be placed in the ship's garbage. 

The embarking Chief Scientist will work with the departing Chief Scientist and 
the ship's Environmental Compliance Officer to ensure proper tracking of 
inherited hazardous materials. 



B.  INVENTORY  [WILL BE PROVIDED LATER]

C.  MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS (MSDS) [WILL BE PROVIDED LATER]



VIII  RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPES

Each scientist working with these materials will be required to wear a lab coat 
and disposable booties to reduce the likelihood of tracking the substance out of 
the specified working area. 

It will be the responsibility of the investigator to conduct pre-cruise (for 
background) and post-cruise wipe tests (regardless of whether a spill occurred 
or not). Wipe tests should also be conducted in the event of a spill, as well as 
periodically while underway. 

A detailed procedural methodology describing the use of these materials should 
be provided to the Environmental Compliance Officer (ECO) for review at least 
one month prior to bringing them aboard. A spill contingency plan should also be 
provided at the same time. Please note that ship's personnel are not first 
responders in the event of a spill. 

A log detailing the type and amount of materials brought aboard and removed from 
of the ship shall be maintained, along with a record of any spills that 
occurred. 

All radioisotope work will be conducted by NRC or State licensed investigators 
only, and copies of these licenses shall be provided to the ECO at least one 
month prior to bringing any materials on board. 

[Note: the only radioisotope on the RB-03-04 cruise will Nickel-63, present in 
the Electron Capture detectors used in gas chromatographs.  These are low-
activity sealed sources used routinely in the laboratory and on research 
vessels.  Further information will be supplied on these] 


B.  INVENTORY

C.  LICENSE AND NAME OF PERSON HOLDING LICENSE



IX  MISCELLANEOUS


A.  SCIENTIFIC BERTHING

The Chief Scientist is responsible for assigning berthing for the scientific 
party within the spaces approved as dedicated scientific berthing.  The ship 
will send stateroom diagrams to the Chief Scientist showing authorized berthing 
spaces.  The Chief Scientist is responsible for returning the scientific 
berthing spaces back over to the ship in clean and ready-to-use condition for 
the next scientific party, for stripping bedding and for linen return; and for 
the return of any room keys which were issued.

The Chief Scientist is also responsible for the cleanliness of the laboratory 
and storage areas used by the science party, both during the cruise and at its 
conclusion prior to departing the ship.

IMPLIED CONSENT

All persons boarding NOAA vessels give implied consent to comply with all safety 
and security policies and regulations which are administered by the Commanding 
Officer.  All spaces and equipment on the vessel are subject to inspection or 
search at any time.  All personnel must comply with NMAO's Drug and Alcohol 
Policy dated May 7, 1999 which forbids the possession and/or use of illegal 
drugs and alcohol aboard NOAA Vessels.


B.  MEDICAL FORMS AND EMERGENCY CONTACTS: 

The NOAA Health Services Questionnaire must be completed in advance by each 
participating scientist. It should reach the ship no later than 4 weeks prior to 
the cruise. This will allow time to medically clear the individual and to 
request more information if needed. All personnel should bring any prescription 
medication they may need and any over-the-counter medicine that is taken 
routinely (e.g. an aspirin per day, etc.). The ship maintains a stock of 
medications aboard, but supplies are limited and chances to restock are few.

EMERGENCY CONTACTS 
Prior to departure, the Chief Scientist will provide a listing of emergency 
contacts to the Executive Officer for all members of the scientific party, with 
the following information: name, address, relationship to member, and telephone 
number.  


C.  SHIPBOARD SAFETY

A discussion of shipboard safety policies is in the "Science User's Guide" which 
is available on RONALD H. BROWN and is the responsibility of the scientific 
party to read.  This information is also available on the ship's web page: 
www.moc.noaa.gov/rb/science/welcome.htm.  A meeting with the Operations Officer 
will be held for the scientific party at the beginning of the cruise which will 
include a safety briefing.  All members of the scientific party are expected to 
be aware of shipboard safety regulations and to comply with them.

