2010 Oceanographic Instrumentation: Replacement of the 12 Khz Transducer for R/V Atlantic Explorer

请求为R/V大西洋探索者号上的更换仪器提供资金，这架168？百慕大海洋科学研究所作为大学-国家海洋实验室系统(海洋实验室系统)研究船队的一部分运营的通用研究船。申请包括一项：1)12千赫传感器申请资金用于购买替换的12千赫传感器。现有换能器发生故障，不再运行。广泛影响：本提案的主要影响是在标准2下，为科学家使用该船及其共享仪器提供基础设施支持，以支持他们由NSF资助的海洋研究项目(这些项目分别由NSF的相关研究计划单独审查)。共享仪器的获取、维护和操作使任何美国大学或实验室的NSF资助的研究人员都可以获得用于其研究的工作、校准的仪器，从而降低了研究成本，并扩大了潜在研究人员的基础。

A request is made to fund replacement instrumentation on the R/V Atlantic Explorer, a 168? general purpose research vessel operated by Bermuda Institute of Ocean Science (BIOS) as part of the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) research fleet. The request includes one item:1) 12 KHz TransducerFunds are requested for acquisition of a replacement 12 KHz Transducer. The existing transducer failed and is no longer operational.Broader Impacts: The principal impact of the present proposal is under criterion two, providing infrastructure support for scientists to use the vessel and its shared-use instrumentation in support of their NSF-funded oceanographic research projects (which individually undergo separate review by the relevant research program of NSF). 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.