{"id":2459,"date":"2019-10-23T17:20:04","date_gmt":"2019-10-23T21:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/itp\/?page_id=2459"},"modified":"2021-07-20T13:26:32","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T17:26:32","slug":"itp54-deployment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/itp\/data\/completed-missions\/itp54\/itp54-deployment\/","title":{"rendered":"ITP 054 Deployment"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\t<h1>ITP54 Deployment Operations<\/h1>\r\n\t<p>The day after the deployment of an Ice-Based Observatory (IBO) including ITP 52 (and only 2 days after the deployment of ITP 53), a second IBO consisting of seven different buoys (including ITP 54) measuring different environmental parameters was to be deployed.\u00a0 In order to accommodate the many systems, a relatively large diameter floe was needed.\u00a0 A helicopter reconnaissance was conducted in the morning, and after about 45 minutes of searching, a floe approximately 200 m in diameter was selected for landing.\u00a0 Drill sites measured between 2.7 and 4.5 m thick, so the site was acceptable, and the ship was brought nearby.<\/p>\r\n<p>Over the next 6 hours, all seven buoys were deployed by several teams while ice measurements were taken by other scientists.\u00a0 Simultaneously 4 drifters were deployed by helicopter in a 10 km array around the floe.\u00a0 Towards the end of the deployment, fog arrived again, as it had during the previous day\u2019s deployment operations.<\/p>\r\n<p>More information and photos on the deployment operations conducted during the IBO deployment are also available at:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whoi.edu\/page.do?pid=74276\">https:\/\/www.whoi.edu\/page.do?pid=74276<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/10\/DSC_6718_456053.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\/10\/DSC_6718_456053.jpg\" alt=\"A portion of the sling loads for the IBO deployment are staged on the helicopter deck.\" height=\"2592\" width=\"3872\" title=\"DSC_6718_456053\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\tA portion of the sling loads for the IBO deployment are staged on the helicopter deck.  (Mary-Louise Timmermans)\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/10\/DSCN7074_456055.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\/10\/DSCN7074_456055.jpg\" alt=\"The ITP foam and anchored are delivered to the ice by the helicopter.\" height=\"3072\" width=\"2304\" title=\"DSCN7074_456055\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\tThe ITP foam and anchored are delivered to the ice by the helicopter. (Rick Krishfield)\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/10\/DSC_6788_456073.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\/10\/DSC_6788_456073.jpg\" alt=\"Jeff Pietro and John Kemp begin augering the 14\u201d diameter hole for the AOFB using a hydraulic earth drill.\" height=\"2104\" width=\"2774\" title=\"DSC_6788_456073\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\tJeff Pietro and John Kemp begin augering the 14\u201d diameter hole for the AOFB using a hydraulic earth drill. (Mary-Louise Timmermans)\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/10\/DSC_6849_456035.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\/10\/DSC_6849_456035.jpg\" alt=\"Mike Dempsey and Steve Lambert assemble the IMB buoy.\" height=\"2592\" width=\"3872\" title=\"DSC_6849_456035\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\tMeanwhile, Mike Dempsey and Steve Lambert assemble the IMB buoy.  (Mary-Louise Timmermans)\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/10\/DSC_6859_456075.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\/10\/DSC_6859_456075.jpg\" alt=\"Kemp, Gary Morgan and Pietro begin disassembling and moving the tripod to the ITP site\" height=\"3308\" width=\"2330\" title=\"DSC_6859_456075\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\tAOFB installed.  Kemp, Gary Morgan and Pietro begin disassembling and moving the tripod to the ITP site. (Mary-Louise Timmermans)\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/10\/DSC_6901_456077.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\/10\/DSC_6901_456077.jpg\" alt=\"Pietro and Morgan dissemble the auger flights.\" height=\"2481\" width=\"2164\" title=\"DSC_6901_456077\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\tHaving drilled the hole through the 2.2 m ice floe for the ITP, Pietro and Morgan dissemble the auger flights. (Mary-Louise Timmermans)\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/10\/DSC_6914_456093.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\/10\/DSC_6914_456093.jpg\" alt=\"Lowering the ITP anchor.\" height=\"3872\" width=\"2592\" title=\"DSC_6914_456093\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\tLowering the ITP anchor. (Mary-Louise Timmermans)\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/10\/DSC_6945_456014.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\/10\/DSC_6945_456014.jpg\" alt=\"The ITP profiler is suspended form the tripod while the first inductive modem test is conducted to ensured that the circuit functions before lowering the instrument into the water.\" height=\"2520\" width=\"2200\" title=\"DSC_6945_456014\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\tThe ITP profiler is suspended form the tripod while the first inductive modem test is conducted to ensured that the circuit functions before lowering the instrument into the water.  (Mary-Louise Timmermans)\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/10\/DSCN7084_456037.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\/10\/DSCN7084_456037.jpg\" alt=\"Barney Noseworthy observes the Microcat mounted just below the potted section of cable on the ITP tether just before it is lowered into the ocean.\" height=\"3072\" width=\"2304\" title=\"DSCN7084_456037\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\tBarney Noseworthy observes the Microcat mounted just below the potted section of cable on the ITP tether just before it is lowered into the ocean. (Rick Krishfield)\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/10\/080611_1605a_456057.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\/10\/080611_1605a_456057.jpg\" alt=\"The final ITP inductive modem test is conducted by Rick Krishfield\" height=\"913\" width=\"745\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\tThe final ITP inductive modem test is conducted by Rick Krishfield. (Gary Morgan)\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/10\/P1000368_456079.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\/10\/P1000368_456079.jpg\" alt=\"Finally, the three Ice Beacons are deployed by Mary-Louise Timmermans, Pietro, and Kemp.\" height=\"3120\" width=\"2603\" title=\"P1000368_456079\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\tFinally, the three Ice Beacons are deployed by Mary-Louise Timmermans, Pietro, and Kemp. (Steve Lambert)\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/itp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/10\/BGOS11_IBO2_456081.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\/10\/BGOS11_IBO2_456081.jpg\" alt=\"The distribution of the buoys on the floe, ice thickness and freeboard measurements at the buoy sites of the second IBO deployed during JOIS 2011.\" height=\"720\" width=\"960\" title=\"BGOS11_IBO2_456081\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\tThe distribution of the buoys on the floe, ice thickness and freeboard measurements at the buoy sites of the second IBO deployed during JOIS 2011. (Rick Krishfield)\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ITP54 Deployment Operations The day after the deployment of an Ice-Based Observatory (IBO) including ITP 52 (and only 2 days after the deployment of ITP 53), a second IBO consisting of seven different buoys (including ITP 54) measuring different environmental parameters was to be deployed.\u00a0 In order to accommodate the many systems, a relatively large&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":0,"parent":2455,"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\/2459"}],"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=2459"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/itp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2459\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3605,"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/itp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2459\/revisions\/3605"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/itp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/itp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}