Wearing open-toed footwear or shoes that do not completely enclose the foot 
(such as sandals or clogs) outside of private berthing areas is not permitted.  
Steel-toed shoes are required to participate in any work dealing with suspended 
loads, including CTD deployments and recovery. The ship does not provide steel-
toed boots.  Hard hats are also required when working with suspended loads.  
Work vests are required when working near open railings and during small boat 
launch and recovery operations.  Hard hats and work vests will be provided by 
the ship when required.


D.  COMMUNICATIONS

Data (email) transfers will take place three times per day at approximately 
0700, 1200 and 1730 LT.  

The Chief Scientist or designated representative will have access to ship's 
telecommunications systems. Direct payment (e.g. by credit card) to the 
communications provider (e.g. the telephone company) shall be used as opposed to 
after-the-fact reimbursement.  Specific information on how to contact Ronald H. 
Brown and all other fleet vessels can be found at 

                      http://www.moc.noaa.gov/phone.htm.

SHIP'S SYSTEMS INCLUDE: 

INMARSAT-B

INMARSAT-B provides high quality voice and fax communications (9600 baud) and 
high speed data transmission, including FTP; it is the primary means of 
transferring email.  Cost is $2.60/min for voice and fax; $7.25/min for high 
speed.  INMARSAT-B calls may be made collect or charged to credit card; cost is 
approximately $2.60/min **.


INMARSAT-M

INMARSAT-M (or Mini-M) provides medium quality voice communications. Cost is 
$2.15/min.  INMARSAT-M may be charged to credit card or collect.


INMARSAT-A

INMARSAT-A provides high quality voice communications as a backup system.  It 
can also provide fax communications (9600 baud) and high speed data 
transmission, including FTP.  Cost varies from $2.65/min to $5.60/min for voice 
and fax depending on vendor and peak vs off-peak rates.  High speed costs $10.80 
- $15.60/min.  INMARSAT-A may be charged to credit card or collect.

**Note: All rates listed are 2001 rates based on direct-dialed business  calls 
        to the US.  Collect, or calls charged to credit calls are charged higher 
        rates, subject to additional fees, and may have minimum charges.

E-MAIL

An e-mail account for each embarked scientist will be established by the ship's 
LET.  The account name will use the person's first and last name as listed in 
Personnel Section.  The e- mail address for scientists will use the format: 

Each member of the ship's complement (crew and scientists) will be authorized to 
send/receive up to 15 KB (approximately 3 pages of text) of data per day 
($1.50/day or $45/month) at no cost.  E-mail costs accrued in excess of this 
amount must be reimbursed by the individual.  At or near the end of each leg, 
the Commanding Officer will provide the Chief Scientist with a detailed billing 
statement for all personnel in his party.  Prior to their departure, the chief 
scientist will be responsible for obtaining reimbursement from any member of the 
party whose e-mail costs have exceeded the complimentary amount.  Each scientist 
should bring a blank check to cover these costs before departure, or provide a 
valid NOAA project number.


E.  PORT AGENT SERVICES/BILLING

Contractual agreements exist between the port agents and the Commanding Officer 
for services provided to NOAA SHIP RONALD H. BROWN. The costs or required 
reimbursements for any services arranged through the ship's agents by the 
scientific program, which are considered to be outside the scope of the 
agent/ship support agreement, will be the responsibility of that program. Where 
possible, it is requested that direct payment be arranged between the science 
party and port agent, as opposed to after-the-fact reimbursement to the ship.


F.   WAGE MARINE DAYWORKER WORKING HOURS AND REST PERIODS

Chief Scientists shall be cognizant of the reduced capability of RONALD H 
BROWN's operating crew to support 24-hour mission activities with a high tempo 
of deck operations at all hours.  Wage marine employees are subject to 
negotiated work rules contained in the applicable collective bargaining 
agreement.  Dayworkers' hours of duty are a continuous eight-hour period, 
beginning no earlier than 0600 and ending no later than 1800.  It is not 
permissible to separate such an employee's workday into several short work 
periods with interspersed nonwork periods.  Dayworkers called out to work 
between the hours of 0000 and 0600 are entitled to a rest period of one hour for 
each such hour worked.  Such rest periods begin at 0800 and will result in no 
dayworkers being available to support science operations until the rest period 
has been observed.  All wage marine employees are supervised and assigned work 
only by the Commanding Officer or designee.  The Chief Scientist and the 
Commanding Officer shall consult regularly to ensure that the shipboard 
resources available to support the embarked mission are utilized safely, 
efficiently and with due economy. 

