Oceanographic Instrumentation

罗德岛大学海洋学研究生院将获得几件海洋仪器，放在一个共享使用设备池中。该设备用于或与R/V ENDEAVOR一起使用，ENDEAVOR是一艘由美国国家科学基金会拥有并由大学运营的研究船。在1991年期间，该船运行计划的很大一部分是为了支持nsf赞助的研究项目。该仪器还将提高该船和该大学支持研究和工程活动的能力。仪器包括：-在主要科学实验室中显示船舶航向的陀螺仪中继器；-高密度计算机磁带驱动器，用于增加共享使用的海上计算能力；-玫瑰采样器转接板，以提高现有系统在特定水深采集离散海水样品的能力；-Niskin瓶，用于在水柱中不同深度采集离散海水样品；-用于确定仪器包相对于地面或海底位置的精密声学pingers， -用于精确测定海水盐度的精密盐度计的升级，以及-温度，电导率和风传感器，以增强常规数据收集能力。和箱盖升级，允许从海底收集沉积物和土壤样本。上述仪器将提高大学支持nsf资助的研究和工程项目的能力。

The Graduate School of Oceanography at the University of Rhode Island will acquire several items of oceanographic instrumentation to be placed in a pool of shared use equipment. This equipment is maintained for use on or in association with the R/V ENDEAVOR, a research vessel owned by the NSF and operated by the university. A substantial part of the ship's operating schedule during 1991 is in support of NSF-sponsored research projects. The instrumentation will also increase the capabilities of the ship and of the University to support research and engineering activities. The instrumentation includes: -Gyro repeater to display ship's heading in the main scientific laboratory, -High density computer tape drive for increasing shared-use, sea-going computing capabilities, -Rosette sampler adapter plates to improve the existing system's ability for collecting discrete seawater samples at specific water depths, -Niskin bottles for collecting discrete seawater samples at various depths in the water column, -Precision acoustic pingers for determining position of an instrument package relative to the surface or seafloor, -Upgrade for a precision salinometer used for the precision determination of seawater salinity, and -Temperature, conductivity, and wind sensors to augment routine data collection capabilities, and -Box Corer upgrade to allow collection of sediment and soil samples from the sea floor. The instrumentation described above will increase the capability of the University to support NSF-sponsored research and engineering projects.