FSML: Upgrade of the Scientific Capabilities of the Romberg Tiburon Center's Research Vessel

Romberg Tiburon环境研究中心是由旧金山州立大学（SFSU）运营的一个海洋实验室，该大学以本科生（ma）为主，最高学位授予)，少数族裔入学率为57%。Romberg Tiburon中心（RTC）是旧金山湾唯一的学术研究机构，旧金山湾是美国最大的河口之一。它主要是一个研究生设施，主要研究任务是获得对旧金山湾及其周围环境的物理和生物过程的基本理解。在过去的五年中，RTC的研究科学家已经培训和支持了超过45名学生，并与其他大学、联邦和地方环境机构的科学家进行了广泛的合作。RTC于1996年启动了年度访问科学家计划，该计划支持中心的一名访问科学家，另外两名访问科学家将在1997-1998年居住。RTC的研究和教育计划的基本方面涉及研究船的使用，R/V Questuary。这艘38英尺长的船是1991年购买的，为了在今年重新启动发动机，它进行了重大翻新，耗资约9万美元。虽然Questuary现在是一艘现代化的适航船，但由于其过时的导航和科学采样设备，它的海洋采样和数据库开发能力有限。该项目的主要目标是通过获得一个集成的仪器包来收集具有高空间和时间分辨率的环境数据，以及最先进的数据采集和存储，来提升该中心主要研究船的科学能力。

The Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies is a marine laboratory operated by San Francisco State University (SFSU), a predominantly undergraduate institution (M.A.) highest degree awarded) with a 57% minority enrollment. The Romberg Tiburon Center (RTC) is the only academic research facility on San Francisco Bay, one of the largest estuaries in the US It is primarily a graduate facility with a tightly focused research mission aimed toward gaining fundamental understanding of the physical and bilogical processes of San Francisco Bay and its surrounding environments. Research scientists at RTC have trained and supported over 45 students in the last five years and have extensive collaborations with fellow university, and federal and local environmental agency scientists. RTC initiated in 1996 its annual Visiting Scientists Program, which supports a visiting scientist at the Center, and 2 other visiting scientists will be in residence in 1997-1998 as well. Fundamental aspect of RTC's research and educational program involves the use of the Research Vessel, the R/V Questuary. This 38 foot vessel was acquired in 1991 and underwent major renovations costing approximately $90,000 in order to be re-engined this year. Although the Questuary is now a modern, sea worthy vessel, it is capable of limited oceanographic sampling and database development due to its out-of-date navigational and scientific sampling equipment. The primary objective of this project is to upgrade the scientific capabilities of the Center's primary research vessel by acquiring an integrated instrument package to collect environmental data with high spatial and temporal resolution and state-of-the-art data acquisition and storage.