RADIO INTERFERENCE

Radio transmission can interfere with several of the continuous data streams.  
If this becomes a problem, the Commanding Officer and Chief Scientist will work 
out a transmission schedule to minimize data interferences to the extent that 
vessel communication needs allow. Nothing will preclude or interfere with the 
use of VHF radio for communications related to the safe navigation of the 
vessel.


The Chief Scientist is authorized to alter the scientific portion of this cruise 
plan with the concurrence of the Commanding Officer, provided that the proposed 
changes will not:

(1) jeopardize the safety of the personnel or the ship; 
(2) exceed the allotted time for the cruise; 
(3) result in undue additional expense; or 
(4) change the general intent of the cruise.




X. APPENDICES


Appendix A.  Equipment Inventory
Appendix B.  Hazmat inventory
Appendix C.  Cruise Track- A16N2003
Appendix D.  Proposed Station Locations
Appendix E.  Van dimensions and Locations and Requirements
Appendix F.  Contact Information
Appendix G.  Ship Schedule


APPENDIX A.  EQUIPMENT INVENTORY: 
             will be provided prior to the departure of the ship in Charleston



APPENDIX B.  HAZMAT INVENTORY
             (This is a preliminary list; an updated list will be provided prior 
             to the departure of the ship in Charleston)

                          *  Compressed Gases
                          *  argon/methane (95/5%)
                          *  nitrogen
                          *  carbon dioxide
                          *  compressed air
                          *  helium
                          *  Chemicals



