Ship Operations Support - 2005

船舶运营支持 - 2005 年

• 批准号: 0509137
• 负责人: William Baxley
• 金额: $ 730.41万
• 依托单位: Florida Atlantic University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-03-01 至 2010-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0509137&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Ship; Operations; Support; 2005

Harbor Branch's Research Vessel SEWARD JOHNSON is scheduled to operate 279 days in CY 2005 in support of science programs. 140 days are in direct support of NSF funded research programs. Since this is a 5-year cooperative agreement, funding for the years 2006-2009 will be renegotiated yearly and will dependent on the number of days at sea to support NSF funded oceanographic research.Intellectual Merit and Technical MeritThe Seward Johnson will support four NSF programs in 2005. The programs involved are in the areas of Atmospheric Science, Marine Geology, Chemical and Biological Oceanography. Although one of the most distinct features of the SJ is to support Johnson Sea-Link submersible operations, the ship is quite capable of general oceanographic work, and can support a large science party and in distant ports.For 2005, the SEWARD JOHNSON will be participating in the "Rain in Cumulus over the Ocean" (RICO) experiment supporting Dr. Bruce Albrecht and his colleagues from over 20 institutions and 4 countries. The overall goal of this project is to better understand how precipitation is formed in trade-wind cumulus clouds and the effects of such clouds in climate models. The ship will be working in Venezuela and Grenada in March 2005 with Dr. Frank Vernon. Much of this area is volcanic in nature with at least one active underwater volcano ("Kick 'Em Jenny") nearby. The overall goal of this project is to understand further the geometry and chronology of the Caribbean-South American oblique arc continent collision zone. Monitoring the fault zone over a one-year period will enhance the findings of previous studies completed in the same area in 2004.Dr. David Hutchins and investigators from the European Community CarboOcean project will utilize the SEWARD JOHNSON to study the interaction between global climate and the marine biosphere, particularly the algal community structures and the biogeochemistry in the North Atlantic Spring Bloom.Broader ImpactsThe versatility and effectiveness of the SEWARD JOHNSON promotes its ultimate capability to support science programs that have been funded for intellectual and technical merit by the NSF Science Panels, in addition to providing undergraduate, graduate and PhD students opportunities to participate in science cruises. These scientific programs result in publications in scientific journals as well as media coverage on public TV stations (PBS TV) that make this information available to the general public in a form that is readily understood. The Seward Johnson and HBOI have active outreach programs for K-12 students, teachers and administrators from area schools. The ship holds open houses whenever possible, highlighting the submersible, which is of high interest to the students and general public. Additionally, local and national media are continuously provided releases and video of new discoveries and newsworthy cruises, many of which peak public interest and informal science education about the world's oceans.

港湾分公司的研究船Seward Johnson计划在2005年运营279天，以支持科学计划。140天是对NSF资助的研究项目的直接支持。由于这是一项为期5年的合作协议，2006-2009年的资金将每年重新谈判，并将取决于支持NSF资助海洋研究的海上天数。智力和技术价值Seward Johnson将在2005年支持NSF的四个项目。这些项目涉及大气科学、海洋地质、化学和生物海洋学等领域。虽然SJ的最显著特点之一是支持Johnson Sea-Link潜水器作业，但该船非常有能力进行一般的海洋工作，并可以支持一个大型科学小组和远程港口。2005年，Seward Johnson将参加“海洋积云中的雨”(RICO)实验，支持来自20多个机构和4个国家的Bruce Albrecht博士和他的同事。该项目的总体目标是更好地了解降水是如何在信风积云中形成的，以及这种云在气候模型中的影响。该船将于2005年3月在委内瑞拉和格林纳达与弗兰克·弗农博士一起工作。这一地区的大部分地区本质上是火山，附近至少有一座水下活火山(Kick‘Em Jenny)。该项目的总体目标是进一步了解加勒比-南美洲斜弧大陆碰撞带的几何和年代学。对断裂带进行为期一年的监测将加强2004年在同一地区完成的先前研究的结果。David Hutchins和欧洲共同体碳海洋项目的研究人员将利用Seward Johnson研究全球气候和海洋生物圈之间的相互作用，特别是北大西洋春季水华中的藻类群落结构和生物地球化学。广泛影响Seward Johnson的多功能性和有效性提升了其最终能力，除了为本科生、研究生和博士生提供参加科学巡航的机会外，还支持由NSF科学小组资助的科学项目。这些科学方案导致在科学期刊上发表文章，并在公共电视台(PBS TV)上进行媒体报道，使公众能够以一种易于理解的形式获得这些信息。Seward Johnson和HBOI为来自地区学校的K-12学生、教师和管理人员提供了积极的外展计划。这艘船尽可能地开放参观，突出了潜水器，这是学生和普通公众高度感兴趣的。此外，不断向地方和国家媒体提供关于新发现和有新闻价值的巡航的新闻稿和视频，其中许多是关于世界海洋的公众兴趣和非正式科学教育的重点。