Ship Operations- R/V Knorr Operations

伍兹霍尔海洋研究所（WHOI）被授予资助，以支持2012年在R/V Knorr上进行的NSF同行评审的科学研究。2012年，R/V Knorr将继续留在大西洋，满足NSF、ONR和NASA的研究要求。研究项目将包括在格陵兰岛进行ONR的两艘船作业。系泊工作将在R/V Knorr进行，生物化学研究包括水样和沉积物捕获器回收、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上进行。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。这是五年合作协议的第一年，由于资金水平取决于支持NSF资助的研究项目的服务天数，因此每年都会进行谈判。技术和智力价值这些同行评审的项目已经严格评估了科学和智力价值，作为NSF拨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质确保了非常高的智力水平。由R/V Knorr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，并解决一系列重要的科学问题。该提案的目标是为2012年安全、高效地运行和维护R/V Knorr提供资金支持，并确保其维护支持其计划的生命周期。这种支持是科学任务安全和成功的必要先决条件。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。这个群体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。这些智力上的努力扩大了我们的理解，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变化的情况非常重要。2012年，R/V Knorr将通过在大西洋收集水样和进行沉积物捕获来进行生物地球化学研究。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在2012年从R/V Knorr在大西洋进行。NASA/NSF联合实验将在大西洋中脊以东的R/V Knorr进行。使用自主水听器的杰森操作和声学实验也将于2012年在R/V Knorr进行。R/V Knorr将在2012年底在东海岸船厂或船上定期安排干船坞，这取决于2013年的调度需求。教育和推广项目，如潜水和探索http://science.whoi.edu/DiveDiscover，国家科学基金会的COSEE中心，Ridge 2000和女性探索海洋将在这些游轮上展出。所有这些智力上的努力将在未来几年继续扩大我们对海洋的认识，激发新的问题，并证实科学理论，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.