Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution - Oceanographic Instrumentation (Moored Instrumentation to Support Present and Future Field Programs)

请求提供资金，用于购置新的传感器，以支持POOL。伍兹霍尔海洋研究所的物理海洋学观测实验室（POOL）是一个虚拟设施，为美国国家科学基金会和其他国家机构支持的研究人员维护和提供停泊的仪器。组成实验室的小组建造系泊装置，准备传感器，出海部署和回收系泊装置，并在主要调查员要求的情况下，从系泊的仪器中提取和处理数据，为科学分析做好准备。近5年前，通过重大研究仪器补助金，POOL仪器得到了显著更新。尽管如此，目前的POOL仪器库存完全用于当前正在进行的项目，大大限制了在不久的将来支持新举措的能力。此外，现在安排的重叠部署将导致一些所需仪器的短缺。此处要求采购选定的新系泊传感器，以解决这一不足并促进未来的现场工作。要求的仪表包括：1）Nortek Aquadopp流速计128，160美元2）Seabird SBE 37 SM MicroCats 116，920美元3）MMP升级/大修/修改103，425美元4）EdgeTech 8242 XS声学释放133，200美元5）Seabird SBE 37 SM MicroCats 116，920美元6）MMP升级/大修/修改103，425美元 702，050美元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。

Funding is requested for the acquisition of new sensors in support of POOL. The Physical Oceanography Observing Laboratory (POOL) of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is a virtual facility that maintains and provides moored instrumentation to U.S. investigators conducting research supported by the National Science Foundation and other national agencies. Component laboratory groups construct the mooring elements and prepare the sensors, go to sea to deploy and recover moorings and, if requested by the principal investigator, extract and process the data from the moored instrumentation and make them ready for scientific analysis. Nearly 5 years ago now, the POOL instrumentation was significantly renewed through a Major Research Instrumentation grant. Nevertheless, the present inventory of POOL instrumentation is fully committed to current, ongoing projects, greatly restricting the ability to supportnew initiatives in the near future. Moreover, overlapping deployments now scheduled willresult in a shortfall in some requested instruments. Acquisition of selected new moored sensorsis requested here to address this shortfall and facilitate future field work. Instrumentation requested includes:1) Nortek Aquadopp current meters $128,160 2) Seabird SBE 37SM MicroCats $116,920 3) MMP upgrade/overhaul/modifications $103,425 4) EdgeTech 8242XS acoustic releases $133,200 5) Seabird SBE 37SM MicroCats $116,920 6) MMP upgrade/overhaul/modifications $103,425 $702,050 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.