Oceanographic Instrumentation - 2010

这项提案要求通过为鹈鹕R/V快速反应研究拨款为海洋仪器提供资金，以支持2010年及以后的研究日。2010年4月22日，墨西哥湾在距离路易斯安那州海岸41英里处的深水地平线石油钻井平台沉没时遭遇了一场重大灾难。钻井平台沉入约5000英尺深的水域，导致三次泄漏，每天从没有封顶的油井喷出约5000桶(约合21万加仑)石油。原油继续以惊人的速度从油井中排出。钻探减压井以堵住泄漏的工作如果成功，将至少需要三个月的时间。即使今天(2010年5月5日)获得石油供应，对该地区的真正影响也需要数年时间才能计算出来。整个海湾地区目前或可能会受到这次泄漏的渔业、旅游业、人类健康和一般环境危害的影响。广泛的影响：共享使用仪器的获取、维护和操作允许任何美国大学或实验室的NSF资助的研究人员使用工作的、校准的仪器进行研究，降低了研究成本，并扩大了潜在研究人员的基础。

This proposal requests funds for Oceanographic Instrumentation through Grants for Rapid Response Research for the R/V Pelican in support of research days for the calendar year 2010 and beyond.On April 22, 2010 the Gulf of Mexico suffered a major disaster in the sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig 41 miles off the Louisiana coast. The rig sank in waters approximately 5,000 feet deep, resulting in three leaks, spewing about 5,000 barrels (or 210,000 gallons) of oil a day from the uncapped well. Crude oil continues to discharge from the well at an alarming rate. Work on drilling a relief well which wouldstop the leak, if successful, will take at least three months. Even if the oil was secured today (May 5, 2010), the true impacts on this region will take years to calculate. The entire Gulf region is currently, or potentially will be impacted through fisheries, tourism, human health, and general environmental hazards of this spill.Broader 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.