Hawaii Ocean Time-Series: US-JGOFS Program Augmentation

这项建议要求资金，以扩大我们目前的国家科学基金会计划 建立和维持一个深水水文站 在夏威夷的奥肯附近，作为全球海洋通量研究（GOFS）的一部分。 程序. 我们的科学目标是：（1）观察和 解释季节和年际变化， 混合层和透光层的生物学和化学， (2)观察和解释季节和年际变化， 粒子通量率和表观速率的变化 颗粒在水柱上的扩散，以及（3） 理解过程之间的相互关系 上述（1）和（2）中所述的物理特性 的水柱。 水柱物理特性 将作为世界海洋环流的一部分进行分析 在GOFS-WOCE联合巡航期间进行WOCE实验。 如果 如果成功，这一扩充请求将支持：（1）a 专职数据专家，负责记录 数据的保存、质量控制和分发 （2）一名半职海洋技术员， HOT计划活动的额外现场支持， 与其他在ALOHA站工作的NSF受资助者进行交流。

This proposal requests funds to augment our current NSF program to establish and maintain a deep-water hydrographic station near Oahu, Hawaii as part of the Global Ocean Flux Study (GOFS) program. Our scientific objectives are: (1) to observe and interpret the seasonal and interannual variability in the biology and chemistry of the mixed layer and the euphotic zone, (2) to observe and interpret the seasonal and interannual variability in the rates of particle flux and apparent rates of particle remineralization over the water column and (3) to understand the interrelationships between the processes mentioned in (1) and (2) above and the physical characteristics of the water column. Water column physical characteristics will be analyzed as part of the World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) during joint GOFS-WOCE cruises. If successful, this augmentation request will support: (1) a full-time data specialist who will be responsible for record keeping, quality control and distribution of data to the scientific community, (2) a half-time marine technician for additional field support of HOT program activities and to interface with other NSF grantees working at Station ALOHA.