Ship Operations- R/V Knorr Operations

伍兹霍尔海洋研究所（WHOI）获得资助，以支持2012年在克诺尔号R/V上进行的NSF同行评审科学研究。 在2012年，R/V Knorr将继续留在大西洋，满足NSF，ONR和NASA的研究要求。 研究计划将包括在格陵兰岛附近的ONR两艘船的行动。系泊工作将从Knorr号研究船进行，并进行生物化学研究，包括水取样和沉积物收集器回收、地球化学、大西洋中脊研究和声学研究。W线和NASA/NSF联合项目将在大西洋的R/V Knorr进行。“杰森”号的作业将在大西洋中脊的“克诺尔”号R/V上进行，最后将“克诺尔”号转移到一家造船厂进行监管性干船坞。 这是一项为期五年的合作协议的第一年，谈判将每年进行，因为资金水平取决于为支持NSF资助的研究项目而服务的天数。 这些同行评审的项目已经过严格的科学和知识价值评估，作为NSF赠款审查和奖励过程的一个组成部分。奖项授予过程的竞争性确保了非常高水平的智力价值。由克诺尔研究船支持的研究项目所获得的知识和发现将增进对海洋的了解，并解决广泛的重要科学问题。本提案的目标是提供资金支持，以便在2012年安全和有效地运行和维护R/V Knorr，并确保其维护以支持其计划的生命周期。这种支持是安全和成功的科学任务的必要先决条件。广泛影响声明WHOI研究船提供必要的海上实验室，以有效和安全地将科学带到海上。该社区包括高级海洋科学家，博士后和博士生，研究生和本科生以及工程师，技术人员和教师。这些智力上的努力拓宽了我们的理解，激发了新的问题和科学理论。明年由R/V Knorr支持的研究将对了解地球气候及其随时间的变化至关重要。2012年，Knorr研究船将通过在大西洋收集水样和进行沉积物捕集来进行海洋地球化学研究。地球化学实验将在大西洋中脊进行。Line W项目和其他系泊部署和回收也将于2012年在大西洋从R/V Knorr进行。美国航天局/国家科学基金会的联合实验将在大西洋中脊以东的“克诺尔”号研究船上进行。2012年，还将在克诺尔号R/V上进行使用自主水听器的Jason操作和声学实验。R/V Knorr将于2012年在东海岸造船厂或船上定期进行干船坞，这取决于2013年的调度需求。教育和推广方案，如潜水发现http：//science.whoi.edu/DiveDiscover、NSF的COSEE中心、2000年山脊和妇女探索海洋将在这些游轮上展出。所有这些智力上的努力将继续扩大我们对海洋的理解，激发新的问题，并在未来几年证实科学理论，造福整个社会。

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is awarded funding to support NSF peer-reviewed scientific research aboard R/V Knorr in CY 2012. In CY 2012 R/V Knorr will remain in the Atlantic Ocean fulfilling research requirements for NSF, ONR,and NASA. Research programs will include an ONR two-ship operation off Greenland. Mooring work will be conducted from R/V Knorr as well as studies in the biochemistry, including water sampling and sediment trap recoveries, geochemistry, studies on the Mid Atlantic Ridge, and acoustical research. Line W and joint NASA/NSF projects will be performed off R/V Knorr in the Atlantic Ocean. ROV Jason operations will be carried out on R/V Knorr at the Mid Atlantic Ridge, concluding with Knorr transiting to a shipyard for a regulatory dry-docking. This is year-one of a five-year cooperative agreement, and negotiations will be made yearly since the level of funding is dependent on the number of days at service in support of NSF funded research programs. Technical and Intellectual MeritThese peer-reviewed projects have been rigorously evaluated for scientific and intellectual merit as an integral part of the NSF grant review and award process. The competitive nature of the award granting process ensures a very high level of intellectual merit. Knowledge gained and the discoveries made by the research programs supported by R/V Knorr will enhance understanding of the oceans and address a broad range of important scientific questions. The goal of this proposal is to provide funding support to safely and productively operate and maintain R/V Knorr in 2012 and to ensure it is maintained to support its planned life-cycle. This support is an essential prerequisite for safe and successful scientific missions.Broad Impact StatementWHOI research vessels provide at-sea laboratories necessary to effectively and safely take science to sea. This community includes senior oceanographic scientists, post-doctoral and doctoral students, graduate and undergrad students as well as engineers, technicians, and teachers. These intellectual endeavors have broadened our understanding and have spurred on new questions and scientific theory. Research supported by R/V Knorr next year will be important in understanding the Earth's climate and how it changes over time. In 2012 R/V Knorr will perform biogeochemical research by collecting water samples and conducting sediment traps in the Atlantic Ocean. Geochemical experiments will take place on the Mid Atlantic Ridge. Line W project and other mooring deployments and retrievals will also take place in the Atlantic from R/V Knorr in 2012. Joint NASA/NSF experiments will take place from R/V Knorr east of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Jason operations and acoustical experiments, using autonomous hydrophones, will also take place from R/V Knorr in 2012. R/V Knorr will end 2012 in a regularly scheduled dry-dock period either in an east coast shipyard or aboard, depending on 2013 scheduling needs. Educational and outreach programs such as Dive & Discover http://science.whoi.edu/DiveDiscover, NSF's COSEE Center, Ridge 2000, and Women Exploring the Ocean will be featured on these cruises. All of these intellectual endeavors will continue to broaden our understanding of the oceans, stimulate new questions, and confirm scientific theory for years to come, benefiting society at large.