University of Hawaii Oceanographic Instrumentation CY2012

夏威夷大学提出了一项请求，为R/V Kilo Moana(KM)、A185？作为大学-国家海洋学实验室系统(海洋实验室系统)研究船队的一部分运作的通用研究船。夏威夷大学(UH)支持两艘考察船，为海洋学、海洋生物学、地质学和大气科学领域的研究提供平台。他们要求提供资金，用于购买海洋学仪器和设备，以支持将于2012年在R/V Kilo Moana开展的国家海洋学基金/联合国内罗毕办事处的多学科项目。按照优先顺序，他们建议：1)重建UH CTD和Niskin瓶库存109,9882美元)购买12 khz声波ping(2)44,7003美元)购买计量式舷外滑轮48,0004)额外购买一套Niskin瓶28,791美元总计231,479美元影响：当前建议的主要影响在标准二下，为科学家使用该船及其共享使用的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(这些项目单独由NSF的相关研究项目进行审查)。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 by the University of Hawaii to fund additional and replacement instrumentation for the R/V Kilo Moana, (KM), a 185? general purpose research vessel operated as part of the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) research fleet. The University of Hawaii (UH) supports two research vessels that provide platforms for research in the fields of oceanography, marine biology, geology and atmospheric science. They request funds to purchase oceanographic instrumentation and equipment in support of the multidisciplinary NSF/UNOLS projects to be undertaken on R/V Kilo Moana in 2012. In order of priority, they propose to: 1) Rebuild UH CTD and Niskin bottle inventory $109,9882) Purchase 12 kHz acoustical pingers (2) $44,7003) Purchase metered overboarding sheave $48,0004) Purchase additional set of Niskin bottles $28,791 TOTAL $231,479Broader 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.