{"id":2147,"date":"2019-09-19T16:29:24","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T20:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/itp\/?page_id=2147"},"modified":"2021-07-20T13:05:04","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T17:05:04","slug":"itp42-deployment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/itp\/data\/completed-missions\/itp42\/itp42-deployment\/","title":{"rendered":"ITP 042 Deployment"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\t<h1>ITP42 Deployment Operations<\/h1>\r\n\t<p>It took 2 landings to find a suitable icefloe for deploying the first Ice-based Observatory (IBO) during the JOIS 2010 cruise.\u00a0 While the floe appears to be relatively large (300 m diameter) and flat, the 3 survey holes drilled are 1.5, 2.5 and 1.8 m thick beneath the snow.\u00a0 The AOFB is deployed first and while it is being interrogated to make sure that it operates properly, the ITP is deployed.\u00a0 Meanwhile another group is deploying the IMB and other scientists are conducting a thorough survey of the icefloe.\u00a0 The deployment operations end with the installation of a wind generator for the AOFB.\u00a0 As dusk begins to set in, all gear and passengers are returned to the ship, just before the weather turns and visibility declines.<\/p>\r\n<p>More information and photos on the deployment operation are also available at:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whoi.edu\/page.do?pid=66857\">https:\/\/www.whoi.edu\/page.do?pid=66857<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/DSCN6021_449853.jpg\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/DSCN6021_449853.jpg\" alt=\"Dan MacLean guides the helicopter as the ITP flotation is lowered by long line onto the selected deployment site.\" height=\"2304\" width=\"3072\" title=\"DSCN6021_449853\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\tDan MacLean guides the helicopter as the ITP flotation is lowered by long line onto the selected deployment site. (Rick Krishfield)\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/DSCN6039_449873.jpg\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/DSCN6039_449873.jpg\" alt=\"Jim Dunn clears slush from the hole through the icefloe in preparation to lower the ITP anchor.\" height=\"2304\" width=\"3072\" title=\"DSCN6039_449873\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\tJim Dunn clears slush from the hole through the icefloe in preparation to lower the ITP anchor. (Rick Krishfield)\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/DSCN6041_449855.jpg\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/DSCN6041_449855.jpg\" alt=\"The ITP profiler\" height=\"3072\" width=\"2304\" title=\"DSCN6041_449855\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\tThe ITP profiler was designed to just fit through the 10.5\u201d diameter hole. (Rick Krishfield)\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/DSCN6042_449857.jpg\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/DSCN6042_449857.jpg\" alt=\"Dunn and Newhall use a heat gun to soften the molded cables so that they can be connected without damage.\" height=\"2304\" width=\"3072\" title=\"DSCN6042_449857\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\tDue to the cold temperatures, Dunn and Newhall need to use a heat gun to soften the molded cables so that they can be connected without damage. (Rick Krishfield)\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/DSCN6043_449859.jpg\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/DSCN6043_449859.jpg\" alt=\"securing the wire with a Yale grip, and slipping the grip to transfer the load to the bale at the end of the potted section of the cable.\" height=\"2304\" width=\"3072\" title=\"DSCN6043_449859\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\tThe tricky part of deploying the surface package entails securing the wire with a Yale grip, and slipping the grip to transfer the load to the bale at the end of the potted section of the cable. (Rick Krishfield)\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/DSC_0181_449893.jpg\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/DSC_0181_449893.jpg\" alt=\"Flying back passengers after the deployment operations are completed.\" height=\"2848\" width=\"4288\" title=\"DSC_0181_449893\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\tFlying back passengers after the deployment operations are completed. (Kazu Tateyama)\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/DSCN6067_449913.jpg\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/DSCN6067_449913.jpg\" alt=\"ITP42 as deployed.\" height=\"2304\" width=\"3072\" title=\"DSCN6067_449913\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\tITP42 as deployed. (Rick Krishfield)\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ITP42 Deployment Operations It took 2 landings to find a suitable icefloe for deploying the first Ice-based Observatory (IBO) during the JOIS 2010 cruise.\u00a0 While the floe appears to be relatively large (300 m diameter) and flat, the 3 survey holes drilled are 1.5, 2.5 and 1.8 m thick beneath the snow.\u00a0 The AOFB is&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":0,"parent":2142,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"tpl-sidebar.php","meta":{"advanced-sidebar-menu\/link-title":"","advanced-sidebar-menu\/exclude-page":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/itp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2147"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/itp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/itp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/itp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/83"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/itp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2147"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/itp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2147\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3564,"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/itp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2147\/revisions\/3564"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/itp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/itp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}