APPENDIX D.:   PRELIMINARY STATION LOCATIONS
 
                             BOTTOM   |                                BOTTOM  
STN  Latitude   Longitude   DEPTH (M) |   STN  Latitude   Longitude   DEPTH (M)
---  ---------  ----------  --------- |   ---  ---------  ----------  ---------
  1  63 20.0 N  020 00.0 W     204    |    75  28 30.0 N  024 13.1 W    5197   
  2  63 12.9 N  020 00.0 W     604    |    76  28 00.0 N  024 30.0 W    5217   
  3  63 07.5 N  020 00.0 W    1011    |    77  27 30.0 N  024 46.9 W    5205   
  4  62 45.0 N  020 00.0 W    1406    |    78  27 00.0 N  025 03.8 W    5223   
  5  62 20.0 N  020 00.0 W    1786    |    79  26 30.0 N  025 20.6 W    5193   
  6  61 50.0 N  020 00.0 W    1709    |    80  26 00.0 N  025 37.5 W    4790   
  7  61 36.8 N  020 00.0 W    2112    |    81  25 30.0 N  025 54.4 W    5353   
  8  61 20.0 N  020 00.0 W    2473    |    82  25 00.0 N  026 11.2 W    5360   
  9  61 00.0 N  020 00.0 W    2435    |    83  24 30.0 N  026 28.1 W    5416   
 10  60 30.0 N  020 00.0 W    2650    |    84  24 00.0 N  026 45.0 W    5407   
 11  60 00.0 N  020 00.0 W    2726    |    85  23 30.0 N  027 01.9 W    5499   
 12  59 30.0 N  020 00.0 W    2770    |    86  23 00.0 N  027 18.8 W    5519   
 13  59 00.0 N  020 00.0 W    2829    |    87  22 30.0 N  027 35.6 W    5435   
 14  58 30.0 N  020 00.0 W    2631    |    88  22 00.0 N  027 52.5 W    5399   
 15  58 00.0 N  020 00.0 W    1646    |    89  21 30.0 N  028 09.4 W    5310   
 16  57 30.0 N  020 00.0 W    1171    |    90  21 00.0 N  028 26.2 W    5050   
 17  57 00.0 N  020 00.0 W     994    |    91  20 30.0 N  028 43.1 W    5135   
 18  56 30.0 N  020 00.0 W    1384    |    92  20 00.0 N  029 00.0 W    4581   
 19  56 00.0 N  020 00.0 W    1462    |    93  19 30.0 N  029 00.0 W    4884   
 20  55 30.0 N  020 00.0 W    1140    |    94  19 00.0 N  029 00.0 W    4764   
 21  55 00.0 N  020 00.0 W    1631    |    95  18 30.0 N  029 00.0 W    4810   
 22  54 30.0 N  020 00.0 W    1405    |    96  18 00.0 N  029 00.0 W    4691   
 23  54 00.0 N  020 00.0 W    1424    |    97  17 30.0 N  029 00.0 W    4795   
 24  53 30.0 N  020 00.0 W    2311    |    98  17 00.0 N  029 00.0 W    4651   
 25  53 00.0 N  020 00.0 W    2683    |    99  16 30.0 N  029 00.0 W    4953   
 26  52 30.0 N  020 00.0 W    2806    |   100  16 00.0 N  029 00.0 W    4447   
 27  52 00.0 N  020 00.0 W    3777    |   101  15 30.0 N  029 00.0 W    5211   
 28  51 30.0 N  020 00.0 W    3594    |   102  15 00.0 N  029 00.0 W    5368   
 29  51 00.0 N  020 00.0 W    3654    |   103  14 30.0 N  029 00.0 W    5375   
 30  50 30.0 N  020 00.0 W    3936    |   104  14 00.0 N  029 00.0 W    5519   
 31  50 00.0 N  020 00.0 W    4385    |   105  13 30.0 N  029 00.0 W    5551   
 32  49 30.0 N  020 00.0 W    3908    |   106  13 00.0 N  029 00.0 W    5640   
 33  49 00.0 N  020 00.0 W    4412    |   107  12 30.0 N  029 00.0 W    5526   
 34  48 30.0 N  020 00.0 W    4014    |   108  12 00.0 N  029 00.0 W    5510   
 35  48 00.0 N  020 00.0 W    4363    |   109  11 30.0 N  029 00.0 W    5906   
 36  47 30.0 N  020 00.0 W    4559    |   110  11 00.0 N  029 00.0 W    5888   
 37  47 00.0 N  020 00.0 W    4542    |   111  10 30.0 N  028 45.0 W    5317   
 38  46 30.0 N  020 00.0 W    4853    |   112  10 00.0 N  028 30.0 W    5400   
 39  46 00.0 N  020 00.0 W    4667    |   113  09 30.0 N  028 15.0 W    5332   
 40  45 30.0 N  020 00.0 W    4534    |   114  09 00.0 N  028 00.0 W    5155   
 41  45 00.0 N  020 00.0 W    4336    |   115  08 30.0 N  027 45.0 W    5218   
 42  44 30.0 N  020 00.0 W    4192    |   116  08 00.0 N  027 30.0 W    5055   
 43  44 00.0 N  020 00.0 W    3985    |   117  07 30.0 N  027 15.0 W    4655   
 44  43 30.0 N  020 00.0 W    4005    |   118  07 00.0 N  027 00.0 W    4420   
 45  43 00.0 N  020 00.0 W    5130    |   119  06 30.0 N  026 45.0 W    4442   
 46  42 30.0 N  020 00.0 W    4570    |   120  06 00.0 N  026 30.0 W    4345   
 47  42 00.0 N  020 00.0 W    2387    |   121  05 30.0 N  026 15.0 W    4210   
 48  41 30.0 N  020 00.0 W    2757    |   122  05 00.0 N  026 00.0 W    4324   
 49  41 00.0 N  020 00.0 W    4601    |   123  04 30.0 N  025 45.0 W    4125   
 50  40 30.0 N  020 00.0 W    4981    |   124  04 00.0 N  025 30.0 W    4205   
 51  40 00.0 N  020 00.0 W    4665    |   125  03 30.0 N  025 15.0 W    4227   
 52  39 30.0 N  020 00.0 W    4773    |   126  03 00.0 N  025 00.0 W    4338   
 53  39 00.0 N  020 00.0 W    4734    |   127  02 40.0 N  025 00.0 W    4030   
 54  38 30.0 N  020 00.0 W    4419    |   128  02 20.0 N  025 00.0 W    3762   
 55  38 00.0 N  020 00.0 W    5102    |   129  02 00.0 N  025 00.0 W    3792   
 56  37 30.0 N  020 00.0 W    4852    |   130  01 40.0 N  025 00.0 W    3701   
 57  37 00.0 N  020 00.0 W    3818    |   131  01 20.0 N  025 00.0 W    3528   
 58  36 30.0 N  020 00.0 W    5164    |   132  01 00.0 N  025 00.0 W    3189   
 59  36 00.0 N  020 00.0 W    5326    |   133  00 40.0 N  025 00.0 W    4378   
 60  35 30.0 N  020 16.9 W    5269    |   134  00 20.0 N  025 00.0 W    3486   
 61  35 00.0 N  020 33.8 W    5068    |   135  00 00.0 N  025 00.0 W    3036   
 62  34 30.0 N  020 50.6 W    5179    |   136  00 20.0 S  025 00.0 W    3183   
 63  34 00.0 N  021 07.5 W    5221    |   137  00 40.0 S  025 00.0 W    3001   
 64  33 30.0 N  021 24.4 W    5324    |   138  01 00.0 S  025 00.0 W    3163   
 65  33 00.0 N  021 41.2 W    5224    |   139  01 20.0 S  025 00.0 W    4575   
 66  32 30.0 N  021 58.1 W    5217    |   140  01 40.0 S  025 00.0 W    4853   
 67  32 30.0 N  021 58.1 W    5217    |   141  02 00.0 S  025 00.0 W    4956   
 68  32 00.0 N  022 15.0 W    5152    |   142  02 20.0 S  025 00.0 W    5167   
 69  31 30.0 N  022 31.9 W    5250    |   143  02 40.0 S  025 00.0 W    5228   
 70  31 00.0 N  022 48.8 W    5230    |   144  03 00.0 S  025 00.0 W    5370   
 71  30 30.0 N  023 05.6 W    5256    |   145  03 30.0 S  025 00.0 W    5532   
 72  30 00.0 N  023 22.5 W    5247    |   146  04 00.0 S  025 00.0 W    5434   
 73  29 30.0 N  023 39.4 W    5216    |   147  04 30.0 S  025 00.0 W    5506   
 74  29 00.0 N  023 56.2 W    5223    |   148  05 00.0 S  025 00.0 W    5714   
	


