POC:  Tom Smith                           LAST UPDATED: 2004/12/16 19:26 EST
        Assistant Director
      University of Alaska Fairbanks
      PO Box 730
      Seward, AK 99664
      Tel: 907-224-5261
      Fax: 907-224-3392
      Email: fnts@uaf.edu

                     R/V Alpha_Helix 2004 FINAL Schedule

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This is the final 2004 schedule or R?V Alpha Helix.
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                                                              DAYS/AGENCY/
CRUISE  MAP INDEX/AREA/        P.I./INSTITUTION/  PORTS       STATUS/
DATES   PURPOSE                PROPOSAL NO.                   CLEARANCE
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19 MAR  NP6/Gulf of Alaska/    Weingartner T./    Seward      09/NOAA/F
27 MAR  GLOBEC(LTOP)           UAF/NA67-RJ-0147   Seward      No        
No transit time.
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03 MAY  NP6/Gulf of Alaska/    Weingartner T./    Seward      09/NOAA/F
11 MAY  GLOBEC(LTOP)           UAF/NA67-RJ-0147   Seward      No        
No transit time.
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15 MAY  NP6/Gulf of Alaska/    Stebano P./PMEL/   Seward      12/NOAA/F
26 MAY  FOCI                   Unknown            Seward      No        
This is one of two Stebao  cruises.  They total 24 days.
No transit time.
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14 JUN  /SE Alaska - GOA/      Cowan E./AppState/ Seward      09/NSF/F
22 JUN  HUbbard Glacier Study  OPP-0327106        Seward      No        
Two day transit time included.
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27 JUN  NP6/Gulf of Alaska/    Weingartner T./    Seward      09/NSF/F
05 JUL  GLOBEC(LTOP)           UAF/OCE-0109078    Seward      No        
No transit time.
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08 JUL  NP6/Gulf of Alaska/    Stebano P./PMEL/   Seward      12/NOAA/F
19 JUL  FOCI                   Unknown                        No        
Seward                                                                  
This is one of two Stebao  cruises.  They total 24 days.
No transit time.
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23 JUL  NP5/Bering Sea/        Hunt G./UCI/       Seward      32/NSF/F
23 AUG  Cross-shelf Transport  OPP-0327308        Nome        No        
01                                                                      
6 transit days plus 1 inport day included.  Science Days
commence 24 July in Bering Sea.  Science Party picked up and
disembarks at Dutch harbor.
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24 AUG  NP6/Bering Sea/        Bandopadhyay S/    Nome        5/USGS/F
28 AUG  Bottom Study           UAF/Pends          Nome        No        
Will be funded by MMS.  Investigating gravel off Kivalina AK.
Two transit days included.
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29 AUG  NP5/Bering Sea/        Grebmeier J/UofTN/ Nome        08/NSF/F
05 SEP  Mooring Cruise         OPP-125082         Dutch Hbr   No        
One day transit included.  K.  Aagaard (R. Woodgate)
performs this project.  ONR funds science cost and  NSF funds shiptime.
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06 SEP  NP5/Bering Sea/        Parker W./         Nome        05/NOAA/F
10 SEP  Mooring Cruise         NOAA-PMEL/N/A      Bering Sea  No        
This cruise replaces a lost mooring in vicinity of St Lawrence
Island and searches for it.
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11 SEP  NP5/Bering Sea/        Transit/Transit/   Bering Sea  05/NSF/F
15 SEP  Transit                Transit            Seward      No        
Transit from Bering Sea to Seward.  One NOAA technician
dropped off at Dutch Harbor during transit.
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30 SEP  NP6/Gulf of Alaska/    Weingartner T./    Seward      09/NSF/F
08 OCT  GLOBEC(LTOP)           UAF/OCE-0109078    Seward      No        
No transit time.
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01 DEC  NP6/Gulf of Alaska/    Weingartner T./    Seward      02/NSF/F
09 DEC  GLOBEC(LTOP)           UAF/OCE-0109078    Seward      No        
        /Gulf of Alaska/       Weingartner T./                07/NOAA/F
        GLOBEC(LTOP)           UAF/NA67-RJ-0147                         
No transit time.
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Agency                    Funded            Proposed               TOTAL
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 NOAA                      54.0                 0.0                54.0
 NSF                       74.0                 0.0                74.0
 USGS                       5.0                 0.0                 5.0
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 TOTAL                    133.0                 0.0               133.0