University of Hawaii R/V Kilo Moana Oceanographic Instrumentation - 2015

夏威夷大学提出了一项申请，要求为185？通用研究船。该船归海军所有，由夏威夷大学运营，作为大学-国家海洋学实验室系统（UNOLS）研究船队的一部分。本提案中要求的仪器包括：1)闪光计数器$47,528 2)12 kHz声学脉冲器$16,650 3)反渗透水净化系统$8,135 4)高精度压力标准$8,875 5)海底分析系统的替换Xducers $12,500 $93,688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 by the University of Hawaii to fund additional and replacement instrumentation for the R/V Kilo Moana, (KM), a 185? general purpose research vessel. The vessel is owned by the Navy and operated by the University of Hawaii as part of the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) research fleet. Instrumentation requested in this proposal incluses:1) Scintillation counter $47,528 2) 12 kHz acoustic pinger $16,650 3) Reverse osmosis water purification system $8,135 4) High accuracy pressure standard $8,875 5) Replacement Xducers for subbottom profiling system $12,500 $93,688 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.