A Deep-Sea ROV-based RockDrilling System for Jason2

授予马萨诸塞州的伍兹霍尔海洋学研究所的这一合同为购置一台岩石钻机提供了支助，该钻机将与Jason 2号遥控潜水器集成在一起，用于深海科学研究取样。 该钻机是从蒙特雷湾水族馆研究所（MBARI）购买的，主要部署在Tiburon;将其转移到WHOI将使其能够作为一个共享使用系统进行管理，更容易修改以满足科学需求，并与国家深潜设施一起在全球范围内运行。 该合同包括将钻机改装为从Jason 2开始运行的费用，以及MBARI工程师协助WHOI人员过渡和培训的工资。 它还包括2005年支助一个项目的消耗性用品费用，以及今后为支助外地行动所需运输的集装箱和有关材料的费用。持续的支持将通过MISO（支持海洋学的多学科仪器）设施提供，该设施将为研究人员提供使用海洋钻探的机会，作为与国家深潜设施的潜水器和遥控潜水器一起使用的“第三方工具”。 因此，该钻机将成为美国海洋学研究人员可使用的标准仪器阵列的一部分，预计它将在2005年和今后几年对科学家的深海研究产生重大的好处。

FornariThis award to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in Massachusetts provides support for the acquisition of a rock drill to be integrated with the Jason2 Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) for deep-sea scientific research sampling. The drill is being acquired from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), where it has been deployed primarily from ROV Tiburon; transferring it to WHOI will allow it to be managed as a shared-use system, more readily modified to meet scientific needs, and operated worldwide in conjunction with the National Deep Submergence Facility ROV. The award includes costs for modifying the drill to operate from Jason2, as well as salary for MBARI engineers to assist in the transitioning and training of WHOI personnel. It also includes costs of expendible supplies to support one project in 2005, plus containers and related materials to allow future shipping as required to support field operations. The ongoing support will be provided via the MISO (Multidisciplinary Instrumentation in Support of Oceanography) facility, which will provide researchers with access to the ROV drill as a 'third party tool' for use in conjunction with submersibles and remotely operated vehicles of the National Deep Submergence Facility. The drill will thus become part of the standard array of instruments available to US oceanographic researchers, and it is expected to be of substantial advantage to scientists in their deep-sea research during 2005 and future years.