Design and Construction of Three Regional Class Research Vessels (RCRVs) -- Enabling Effective and Efficient Coastal Ocean Science

摘要：2013年2月1日，提案编号：1333564机构：俄勒冈州立大学ypi: C. reimerco - pi: D. bailey为NSF？与俄勒冈州立大学合作，建造最多三艘区域级研究船（RCRV）。更广泛的影响：自上世纪80年代初最后一批区域级船舶交付以来，科学工具包发生了巨大变化。跨学科的海洋学社区现在经常使用各种复杂的仪器（声学，光学传感器，视频，高速数据链路，专业的网络和覆盖），以各种方式部署（船上安装，绳索和电缆下降，远程操作车辆和自主水下航行器），并面向多种规模的兴趣。新级别的区域船只将包括最先进的设计特点和设备，以加强对当前和新兴沿海科学主题的调查。由于船龄和物理结构的原因，这些功能在较老的区域船只上根本无法使用。与R/V Sikuliaq一样，RCRV项目代表了NSF？美国对学术舰队现代化的机构间承诺。

ABSTRACT 01 February 2013Proposal Number: 1333564Institution: Oregon State UniversityPI: C. ReimersCo-PI: D. BaileyThis proposal requests funding for design and construction of NSF?s Regional Class Research Vessel (RCRV) with Oregon State University as the Lead Institution for up to a three-ship construction effort. Broader Impacts: The science tool kit has evolved dramatically since the last Regional Class ships were delivered in the early 1980's. The interdisciplinary oceanography community now routinely employs a wide range of sophisticated instrumentation (acoustics, optical sensors, video, high speed data links, specialized nets and corers) deployed in a variety of ways (ship-mounted, lowering on ropes and cables, Remotely Operated Vehicle and Autonomous Underwater Vehicles) and geared toward multiple scales of interest. The new class of Regional vessels will include state-of-the-art design features and equipment for enhanced investigation of the present and emerging coastal science themes. These capabilities are simply not available on the older Regional vessels due to their age and physical configuration. Along with the R/V Sikuliaq, the RCRV project represents NSF?s inter-agency commitment to Academic Fleet modernization.