Oceanographic Instrumentation

0611041拉伯雷授予路易斯安那大学海洋联合会（LUMCON）的这一合同为R/V派力肯号（LUMCON作为大学-国家海洋学实验室系统（UNOLS）的一部分运营的研究船）采购Ku波段1米卫星通信系统和替换姿态传感器（具有航向、俯仰和横滚的三维位置）提供了支持。 卫星通信系统将与斯克里普斯海洋学研究所管理的联合国海洋和海洋法办事处HiSeasNet系统一起使用，使船只与海岸之间能够7 x24上网、收发电子邮件和进行语音通信。 这为规划和实施巡航行动提供了很大的优势，可以获得最新的卫星数据、软件更新和决策所需的类似信息。 船舶姿态传感器允许对船舶数据进行必要的校正，以正确处理来自船体安装的声学流速计和其他仪器的速度数据。 这些购置将为海洋科学家在2006年和今后几年使用派力肯号研究船进行研究提供重要的新的共享使用能力。

0611041RabalaisThis award to Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) provides support for the acquisition of a Ku-band 1-meter satellite communications system and a replacement attitude sensor (3-D position with heading, pitch and roll) for R/V Pelican, a research vessel operated by LUMCON as part of the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS). The satellite communication system will be utilized with the UNOLS HiSeasNet system managed by Scripps Institution of Oceanography to allow 7x24 Internet access, email and voice communications between the vessel and shore. This offers substantial advantage in planning and implementing cruise operations, with access to current satellite data, software updates and similar information required for decision-making. The vessel attitude sensor allows needed correction of vessel data to properly process velocity data from hull-mounted acoustic current meters and other instruments. These acquisitions will provide important new shared-use capability for marine scientists using R/V Pelican in their research during 2006 and future years.***