Ship Operations

阿拉斯加费尔班克斯史密斯大学(海洋科学研究所)将在2000年作为一艘普通海洋研究船运行R/V Alpha Helix，以支持NSF支持的研究项目。阿尔法螺旋线有133英尺长。这艘船建造于1966年，由NSF所有，由UAF运营。该船计划在2000年期间总共运行124天，其中34天是为国家科学基金会支持的调查人员提供支持。其余的巡航将支持美国国家海洋和大气局、阿拉斯加州和北太平洋海洋研究计划。计划在阿尔法螺旋上进行的项目代表了几个海洋学学科，包括物理、化学和生物海洋学、地质学、海底生态学和海洋哺乳动物行为，并将充分利用该船的能力。该船将用于各种项目，如维护系泊阵列，提供教学培训和课程支持的平台，以及支持机构间合作研究。行动将在阿拉斯加湾和白令海及其周围进行。阿尔法螺旋号是国家科学基金会支持海洋科学研究的舰队的一部分。大多数海洋项目需要在船上永久安装高度专业化的设备，因此需要专门的船只。这些船只的运作模式与普通货船/渔船不同。因此，NSF支持各种专门用于海洋研究的船只的运营，这些船只由全国各地的大学和机构运营。

0070791SmithUniversity of Alaska Fairbanks (Institute of Marine Science) will operate the R/V Alpha Helix during 2000 as a general oceanographic research vessel in support of NSF-supported research projects. The Alpha Helix is a 133 ft. vessel, constructed in 1966, and owned by NSF and operated by UAF. The vessel is scheduled for a total of 124 operational days during 2000, of which 34 days are in support of NSF-supported investigators. The remaining cruises will support NOAA, State of Alaska, and the North Pacific Marine Research Program. The projects scheduled on the Alpha Helix represent several oceanographic disciplines, including physical, chemical and biological oceanography, geology, benthic ecology and marine mammal behavior, and will fully utilize the capabilities of the vessel. The vessel will be used for a variety of projects such as maintaining moored arrays, providing a platform for instructional training and curriculum support, and supporting collaborative interagency research. Operations will take place in and around the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea.The Alpha Helix is part of a fleet of ships used by the National Science Foundation in support of marine science research. Most oceanographic projects require highly specialized equipment to be permanently installed on the vessel, thus the necessity for specialized ships. These vessels do not operate in the same mode as general cargo/fishing vessels. As a result, NSF supports the operation of a variety of ships specifically dedicated to oceanographic research that are operated by universities and institutions around the country.***