APPENDIX E.:  VAN DIMENSIONS, LOCATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

1) CFC van
   wt                   12000 lbs
   size                 8' x 8' x 20'
   power input          440V, 3 phase
   location             main deck, aft 
   Door:                Left side of van near double doors
   Needs:               phone (and Ethernet).
   Contract Person:     Dave Wisegarver


2) CO2 van
   wt                   12000 lbs
   size                 8' x  8' x 20' 
   power input          30 amps, 3 phase, 440v.
   location             01 deck aft
   Door:                center, right side of van 
   Needs:               fresh water available, phone and ethernet.
   Contact Person:      Esa Peltola

3) Trace metal van 
   wt                   10,500 lbs
   size                 8' x 8' x 20'
   power                TBD
   location             main deck aft
   Contact Person:      Chris Measures


The ship will need to have accurate van weights as well for stability 
calculations, usually gotten by the trucking companies enroute after pickup at 
origin.  Container vans must be ISO fitting compatible.  Investigators will have 
to arrange the shipping so that the vans will be delivered for loading on a 
proscribed date.  Co-ordination of a rental crane (if needed) for loading the 
vans on the BROWN may save costs.  The contact for crane scheduling is Esa 
Peltola (AOML).  After loading, adequate electric power will be needed in the 
vans during the import for testing of the analytical instruments.  

Installation of the trace-metal winch will also take place in Charleston.  The 
contact person for this is Chris Measures, PI for the tracer metal program.



Appendix F: CONTACTS: 
            (to be supplied as a separate file prior to departure of the ship

            Name                    Telephone   Internet


Important phone numbers, fax numbers and e-mail addresses: (Up-to-date phone 
numbers can be found on the MOC web site at www.moc.noaa.gov/phone.htm#RB)

RONALD H. BROWN (to call from US)

  *  INMARSAT-B VOICE:     011-OAC-336-899-620  (approx $2.60/min)
  *  INMARSAT-B FAX:       011-OAC-336-899-621
  *  INMARSAT "M" VOICE:   011-OAC-761-831-360  (approx $2.99/min)
  *  INMARSAT-A VOICE:     011-OAC-154-2643     (approx $5.60/min)
  *  CELLULAR:             757-635-0678
  *  OOD CELLULAR:         206-910-3584

NOTE: For RB-02-05 cruise, the ship will be operating in range of the Atlantic 
      Ocean Satellite (West) with Ocean Area Code (OAC) = 874.

