Continued Operation of the OSU/COAS Marine Geology Repository

根据该合同，项目负责人将负责俄勒冈州立大学/海洋与大气科学学院海洋核心储存库的持续时间。自1972年建立以来，该储存库已经收集和描述了超过13037米的沉积物样本，14700块岩石，2200个深海锰结核，1537个沉积物陷阱样本，693个浮游生物拖样本，以及其他材料，并在NSF的持续资助下进行了存档和描述。自2000年以来分发了34 340多个样本。这意味着与上一个拨款期相比，抽样活动增加了300%。自1972年以来，储存库已经扩建和现代化了五次，最近一次是在2002年，扩建了防风雨岩石储存库。在今后三年拨款期间，将进一步扩大储存沉积物岩心的冰箱和储存冰芯的冰箱。

Under this award the PIs will be responsible for the duration of the Oregon State University/College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences ocean core repository. Since its establishment in 1972 the repository has collected and described over 13,037 meters of sediment samples, 14,700 rocks, 2200 deep-sea manganese nodules, 1537 sediment trap samples, 693 plankton tow samples, and other materials have been archived and described with continuous NSF funding. Over 34,340 samples have been distributed since 2000. This represents a 300% increase in sampling activity relative to the previous grant period. Since 1972 the repository has expanded and modernized five times most recently in 2002 with expansion of weatherproof rock storage. Additional expansion of refrigerator storage for sediment cores, and freezer storage for ice cores, will take place in the next three-year grant period.