Supporting the Multibeam Sonar Systems of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet: Coordinating Operations to Optimize Data Quality

支持美国学术研究舰队的多波束声纳系统：协调操作以优化数据质量

• 批准号: 1524585
• 负责人: Paul Johnson
• 金额: $ 66.68万
• 依托单位: University of New Hampshire
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-04-15 至 2021-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1524585&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Supporting; Multibeam; Sonar; Systems; U.S.

Multibeam sonars have become fundamental mapping tools for a wide range of oceanographic studies,and significant investments have been made in installing these systems on several ships inthe U.S. Academic Research Fleet. The Multibeam Advisory Committee (MAC) was developed in 2011 to coordinate fleet-wide sonar calibration efforts, to perform consistent and routine assessment of system performance, and to provide tools and protocols for consistent data acquisition practices. The MAC has achieved its primary goals and seeks funding for continued support to maintain its support role for sonars across the fleet.UNH and LDEO propose to continue the activities of the MAC, specifically to develop technical resources, tools, guidelines and expertise to optimize the operation and monitoring of multibeam sonarsacross the U.S. Academic Fleet. They will continue to facilitate communication among the communityof stakeholders including representatives from operating institutions, complemented by keyoutside experts from the user and technical/engineering communities, and sonar manufacturersthat can assist in providing guidance on the broad array of issues faced by the operatorsof the fleet's multibeam systems. They propose to maintain the activities of the MAC's technicalteams by working closely with vessel operators, visiting ships periodically to review systemperformance and installing software tools, and providing training to seagoing personnel.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.

多层声纳已成为多种海洋研究的基本映射工具，并且在美国学术研究车队的多艘船上安装这些系统时已经进行了大量投资。 Multibeam咨询委员会（MAC）于2011年成立，旨在协调机队范围的声纳校准工作，对系统性能进行一致和常规评估，并提供工具和协议，以始终如一地进行数据获取实践。 MAC已实现其主要目标，并寻求持续支持的资金，以维持其对整个车队的声纳的支持角色。Unh和Ldeo建议继续进行Mac的活动，特别是为了开发技术资源，工具，指南和专业知识，以优化对美国学术机队的多电子声音的运营和监视。他们将继续促进利益相关者社区之间的沟通，包括来自运营机构的代表，并得到了用户和技术/工程社区的Keyoutside专家的补充，Sonar制造商可以协助提供机队MultiBeam Systems运营商面临的广泛问题的指导。他们建议通过与船只操作员紧密合作，定期访问船只以审查系统经验和安装软件工具，并向海上人员提供培训来维护Mac技术人的活动。Boader对本提案的主要影响对提案指南的优点审查标准2（NSF 13-589）。它为科学家提供了基础设施支持，以使用该船及其共享用途的仪器来支持其NSF资助的海洋学研究项目（NSF相关研究计划单独进行了审查）。 共享使用仪器的采集，维护和运行允许NSF资助的任何美国大学或实验室访问工作，校准研究的仪器，降低该研究成本并扩大潜在研究人员的基础。