E-mail addresses:

[The scientific party should expect to be charged for e-mailing costs that 
exceed the monthly $45 per person limit.  MOC is currently pursuing options that 
will make accounting and billing possible.]


Contact Information:

RONALD H> BROWN  (in port):  - 206-553-7680
  All ship inquiries and requests can be directed to FOO (Lt. Mike Hoshlyk)
  Captain		
  Chief Survey Tech 
  Field Op. Officer
  Electronics Tech
  
RONALD H. BROWN  (while underway):
  INMARSAT   - 011 872 151 7320 
  Fax	       - 011 872 151 7321
  Telex      - 1517320 WTEA
  Internet   -
  
  
Shipping Information:

Charleston:

NOAA Ship RONALD H. BROWN
  RB-04-03: Specify person
  USCG Vessel Support Facility
  1050 Register St
  Charleston, SC 29405
  
Agents and Contacts:
  Reykjavik: To be provided later
  Madeira:   To be provided later?
  Natal:     To be provided later
  
MOA Operations:
  LCDR James Meigs
  NOAA/MOA
  439 West York St.
  Norfolk, VA  23510-1114
  Telephone: 757-441-6495
  Internet:  Jim.Meigs@noaa.gov
  

Scientific Operations Contacts:
  Dr. John Bullister
  NOAA-PMEL
  Building #3
  7600 Sand Point Way, NE
  Seattle, WA 98115
  Telephone: 206-526-6741
  Fax:       206-526-6744
  Internet:  bullister@pmel.noaa.gov
  
  

APPENDIX G: CRUISE SCHEDULE

ARR: 03/28/03  Charleston, SC      Transit

DEP: 06/04/03  Charleston, SC      RB-03-04a            10      OAR       105
ARR: 06/13/03  Reykjavik, Iceland  Transit

DEP: 06/19/03  Reykjavik, Iceland  RB-03-04b            22      OAR       127
ARR: 07/10/03  Madeira             CO2 and Tracer Study

DEP: 07/15/03  Madeira             RB-03-04c            28      OAR       155
ARR: 08/11/03  Natal, Brazil       CO2 and Tracer Study

DEP: 08/15/03  Natal, Brazil       Transit               6      OAR       161
ARR: 08/20/03  Bridgetown,         De-stage OAR/Stage OE
               Barbados

DEP: 08/25/03  Bridgetown          RB-03-05             18      OE        179
ARR: 09/11/03  TBD 1               TBD

DEP: 09/15/03  TBD 1               RB-03-06             16      OE        195
     09/30/03  Underway            TBD




WHPO-SIO DATA PROCESSING NOTES

Date      Contact    Data Type    Data Status Summary
--------  ---------  -----------  --------------------------------------------
09/04/03  Bullister  DOC          Submitted
          This is from John Bullister and is the project instructions 
          document for A16N_2003a (Ron Brown). It's the closest thing that 
          he had to cruise docs, but he's working on a preliminary post-
          cruise report.  When he completes the work-in-progress, we should 
          replace the new doc with the one he's working on now.
                    
09/10/03  Delahoyd  BTL/SUM       BTL Parameters Submitted:
          BTLNBR  CTDRAW  CTDPRS  CTDTMP  CTDSAL  CTDOXY  THETA   SALNTY  
          OXYGEN  SILCAT  NITRAT  NITRIT  PHSPHT  CFC-11  CFC-12  CFC113  
          TCO2    TALK    PH      PCO2
          
          These data were provided by:
          
