Oceanographic Instrumentation

该奖项是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法111-5）资助的。为R/V Hugh M Sharp提供额外的备用仪器，这是一艘146英尺长的区域研究船，由特拉华大学运营，是大学-国家海洋实验室系统（UNOLS）研究船队的一部分。该请求包括按优先顺序列出的两个项目：1)更换CTD框架2)网络升级更广泛的影响：共享使用仪器的获取、维护和操作允许来自任何美国大学或实验室的nsf资助的研究人员为他们的研究使用工作、校准的仪器，降低研究成本，扩大潜在研究人员的基础。增加损坏的水取样设备以及升级计算机系统将提高沿海船只R/V夏普的研究效率。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).A request is made to fund additional and back-up instrumentation for the R/V Hugh M Sharp, a 146 foot Regional research vessel operated by the University of Delaware as part of the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) research fleet. The request includes two items listed by priority: 1) Replacement CTD Frame 2) Network UpgradesBroader Impacts: The acquisition, maintenance and operation of shared-use instrumentation allows NSF-funded researchers from any US university or lab access to working, calibrated instruments for their research, reducing the cost of that research, and expanding the base of potential researchers. The addition of the water sampling equipment that was damaged as well as the upgrading of the computer systems will enhance the research effectiveness of the coastal vessel R/V Sharp.