Ship Operations- R/V Knorr Operations

伍兹霍尔海洋研究所(WHOI)在2012财年获得资助，以支持NSF在R/V Knorr上进行同行评审的科学研究。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两艘船作业。将在R/V Knorr进行系泊工作以及生物化学研究，包括水样和沉积物捕集器回收、地球化学、大西洋中脊研究和声学研究。W线和NASA/NSF的联合项目将在大西洋的R/V Knorr附近进行。ROV Jason作业将在大西洋中脊的R/V Knorr上进行，最后Knorr将转移到造船厂进行监管干船坞。今年是为期五年的合作协议的一年，由于资金水平取决于支持NSF资助的研究项目的服务天数，因此将每年进行谈判。技术和智力价值作为NSF拨款审查和奖励过程的组成部分，这些同行评审的项目已经过严格的科学和智力价值评估。颁奖过程的竞争性确保了非常高的智力水平。由R/V KNOR支持的研究计划所获得的知识和发现将加强对海洋的了解，并解决广泛的重要科学问题。这项提议的目标是提供资金支持，以便在2012年安全和有效地运营和维护R/V Knorr，并确保它得到维护，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基本前提。广泛影响声明世界卫生组织考察船提供了有效和安全地将科学带到海上所需的海上实验室。这一群体包括资深海洋科学家、博士后和博士后、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，刺激了新的问题和科学理论的提出。明年由R/V Knorr支持的研究将对了解地球气候以及它如何随着时间的推移而变化具有重要意义。2012年，R/V KNORR将通过在大西洋采集水样和进行沉积物捕集来进行生物地球化学研究。地球化学实验将在中大西洋海脊进行。W线项目和其他系泊部署和回收也将于2012年在大西洋的R/V Knorr进行。NASA/NSF的联合实验将在中大西洋海脊以东的R/V Knorr进行。使用自主水听器的Jason操作和声学实验也将于2012年在R/V Knorr进行。R/V Knorr将于2012年底在东海岸造船厂或船上定期安排干船坞，具体取决于2013年的日程安排需求。教育和外展项目，如潜水和发现http://science.whoi.edu/DiveDiscover，国家科学基金会的COSEE中心，Ridge2000，和妇女探索海洋将在这些邮轮上展示。所有这些智力努力将继续拓宽我们对海洋的理解，激发新的问题，并在未来几年证实科学理论，造福于整个社会。

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.