Oceanographic Instrumentation

授予路易斯安那大学海洋联合会（LUMCON）的这一合同为R/V派力肯号购买两台声学海流剖面仪提供了支持，R/V派力肯号是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。 这些海流剖面仪安装在船舶的船体上，并与船舶现有的姿态传感器和数据采集系统集成在一起，将沿着船舶在较浅水深的航迹提供准确的海流数据，补充在较深沃茨使用的现有系统。 这些购置将为海洋科学家在2007年和今后几年利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。

RabalaisThis award to Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) provides support for the acquisition of two acoustic current profilers for R/V Pelican, a research vessel operated by LUMCON as part of the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS). These current profilers, mounted on the vessel's hull and integrated with the vessel's existing attitude sensors and data acquisition system, will provide accurate current data along the track of the vessel in shallower water depths, complementing the existing system used in deeper waters. These acquisitions will provide important new shared-use capability for marine scientists using R/V Pelican in their research during 2007 and future years.