2015 Oceanographic Instrumentation RV Atlantic Explorer

请求为R/V大西洋探索者号上的新仪器和更换仪器提供资金，这架168？作为大学-国家海洋学实验室系统的一部分，由百慕大海洋科学研究所拥有和运营的通用研究船。BIOS是一家美国501(C)3和509(A)非营利性研究和教育机构，在纽约州注册成立，地理位置位于百慕大岛。这艘船的任务是支持整个大西洋中部受资助的科学研究，但特别是支持BATS计划。2014年，RV大西洋探险者有177天的资金，其中除了10天(95%)是为NSF提供的。2015年，该船计划航行157天，其中119天(76%)由NSF提供资金。1)尼斯金水样采样器25,000美元2)实验室流动传感器29,553美元3)ADCP的姿态确定单元16,225美元4)测流计(2 EA)$5,600 5)前桅杆传感器套件7,000美元83,378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仪器，以支持他们由NSF资助的海洋研究项目(这些项目单独接受NSF相关研究计划的单独审查)。共享仪器的获取、维护和操作使任何美国大学或实验室的NSF资助的研究人员都可以获得用于其研究的工作、校准的仪器，从而降低了研究成本，并扩大了潜在研究人员的基础。

A request is made to fund new and replacement instrumentation on the R/V Atlantic Explorer, a 168? general purpose research vessel owned and operated by Bermuda Institute of Ocean Science (BIOS) as part of the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System. BIOS is a U.S. 501 (c) 3 and 509 (a) not-for profit research and educational institution incorporated in the state of New York, and geographically located on the island of Bermuda. The mission of the ship is to support funded science research throughout the Central Atlantic but specifically work in support of the BATS program. RV Atlantic Explorer had 177 days funded in 2014, all but 10 of which (95%) were for NSF. In 2015, the vessel is scheduled to sail 157 days with 119 (76%) of them funded by NSF. With this proposal, BIOS provides technical descriptions and rationale for the acquisition of the following Oceanographic Instrumentation:1) Niskin Water Samplers $25,000 2) Lab flow-through Sensors $29,553 3) Attitude determination unit for ADCP $16,225 4) Pyranometers (2 ea) $5,600 5) Sensor suite for forward mast $7,000 $83,378 Broader Impacts The 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.