University of Hawaii Oceanographic Instrumentation CY2007

摘要：该奖项提供资金，用于购买夏威夷大学运营的两艘科考船（R/V Kila Moana和R/V KOK）上使用的共享科学仪器，这两艘科考船是大学-国家海洋实验室系统（UNOLS）研究船队的一部分。这些船在2007年将支持总共318天的科学研究。该合同反映了由于船舶时间表的变化和设备丢失而进行的修改和重新排序。具体来说，建议支持1。用于部署和恢复仪器的硬件甲板绞盘改进。海洋传感器冗余。用于HiSeasNet5的频谱分析仪。船载联网仪表疏浚hardware7。海底剖面仪升级*拖曳电缆和拖曳鱼的更换建议中没有提及的项目包括Soundmetrics DIDSON远程成像声纳。该合同还建议更换移动船舶剖面仪系统的拖缆和拖鱼，这不是原始提案的一部分。这些物品在2006年的航行中丢失，必须在2007年的航行中更换。项目很高兴推荐上述支持，并注意到该提案得到了审稿人的好评，并且清楚地确定了所需仪器的需求和计划用途。本文推荐的支持项目将大大提高夏威夷大学的两艘研究船的能力，并使它们成为2007年及以后实施科学研究巡航的更有效平台。它们将为具有成本效益的基础海洋学研究提供重要的共享基础设施能力，并应确保代表来自美国各地的不同研究人员进行适当的维护和校准。夏威夷大学技术支持小组拥有维护和操作推荐系统的专业知识。

Abstract:This award provides funding to acquire items of shared-use scientific instrumentation intended for use on the two research vessels (R/V Kila Moana and R/V KOK) operated by the University of Hawaii as part of the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) research fleet. Together, these vessels will support a total of 318 days of scientific research in 2007. This award reflects a modification and reprioritization due to changes in ship schedules and lost equipment. Specifically, support is recommended for 1. Hardware for deployment and recovery of instruments2. Deck capstan improvements3. Oceanographic sensor redundancy4. Spectrum analyzer for HiSeasNet5. Shipboard networking instrumentation6. Dredging hardware7. Subbottom profiler upgrade* tow cable and tow fish replacementItems requested but omitted from the recommendation include the Soundmetrics DIDSON remote imaging sonar. Replacement of a tow cable and tow fish for a moving vessel profiler system that was not part of the original proposal is also recommended via this award. These items were lost during operations in 2006 and must be replaced for cruises scheduled in 2007. Program is pleased to recommend support as described above, noting that the proposal was well received by reviewers, and clearly identified the needs and planned uses of the instrumentation requested. The items recommended for support here should substantially improve the capabilities of the two University of Hawaii research vessels, and make them more effective platforms for implementing scientific research cruises in 2007 and beyond. They will provide an important shared-use infrastructure capability for basic oceanographic research that is cost-effective, and should ensure that proper maintenance and calibration will be undertaken on behalf of a diverse group of investigators from around the U.S. The University of Hawaii technical support group has the expertise to maintain and operate the recommended systems.