Oceanographic Instrumentation CY 2013

R/V奋进号是一艘185英尺的通用科考船，由罗德岛大学运营，是大学-国家海洋实验室系统(UNLS)研究船队的一部分。R/V奋进号是一艘装备精良的中型科考船，由国家科学基金会所有，由罗德岛大学根据租船合同运营。这艘船建造于1976年，并于1993年改装。她最多可以搭载17名科学家进行30天的巡航。这艘船支持来自海洋学所有学科的项目。2012年，R/V耐力完成了215天的海上航行。NSF资助的项目占123天，占总航程的57%。2013年，R/V Endeavor计划205天，其中NSF天数占总航行计划的54%(111天)。本建议书中要求的海洋仪器包括MC-800多芯机$37,515升级CTD连接器和电缆$35,212$72,727广泛影响本建议书的主要影响是根据建议书指南的标准二。他们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，以支持他们由NSF资助的海洋研究项目(这些项目单独接受NSF相关研究计划的单独审查)。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 to fund new and replacement instrumentation on the R/V Endeavor, a 185' general purpose research vessel operated by the University of Rhode Island as part of the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) research fleet.The R/V Endeavor is a well-equipped, intermediate sized research vessel that is owned by NSF and operated under a Charter Party Agreement by the University of Rhode Island. The vessel was built in 1976 and refit in 1993. She can carry up to 17 scientists on cruises up to 30 days in duration. The vessel supports projects from all disciplines of oceanography. In 2012, R/V Endurance completed 215 days at sea. NSF funded projects accounted for 123 days or 57% of the total sailing schedule. In 2013, R/V Endeavor is scheduled for 205 days with NSF days accounting for 54% (111 days) of the total sailing schedule.Oceanographic instrumentation requested in this proposal includesMC-800 Multicorer $37,515Upgrade of CTD Connectors and Cables $35,212 $72,727Broader Impacts The principal impact of the present proposal is under criterion two of the Proposal Guidelines. They provide 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.