1. CANADA

2. Canada’s Three Oceans (C3O) - LSSL
Leg 1: July 20 to August 5
Dartmouth to Kugluktuk
Stop at Resolute ~July 29 to pick up science group
Twice daily rosettes, UCTD and XCTD
Several science Berths available on both legs
Note, August 6th to September 16th is the UNCLOS cruise, mentioned in more detail later.

3. C3O/ JOIS Canada Basin: - LSSL
Leg 3: 16 Sept to 17 Oct.
Rosette/CTD with ADCP from ship’s side
Moorings and Buoys: 4 WHOI Moorings, 1 CABOS Mooring, 3 ITP Buoys
Zooplankton Net Tows
Pump Casts on Foredeck Wire
XCTD ( and maybe UCTD)
Ice Observations
On ice sampling for ice, brine and soot
Underway Measurements: GPS and Ship’s Heading, Bottom Depth, Weather, Surface Water properties
Collaborations for this leg are in place with Japan. Extra space is minimal.
Rosette/CTD with ADCP from ship’s side
Chemistry: On Board: Salts, Oxygen, Nutrients, CFC, Alkalinity, Chlorophyll, Ammonium
Collection: CDOM, Bacteria, O18, Barium, C13, DIC, Iodine, Cesium
Moorings and Buoys: 4 WHOI Moorings, 1 CABOS Mooring, 3 ITP Buoys
Zooplankton Net Tows
Pump Casts on Foredeck Wire
XCTD ( and maybe UCTD)
Ice Observations
On ice sampling for ice, brine and soot
Underway Measurements: GPS and Ship’s Heading, Bottom Depth, Weather, Surface Water properties
25 science berths
Japanese scientists on JOIS: Koji Shimada (M), Jiro Yoshida (M), Kohei Mizobata (M), Eri Yoshizawa (F),

4. Sir Wilfrid Laurier Leg 1: July 8 to August 1
C3O
Sir Wilfrid Laurier Leg 1: July 8 to August 1
Twice daily Rosette stations on Pacific great circle transit
Infill underway CTD and XCTD casts
Cross shelf sections south of Aleutians and in the Bering Sea
Rosette stations in Bering, Chukchi and Beaufort Seas (max 300m)
Sediment grabs in the Bering and Chukchi
Stops at Dutch Harbor (~July 16, possible only) and Barrow (~July 22)
10-14 science berths

5. UNCLOS: Western Arctic Survey Area

6. DRAFT: Amundsen 2009 Expedition Plan (A)
Quebec
City
Victoria

7. Nahidik 2009: Possible study areas
Ikahuak
(Sachs Harbor)
Kugmallit Valley
(monitoring section)
Ulukhaktok
(Holman)
New leases
(oil and gas exploration support Bowhead study)
Mackenzie
Trough
and
Herschel
Island
Cape Parry
Industry: Wise Bay and Summers Harbour,
DFO: AOI
Tuktoyaktuk
Paulatuk

8. JAPAN

9. R/V Mirai cruise plan in 2009 and beyond
JAMSTEC plan to conduct R/V Mirai Arctic cruise in 2009, 2010, and hopefully 2012.
Main target area is the western Canada Basin and the Makarov Basin,
to quantify on-going changes of Arctic meteorological, bio-geochemical, and
physical environmental factors in these area.

10. KOREA

11. Korea Icebreaker Areas likely to be visited
Western Arctic
Ocean
W. Drake Psg
Amundsen sea
Weddell sea

12. USA

13. Document changes in the oceanography and ecosystems
PRIORITY 2009, RUSALCA:Climate Obs in the Pacific-Arctic
FY2009: RUSALCA will
revisit the Chukchi Sea and
regions within the region of extreme sea ice loss to:
Document changes in the
oceanography and ecosystems
Provide observations to provide
boundary conditions for improving the integration of ecosystem and
physical models.

15. RUSALCA Mooring Locations