          PARAMETER/PROGRAM   |NAME                 |EMAIL ADDRESS
          --------------------|---------------------|---------------------------
          Chief Scientist     |John Bullister-PMEL  |bullister@pmel.noaa.gov   
          CTDO/S/O2/nutrients |Greg Johnson-PMEL    |gjohnson@pmel.noaa.gov
          Nutrients           |Calvin Mordy-PMEL    |mordy@pmel.noaa.gov
                              |Jia-Zhong Zhang-AOML |zhang@aoml.noaa.gov
          Total CO2(DIC), pCO2|Dick Feely- PMEL     |feely@pmel.noaa.gov 
                              |Rik Wanninkhof-AOML  |rik.wanninkhof@noaa.gov
          CFC                 |John Bullister-PMEL  |bullister@pmel.noaa.gov
          CFC                 |Mark Warner-UW       |mwarner@ocean.washington.edu
          HCFs                |Shari Yvon-Lewis-AOML|syvon@aoml.noaa.gov
          He/Tr               |Peter Schlosser      |peters@ldeo.columbia.edu
          14C/13C             |Ann McNichol WHOI    |amcnichol@whoi.edu     
          
          The data included in these files are prel|iminary, and are subject 
          to final calibration and processing. They have made available for 
          public access as soon as possible following their collection. 
          Users should maintain caution in their interpretation and use. 
          Following American Geophysical Union recommendations, the data 
          should be cited as: "data provider(s), cruise name or cruise ID, 
          data file name(s), CLIVAR and Carbon Hydrographic Data Office, La 
          Jolla, CA, USA, and data file date." For further information, 
          please contact one of the parties listed above or whpo@ucsd.edu. 
          Users are also requested to acknowledge the NSF/NOAA-funded U.S. 
          Repeat Hydrography Program in publications resulting from their use.
                    
          A16N water property codes for WOCE ".sum" file "PROPERTIES" column:
          
                Water            Water            Water            Water 
          Code  Property   Code  Property   Code  Property   Code  Property 
          ----  --------   ----  --------   ----  --------   ----  --------
             1  Salinity      8  CFC-12       25  PCO2        101  PIC
             2  O2            9  Tritium      26  PH          102  Al
             3  SIO3         10  He           27  CFC-113     103  Fe
             4  NO3          12  del14C       32  DON         104  AlkNO3
             5  NO2          13  del13C       40  POC         105  Carbohydrates
             6  PO4          23  TCO2         43  DOC         106  CDOM
             7  CFC-11       24  TALK        100  HCFCs       


Date      Contact    Data Type    Data Status Summary
--------  ---------  -----------  --------------------------------------------
09/26/03  McTaggart  CTD          Submitted
          There is a file for you on our anonymous FTP site, ftp.pmel.noaa.gov, 
          under /ctd/woce/a16n.  It's called a16n_allo.clb and it is the 
          preliminary calibrated discrete CTD measurements and associated sample 
          salinities and oxygens.
                  
          In generating this file, I found an error I had made in applying 
          the preliminary calibrations to the profile data.  The .ctd files 
          now on our FTP site are correct and should be downloaded again.  I 
          apologize for this oversight.  And I changed the expocode in the 
          header to be a 13-character string instead of a 12-character 
          string as it is on the WHPO website (e.g. suffix '_01' instead of '_1').
                    
09/29/03  Diggs      CTD          Website Updated  CTD submitted and online
          CTD data recalibrated.  Updated versions of the ctd and ctd-
          exchange on website.  
                    
10/20/03  Diggs      CTD/SUM/BTL  Website Updated with Formatted files
          CTD, SUM, BTL available along with Exchange formatted versions on 
          WHPO website.
                    
10/23/03  Diggs      CTD/BTL      Website Updated; Citation added to 
          files
          Repackaged all zip files (WOCE CTD, Exchange CTD, and WOCE Bottle 
          w/ SUM) with new citation files per request from Talley and 
          Swift).
                    
10/29/03  Diggs      SUM/CTD/BTL  Updated archive citations
          Updated all citations (00_README files) embedded in each zip 
          archive as well as the Exchange formatted bottle file. Bottle 
          Exchange updated to reflect accurate EXPOcodes for each station 
          from updated summary file.
          
10/24/03  Kappa      DOC          Cruise Report Updated
          added links from TOC to text in PDF version
          produced a text version
          added these WHPO-SIO Data Processing Notes
          
                    





