Providing Real-Time Camera Observational Capability to Multicore Sampling for Four UNOLS Operators

世界卫生组织提议购置所需的高分辨率成像系统（3台新的高分辨率深海数码静止彩色照相机和高强度深海频闪），以便联合国海洋和海洋法办事处的许多操作人员能够随时为其多芯取样器系统获得强大的实时深海数码静止成像能力。四（4）个联合国海洋法办事处机构（SIO，U。美国夏威夷华盛顿，WHOI）将在操作系统和开发？最佳实践？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NSF资助的海洋学研究项目（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资助的研究人员使用工作、校准仪器进行研究，降低研究成本，并扩大潜在研究人员的基础。

WHOI proposes to acquire the needed high-resolution imaging systems (3 new, high-resolution digital deep-sea still color cameras and high-intensity deep-sea strobes) so that numerous UNOLS operators would have ready access to robust real-time, deep-sea digital still imaging capabilities for their multicorer systems. Seagoing technical personnel at four (4) UNOLS institutions (SIO,U. Hawaii, U. Washington, & WHOI) will be trained in operating the systems and in developing?best-practices? documentation for operating multicorers with imaging systems.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.