Oceanographic Instrumentation - 2014

请求为亚特兰蒂斯号航天飞机上的额外和备用仪器提供资金。通用环球船和R/V Knorr， a 279？这两艘船都是由伍兹霍尔海洋研究所运营的，作为大学-国家海洋实验室系统研究船队的一部分。这两艘船都属于美国海军，拥有最先进的仪器，并支持所有学科的海洋学研究。它们被认为是全球船只，可以容纳多达32人的科学小组长达60天。这些船在全世界都能用吗？美国的海洋科学支持主要由美国政府机构资助。亚特兰蒂斯号是专门为发射和维修阿尔文号、载人潜水器以及国家深潜设施（NDSF）的其他车辆而装备的。2013年，R/V Knorr完成了253天的海上航行。NSF资助的项目占总航行时间（226天）的89%。2013年，亚特兰蒂斯号完成了229天的海上航行。NSF资助的项目占总航行计划（223天）的97%。2014年，R/V Knorr的航行时间为248天，其中NSF天数占总航行时间的52%（129天）；R/V Atlantis的航行时间为301天，其中NSF天数占276天，占92%。本提案中要求的海洋仪器包括：1)Valeport 500 kHz高度计12,800美元更广泛的影响本提案的主要影响是根据提案指南（NSF 13-589）的优点审查标准2。它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计划的单独审查）。共享使用仪器的获取、维护和操作允许来自任何美国大学或实验室的nsf资助的研究人员为他们的研究访问工作、校准仪器，降低研究成本，并扩大潜在研究人员的基础。

A request is made to fund additional and back-up instrumentation on R/V Atlantis, a 274? general purpose Global vessel and R/V Knorr, a 279?general purpose Global vessel, both of which are operated by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution as part of the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System research fleet. Both vessels are owned by the U.S. Navy, have state-of-the-art instrumentation and support all disciplines of oceanographic research. They are considered Global vessels and can accommodate a scientific party of up to 32 persons for as many as 60 days. The vessels work in all the world?s oceans supporting science funded primarily by U.S government agencies. R/V Atlantis is specifically outfitted for launching and servicing Alvin, the human occupied submersible as well as other vehicles of the National Deep Submergence Facility (NDSF). In 2013, the R/V Knorr completed 253 days at sea. NSF funded projects accounted for 89% of the total sailing schedule (226 days). R/V Atlantis completed 229 days at sea in 2013. NSF funded projects accounted for 97% of the total sailing schedule (223 days). In 2014, R/V Knorr is scheduled for 248 days with NSF days accounting for 52% (129 days) of the total sailing schedule while R/V Atlantis is scheduled for 301 days with NSF accounting for 276 of those or 92%.Oceanographic Instrumentation requested in this proposal includes: 1) Valeport 500 kHz Altimeters $12,800 Broader ImpactsThe principal impact of the present proposal is under Merit Review Criterion 2 of the Proposal Guidelines (NSF 13-589). It provides 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.