R/V Oceanus Ship Operations

俄勒冈州立大学(OSU)船舶运营公司在2012年获得R/V Ocean运营资金，以支持由国家科学基金会资助的科学研究。拟议在大洋号上进行的工作将为七名不同的首席调查人员提供17条不同航段的海洋通道。在海洋号上计划的158个工作日中，84%(84%)将支持NSF计划；其他资金来源(海军和NOAA)将支持今年剩余的计划。从马萨诸塞州伍兹霍尔到俄勒冈州纽波特的26天中转开始了2012年的R/V Ocean。到达后，OSU将从WHOI手中接管对该船的操作控制。在3月中旬的预定检查之后，Ocean将为OSU进行她的第一次巡航；Levine的多年项目海岸边缘观测和预测科学和技术中心(C-MOP)。莱文将在秋季进行重复巡航。Reimers紧随其后的是大陆架底栖氧项目，该项目将增加几天，以便为McManus的ND同位素工作增加一个辅助项目。这两个项目将在9月份重演。田野季节的剩余时间将主要用于支持卡斯卡迪亚断层监测工作。Toomey、Carbotte、Bibee和Carton将在夏季和秋季部署和回收大量海底地震仪。这是一项为期五年的合作协议，协议每一年的资金将通过谈判获得，并取决于支持NSF资助的研究的海上天数。R/V Oceanus由国家科学基金会所有，作为联合国难民事务高级专员办事处的一艘船运作，遵守联合国难民事务高级专员办事处的安全标准，并进行国家科学基金会的检查。在各个科学提案中阐述了由Oceanus支持的研究的更广泛的影响和技术价值。2011年，Wecoma开展了主要由国家海洋和大气管理局(NOAA)和国家科学基金会(NSF)资助的研究，包括通过海洋观测倡议(OOI)。主要研究人员(PI)主要来自俄亥俄州立大学和NOAA，以及来自俄勒冈大学和WHOI的其他人。2012年，大洋洲将主要支持NSF资助的项目，这些项目由俄亥俄州立大学和其他机构的私人投资机构提供，包括加州大学、世界卫生组织和世界卫生组织，以及由NOAA派·费利博士开展的NOAA工作。Oceanus还将支持两个海军资助的项目。受资助的研究预计将包括来自各种学术机构和联邦机构的科学家和研究生。Ocean进行的工作将包括生物、化学、物理和地质海洋调查以及大气科学研究。预计所支持的研究将增进对各种海洋和大气过程的了解，促进研究区域的生态知识，并为大气和海洋科学研究生提供在海上获得研究经验的机会。2012年的大部分工作将集中在扩大卡斯卡迪亚断层的知识体系上。这种不稳定的断层类似于日本附近的边界逆冲断层，后者导致了2011年春季的毁灭性地震和随后的海啸。海洋科学大学还为那些通常不参与海洋学研究的人提供机会，让他们偶尔参与海上作业。这包括来自几个学术机构的各种本科生、海上教师和俄亥俄州立大学哈特菲尔德海洋科学中心(HMSC)志愿者小组。2011年，大洋洲主办了第一次此类“海上PI培训邮轮”活动，旨在为下一代海上科学家提供业务和行政方面的培训。其他公众参观包括西海岸海洋图书馆员、纽波特小学(95名儿童)、本德的三一路德高中、俄勒冈州立大学本科生、美国童子军(三次)、向上跳跃小组(三次三次)、GSOC、瓦尔德波特或小学、俄勒冈州州长、俄勒冈州鱼类和野生动植物部门的高级官员、国会工作人员和纽波特天主教学校。

Oregon State University (OSU) Ship Operations is awarded funding for operation of R/V Oceanus in 2012 to support scientific research funded by the National Science Foundation. The proposed work aboard Oceanus will provide seven different principal investigators with access to the sea on 17 different legs. Eighty-four percent (84%) of the 158 operating days scheduled on Oceanus will support NSF programs; other funding sources (Navy and NOAA) support the remainder of the year's schedule. R/V Oceanus begins 2012 with a 26-day transit from Woods Hole, Massachusetts to Newport, Oregon. Upon arrival, OSU will assume operational control of the vessel from WHOI. After a scheduled inspection in Mid-March, Oceanus will conduct her first cruise for OSU; Levine's multiyear project Science and Technology Center for Coastal Margin Observation and Prediction (C-MOP). Levine will conduct repeat cruises in the fall. Reimers follows with Continental Shelf Benthic Oxygen project, which will be augmented with a few days in order to add an ancillary project for McManus' Nd Isotope work. These two projects will reoccur in September. The remainder of the field season will largely be in support of Cascadia Fault monitoring work. Toomey, Carbotte, Bibee, and Carton will deploy and recover a large number of Ocean Bottom Seismometers over the course of summer and fall. This is a five-year cooperative agreement, and funding for each year of the agreement will be negotiated and is dependent on the number of days at sea in support of NSF-funded research. R/V Oceanus is owned by the National Science Foundation and operates as a UNOLS ship, adhers to the UNOLS safety standards, and NSF inspections. The broader impacts and technical merit of the research supported by Oceanus is addressed in the individual science proposals. In 2011 Wecoma carried out research funded primarily by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) including through the Ocean Observation Initiative (OOI). Principal Investigators (PIs) were primarily from OSU and NOAA as well as others from the University of Oregon and WHOI. In 2012 Oceanus will primarily support NSF funded projects with PIs from OSU and other institutions including U of O and WHOI, and WHOI, and NOAA work by NOAA PI Dr. Feely. Oceanus will also support two Navy funded projects. The supported research is expected to include scientists and graduate students from a variety of academic institutions as well as federal agencies. Work conducted by Oceanus will include biologic, chemical, physical and geological oceanographic investigations along with atmospheric science studies. It is expected that the research supported will enhance understanding of various oceanic and atmospheric processes, contribute to ecologic knowledge in the study areas and provide opportunities for graduate students in atmospheric and oceanic science to gain research experience at sea. Much of the work in 2012 will focus on expanding the body of knowledge of the Cascadia Fault. This unstable fault is similar to the boundary thrust fault near Japan that lead to the devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunamis in the Spring of 2011. OSU also provides opportunities for those not normally involved in oceanographic research to occasionally participate in at-sea operations. This has included various undergraduate students from several academic institutions, Teachers at Sea and v OSUs Hatfield Marine Science Centers (HMSC) volunteer group. In 2011, Oceanus hosted the first of its kind "At Sea PI Training Cruise" designed to prepare the next generation of at sea scientists operationally and administratively. Other public tours were provided to The West Coast Marine Librarians, Newport Elementary School (95 children), Trinity Lutheran High School in Bend Or, Oregon State University undergraduates, the Boy Scouts of America (three occasions), the Upward Bound Group (three chapters on three occasions), the GSOC, Waldport Or Elementary School, the Governor of the State of Oregon, Top Officials from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Congressional Staffers, and the Newport Catholic School.