University of Hawaii Ship Operations 2005-2009

该提案要求资金支持科考船KILO MOANA，该船将作为一个平台，为国家科学基金会资助的研究项目进行13次单独的巡航。2005年，这艘船将在北太平洋和南太平洋航行。这艘船有236天的行程，其中116天用于支持美国国家科学基金会的海洋学项目。这是新合作协议5年中的第1年，每年都将重新协商船舶支持。支持的水平直接与支持NSF资助的研究项目的船舶时间的天数有关。自1988年以来，瓦胡岛以北的梅里瑟瓦伊海洋时间（HOT）系列测量具有北太平洋副热带环流的水文和生物地球化学特征。该船将继续支持该计划，并将用于开展协同过程研究，包括部署用于环境分析和网络（MOSEAN）的多学科海洋传感器。KILO MOANA还将参与南太平洋的勘探，包括对新西兰沉积物动力学和陆架/斜坡过程的两项边缘研究，以及对美属萨摩亚地幔热点相关的年轻火山活动进行采样的项目。就更广泛的影响而言，使用UH船将使研究人员能够对洋流、营养物、二氧化碳和生物群进行具有成本效益的研究，这些研究共同控制着海洋表面的物理、生物和化学过程，以及海洋和大气之间二氧化碳的通量。这些研究是了解全球碳循环、海洋-大气耦合气候强迫以及海洋生态系统动态和生产力的大型国际努力的一部分——所有这些都是具有直接社会影响的环境和公共政策问题。在服务质量方面，UH海事中心是第一个也是唯一一个获得“海上安全和质量管理公司合规”的UNOLS运营商，这证明我们符合ISO 9001（质量）的要求，以及ISM（安全）的“合规文件”。2003年6月，KILO MOANA获得了ISM的“合规文件”。夏威夷大学是一所EPSCoR机构，学生人数不足，远离大陆和其他设施，但其地理位置和海事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，也是第一艘小水平面区域双船体（SWATH）船。SWATH船体的设计目的是提供一个稳定的平台，允许在更高的海况下继续进行研究，而不是类似的单体船体。2005年6月至10月，我们将继续在阿拉斯加湾和白令海开展活动。她对海洋的友善对支持教育和公众宣传特别有利，因为许多参与者都没有海上经验。每年，我们都会组织国家资助的学生巡游，以充分利用这个机会，我们还包括高中教师参加这些巡游，以支持K-12教育。此外，我们还举办了开放日活动，鼓励学校和其他团体参观这些船只。基洛莫阿娜是研究船技术的前沿，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.