A Workshop Proposal: Alternative Sampling Platforms for Oceanographic Research in the Antarctic

极地项目办公室（美国国家科学基金会）正在考虑在南极使用各种潜在的非船基采样平台，以支持南极海洋学研究活动。为了给这次讨论提供信息，弗吉尼亚海洋科学研究所（VIMS）将于2006年8月2日至3日在华盛顿特区召开一次研讨会，讨论目前可用的技术、新出现的问题以及将这种平台用作南极研究的一部分的潜力。将邀请大约20名研讨会参与者，他们在远程采样平台（包括auv，滑翔机，系留/振荡仪器）方面具有研究和技术专长，以及在南极进行研究的困难，为他们提供有关技术，其发展和用途以及其他研究支持要求的宝贵见解。由于研讨会将在华盛顿特区举行，美国国家科学基金会项目官员和其他选定的政府官员将有机会参加研讨会，并与与会者直接互动，从而了解南极研究界的需求。所有受邀者都将有机会展示突出替代平台需求的最新研究进展，以及在非极性环境中展示auv的成果。拟议的研讨会将提供替代采样平台发展状况的总结，以及可以使用这些平台解决的一些关键科学需求。评估将对海洋学界，特别是极地研究人员产生深远的积极影响。

The Office of Polar Programs (National Science Foundation) is considering the needs and future use of various potential non-ship based sampling platforms in the Antarctic in support of Antarctic oceanographic research activities. To help inform this discussion, the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) will convene a workshop from August 2-3, 2006 in Washington, DC to discuss the present technologies available, the emerging issues, and the potential for such platforms to be used as part of Antarctic research. There will be approximately twenty workshop attendees invited, with both research and technical expertise in remote sampling platforms (including AUVs, gliders, tethered/oscillating instruments), as well as the difficulties of conducting research in the Antarctic, giving them valuable insights into the technology, its developments, and uses, as well as other research support requirements. Since the workshop would take place in Washington, DC, NSF program officers and other selected government officials will have an opportunity to attend the workshop and interact directly with participants, thereby gaining understanding of the needs of the Antarctic research community. All invitees will have the opportunity to present recent research advances that highlight the needs of alternate platforms, as well as presenting results from AUVs in non-polar settings. The proposed workshop will providing a summary of the state of development of alternative sampling platforms, as well as some of the critical science needs that can be addressed using these platforms. The assessment will have far reaching positive impacts for the oceanographic community and in particular polar researchers.