Oceanographic Instrumentation - 2016

请求为亚特兰蒂斯号航天飞机上的额外和备用仪器提供资金。由伍兹霍尔海洋研究所运营的通用全球船，作为大学-国家海洋实验室系统研究船队的一部分。该船归美国海军所有，拥有最先进的仪器，并支持所有学科的海洋学研究。“环球号”可以容纳多达32人的科学小组长达60天。这艘船在全世界都能用吗？美国的海洋科学支持主要由美国政府机构资助。亚特兰蒂斯号是专门为发射和维修阿尔文号、载人潜水器以及国家深潜设施（NDSF）的其他车辆而装备的。此外，该提案还要求为R/V尼尔·阿姆斯特朗号的仪器设备提供资金，这是一种新的、最先进的海洋级船舶。阿姆斯特朗还没有开始她的科学生涯，但计划在2016年进行她的首次科学航行。2015年，亚特兰蒂斯号完成了286天的海上航行。NSF资助项目占总航行时间（259天）的90%。2016年，亚特兰蒂斯号计划停留273天，其中国家科学基金会占172天，占63%。R/V Armstrong计划使用200天，其中60%（119天）用于NSF。本提案中要求的海洋仪器包括：USBL软件$52,884二氧化碳分析系统$108,795视频浮游生物记录仪$112,650 $274,329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 to fund additional and back-up instrumentation on R/V Atlantis, a 274? general purpose Global vessel operated by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution as part of the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System research fleet. The vessel is owned by the U.S. Navy, has state-of-the-art instrumentation and supports all disciplines of oceanographic research. The Global vessel and can accommodate a scientific party of up to 32 persons for as many as 60 days. The vessel works in all the world?s oceans supporting science funded primarily by U.S government agencies. R/V Atlantis is specifically outfitted for launching and servicing Alvin, the human occupied submersible as well as other vehicles of the National Deep Submergence Facility (NDSF). In addition, the proposal requests funds for instrumentation of R/V Neil Armstrong, a new, state-of-the-art, Ocean Class vessel. Armstrong has not begun her science career yet but is scheduled to make her maiden science voyage in 2016.In 2015, R/V Atlantis completed 286 days at sea. NSF funded projects accounted for 90% of the total sailing schedule (259 days). In 2016, Atlantis is scheduled for 273 days with NSF accounting for 172 of those or 63%. R/V Armstrong is scheduled for 200 days, 60% of which (119 days) are for NSF.Oceanographic Instrumentation requested in this proposal includes: USBL Software $52,884pCO2 Analysis System $108,795Video Plankton Recorder $112,650 $274,329Broader 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.