Research Vessel (R/V) SIKULIAQ SHIP OPERATIONS for 2014-2016

该合同将于2014年执行R/V Sikuliaq号的作业，并且是与阿拉斯加费尔班克斯大学（University of Alaska Fairbanks）签订的为期三年的合作协议的第一年，该协议将负责该研究船的作业，以支持同行评审的海上科学研究。在2014日历年，R/V Sikuliaq将在一系列海上试验后从建造过渡到运营。2014年下半年将进行大约90个科学/操作日。R/V Sikuliaq将在夏威夷和关岛附近的西太平洋进行作业，其中一次巡航使用自主水下航行器（AUV） SENTRY在皇帝海山，特别是Papahanaumokuakea海洋国家纪念碑内进行，第二次巡航使用高分辨率AUV对夏威夷侏罗纪盆地进行磁测量。锡库利亚克号的任务之一将包括为海洋科学专业的学生和一般公众提供教育机会。该大学计划定期举办开放日和外展活动，以阿拉斯加部落国家为目标，让学生尽早接触海洋学。此外，社区活动将包括参观船舶设施，由教师，学生和船员指导的船上海洋科学研究的实际演示，或在海上实时互联网连接到具有船舶远程呈现功能的教室。R/V Sikuliaq -发音为see- ku -lee -auk，翻译自Inupiaq，意为“年轻的海冰”-是一艘261英尺的冰能力研究船，旨在应对恶劣条件，帮助推进极地和亚极地科学研究。R/V Sikuliaq号由美国国家科学基金会所有，由阿拉斯加费尔班克斯大学运营，于2012年10月发射，配备了最先进的设备，可以将科学家带到冰封的极地地区，能够穿透厚达2.5英尺的冰。今年，其中一艘巡航将使用伍兹霍尔海洋研究所（Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution）运营的AUV SENTRY，它配备了一套标准的科学和工程传感器。SENTRY是一个灵活的平台，科学家可以根据他们的特定兴趣和科学需求，连接额外的传感器。R/V Sikuliaq非常适合支持这些研究项目，包括设备和AUV操作的船舶能力。

This award is for operations of R/V Sikuliaq in calendar 2014, and is year-one of a three-year cooperative agreement to the University of Alaska Fairbanks for operations of the research vessel to support peer-reviewed sea-going science. In calendar year 2014, R/V Sikuliaq will transition from construction to operations after a series of sea-trials. Approximately 90 science/operational days will be carried out in the latter half of 2014. R/V Sikuliaq will be operating in the Western Pacific off Hawaii and Guam, with one cruise utilizing an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) SENTRY within the Emperor Seamounts, specifically Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, and a second cruise operating a high resolution AUV to conduct a magnetic survey of the Hawaiian Jurassic Basin. One of R/V Sikuliaq's missions will include provision of educational opportunities both for students of the marine sciences and the general public. Periodically, the University plans to hold open houses and outreach events to provide early exposure to oceanography that target Alaskan tribal nations. Additionally, community events will include tours through the ship facility, hands-on demonstrations of on board marine science research guided by faculty, students and ships' crewmembers, or at sea real-time internet connection to classrooms with the ship's telepresence capabilities. R/V Sikuliaq - pronounced see-koo-leee-auk, and translated from Inupiaq as "young sea ice" - is a 261-foot ice capable research vessel designed to weather harsh conditions to help advance polar and sub-polar scientific research. Owned by the National Science Foundation and operated by the University of Alaska Fairbanks, R/V Sikuliaq was launched in October 2012 and is outfitted with state-of-the-art equipment to bring scientists to ice-choked polar regions, able to cut through ice up to 2.5 feet thick. In this calendar year, one of the cruises will utilize SENTRY, an AUV operated by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, which is equipped with a standard suite of scientific and engineering sensors. SENTRY is a flexible platform where scientists, according to their specific interests and scientific needs, can interface additional sensors. R/V Sikuliaq is well suited to support these research programs in terms of equipment and ship capabilities for AUV operations.