2012-2016 Fleet Broadband Support Program

本多年期（2012-2016）提案旨在延续WHOI？为70艘UNOLS研究船、特殊平台和OOI平台管理舰队宽带（FBB）卫星通信计划。该项目自2008年以来一直在进行，目前得到了一份从2010年开始的五年合同的支持。2014年WHOI与卫星通信提供商Inmarsat、Stratos和World- Link之间的协议。目前的服务范围包括：每月102gb的数据、语音服务、天线采购、维护和维修以及应用支持和管理。更广泛的影响目前提案的主要影响在标准二下，为科学家提供基础设施支持，以使用该船及其共享使用的仪器来支持他们的国家科学基金会资助的海洋学研究项目（这些项目单独接受国家科学基金会相关研究项目的单独审查）。共享使用仪器的维护和操作的支持允许nsf资助的研究人员从任何美国大学或实验室访问工作，校准仪器为他们的研究，降低研究的成本，并扩大潜在的研究人员的基础。

This multi-year (2012-2016) proposal is for continuation of WHOI?s management of the Fleet Broadband (FBB) Satellite Communication program for up to 70 UNOLS research ships, special platforms, and OOI platforms. The project has been on-going since 2008 and is currently supported by a five year contract from 2010 ? 2014 between WHOI and satellite communication providers Inmarsat, Stratos, and World- Link. Current scope of services include: 102 GB of data per month, voice services, antenna procurement, maintenance and repair and application support, and administration.Broader ImpactsThe 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 support of 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.