University of Hawaii Ship Operations 2005-2009

该提案要求资金支持研究船KILO MOANA，该船将用作NSF资助的研究计划的13个独立巡航的平台。2005年，该船将在北太平洋和南太平洋作业。 该船有236天的时间表，其中116天支持NSF海洋学计划。这是新合作协议的第一年，每年将重新谈判船舶支持。 支持的水平直接关系到支持NSF资助的研究program.INTELLECTUAL和TECHNOLOGICAL MERCERAWAIAN海洋时间（HOT）系列测量的海洋时间（HOT）北太平洋副热带环流自1988年以来的水文和海洋地球化学特征。该船将继续支持这一计划，并将用于进行协同定位过程研究，包括部署用于环境分析和网络的多学科海洋传感器（MOSEAN）。KILO MOANA还将参与南太平洋的勘探，包括对新西兰沉积动力学和大陆架/斜坡过程的两项MARGINS研究，以及对与美属萨摩亚地幔热点有关的年轻火山活动进行取样的方案。就更广泛的影响而言，使用UH船将使研究人员能够对海流、营养物、二氧化碳和生物群进行具有成本效益的研究，这些海流、营养物、二氧化碳和生物群共同控制着表层海洋的物理、生物和化学过程，以及海洋和大气之间的二氧化碳通量。这些研究是大型国际努力的一部分，以了解全球碳循环，海洋-大气气候强迫耦合以及海洋生态系统动态和生产力-所有这些都是具有直接社会影响的环境和公共政策问题。关于服务质量，UH海事中心是第一个也是唯一一个获得“海洋安全和质量管理公司合规性”的UNOLS运营商，该证书证明我们符合ISO 9001（质量）的要求，以及ISM（安全）的“合规文件”。KILO MOANA于2003年6月获得ISM的“符合性文件”。夏威夷大学是一所EPSCoR机构，学生人数不足，远离大陆和备用设施，但其地理位置和海洋传统非常适合海洋学。KILO MOANA是美国学术研究船队中最新的船，也是第一艘小水线面区域双船体（SWATH）船。小水线面双体船船体的设计目的是提供一个稳定的平台，使研究能够在比同类单体船更高的海况下继续进行。2005年6月至10月，我们将继续在阿拉斯加湾和白令海开展业务。她在海上的善良特别有利于支持教育和公共宣传，因为许多参与者都没有海腿。每年我们进行国家资助的学生游轮，以充分利用这个机会，我们包括高中教师在这些游轮，以支持K-12教育。此外，我们还举行了开放日，并鼓励学校和其他团体参观这些船只的图尔斯。KILO MOANA处于研究船技术的最前沿，我们计划继续最大限度地向公众展示她。

This proposal requests funds to support the research vessel KILO MOANA, which will be used as a platform for 13 separate cruises for NSF funded research programs. In 2005, the ship will be operating in both the north and south Pacific. The ship has a 236-day schedule, and 116 of those days support NSF Oceanographic programs. This is year 1 of 5 of a new cooperative agreement, and ship support will be renegotiated each year. The level of support is directly related to the number of days of ship time in support of NSF funded research program.INTELLECTUAL AND TECHNICAL MERITHawaiian Ocean Time (HOT) series measurements north of Oahu have characterized the hydrography and biogeochemistry of the north Pacific subtropical gyre since 1988. The ship will continue to support this program and will be used to conduct co-located process studies, including the deployment of multi-disciplinary ocean sensors for environmental analyses and networks (MOSEAN). The KILO MOANA will also be involved in exploration of the South Pacific, including two MARGINS studies of New Zealand sediment dynamics and shelf/slope processes, as well as a program that samples young volcanism associated with the mantle hot spot in American Samoa. In terms of BROADER IMPACTS, use of UH ships will allow researchers to make cost-effective studies of the currents, nutrients, CO2 and biota that together control the physical, biological and chemical processes in the surface ocean and the flux of CO2 between the ocean and atmosphere. Such studies are part of large international efforts to understand the global carbon cycle, coupled ocean-atmosphere climate forcing, and ocean ecosystem dynamics and productivity - all of which are environmental and public policy issues with direct societal impacts. Regarding quality of service, the UH Marine Center is the first and still the only UNOLS operator to obtain the "Company Compliance for Marine Safety and Quality Management" which certifies that we meet the requirements of ISO 9001 (Quality), as well as the "Document of Compliance" for ISM (Safety). KILO MOANA was issued her "Document of Compliance" for ISM in June 2003. The University of Hawaii is an EPSCoR institution, with an underrepresented student population that is far from the mainland and alternate facilities, but whose location and maritime tradition are ideally suited for oceanography.KILO MOANA is the newest ship and the first Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH) vessel in the US academic research fleet. The SWATH hull is designed to provide a stable platform that allows research to continue in higher sea conditions than comparable monohulls. In 2005 we will sustain operations in the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea from June into October. Her sea kindliness is particularly advantageous for support of education and public outreach where many of the participants do not have their sea legs. Each year we conduct state-funded student cruises to make the most of this opportunity and we are including high school teachers in these cruises in support of K-12 education. In addition we have held open houses and encouraged schools and other groups to take tours of the vessels. The KILO MOANA is at the cutting edge of research vessel technology and we plan to continue to maximize her exposure to the public.