R/V Armstrong Operations- CY 16

R/V 阿姆斯特朗运营 - CY 16

• 批准号: 1631281
• 负责人: Timothy Twomey
• 金额: $ 184万
• 依托单位: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-08-01 至 2019-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1631281&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Armstrong; Operations; CY; 16

R/V Neil Armstrong is one of two new ships built by the Office of Naval Research for the Academic Research Fleet (ARF). In CY 2016 the ship will transition from construction to sea-going operations. The proposed operations will provide access for over 4NSF Principal Investigators (PIs), including OOI, to conduct multiple research sea voyages throughout the year. 57% of the 207 days scheduled will support NSF programs. ONR will also support PIs this year to make up the 43% of the 207 days. After the Science Mission Equipment is installed during Phase III shipyard, Armstrong will conduct a series of shakedown and Science Verification Cruises (SVCs) to check out the ship and equipment. In April 2016 Armstrong is scheduled for both INSURV and NSF Inspection to assess readiness for options as a UNOLS vessel.If successful, Armstrong will conduct funded science voyages for OOI at the Pioneer site. Armstrong will transition to OOI work in the Irminger Sea in July 2016 followed by an NSF sponsored OSNAP Voyage in August. Armstrong will finish the year with additional OOI voyages at the Pioneer site and a dry-dock availability before January 2017. That yard availability will mark the end of the warranty period.Intellectual Merit :These peer-reviewed projects supported by operations on R/V Armstrong in 2016 have been rigorously evaluated for scientific and intellectual merit as an integral part of the NSF grant review and award process. The competitive nature of the award granting process ensures a very high level of intellectual merit. Knowledge gained and the discoveries made by the research programssupported by R/V Armstrong will enhance understanding of the oceans and address a broad range of important scientific questions. The goal of this proposal is to provide funding support to safely and productively operate and maintain R/V Armstrong in 2016 and to ensure it is maintained to support its planned life-cycle. This support is an essential prerequisite for safe and successful scientific missions.Broader Impacts:WHOI research vessels provide at-sea laboratories necessary to effectively and safely take science to sea. This community includes senior oceanographic scientists, post-doctoral and doctoral students, graduate and undergrad students as well as engineers, technicians, and teachers. These intellectual endeavors have broadened our understanding and have spurred on new questions and scientific theory. Research supported by R/V Armstrong next year will be important in understanding the Earths climate and how itchanges over time. In 2016 R/V Armstrong will exercise all of its scientific mission equipment to evaluate its capability and what may need further development on the nation's newest research vessel. Educational and outreach programs will be featured on these voyages. All of these intellectual endeavors will continue to broaden our understanding of the oceans, stimulate new questions, and confirmscientific theory for years to come, benefiting society at large. Oceanographic expeditions are an extension of university classrooms and are an extraordinary educational experience. Voyages expose participants to new ideas, teach fundamental scientificprinciples through observation and practice, and inevitably raise questions that stimulate new thinking about how the oceans work. An increased awareness of our responsibility to bring this science into the classroom and to the public has resulted in the development of new avenues to share these scientific findings. The cruise web site concept has effectively reached classrooms with real-time images,data and two-way communication between scientists and students in schools across the country. These efforts have extended the sea-going experience from a handful of participants to thousands of students in classrooms across the country, as well as to the general public. Scientists on WHOI vessels will use this tool to present their data through web based approaches either at their home institution or through web sites maintained by community organizations. The WHOI web site, http://www.whoi.edu, has pioneered efforts to present the results of research expeditions to the public. Outreach programs continuing in 2016 from WHOI vessels with the Perkins School for the Blind and Disabled represent cutting edge efforts to broaden the experience of conducting research at sea to every American.

R/V尼尔·阿姆斯特朗是海军研究办公室为学术研究舰队(ARF)建造的两艘新船之一。2016年，该船将从建造过渡到海上作业。拟议的行动将为包括OOI在内的4NSF首席调查员提供全年进行多次研究海上航行的通道。计划的207天中有57%将支持NSF计划。ONR今年还将支持PI，使其占207天的43%。在第三阶段造船厂安装完科学任务设备后，阿姆斯特朗将进行一系列的试飞和科学验证巡航(SVC)，以检查船只和设备。阿姆斯特朗计划在2016年4月接受INSURV和NSF的检查，以评估作为UNLS船只的选择的准备情况。如果成功，阿姆斯特朗将在先锋基地为OOI进行有资金支持的科学航行。阿姆斯特朗将于2016年7月过渡到OOI在伊尔明格海的工作，随后将于8月由NSF赞助的OSNAP航程。阿姆斯特朗今年年底将在先锋基地进行额外的OOI航行，并在2017年1月之前提供干船坞。该堆场的可用将标志着保修期的结束。智能优点：作为NSF拨款审查和奖励过程的组成部分，这些由R/V阿姆斯特朗的运营部门在2016年支持的同行评审项目经过了严格的科学和智力优点评估。颁奖过程的竞争性确保了非常高的智力水平。由R/V阿姆斯特朗支持的研究方案所获得的知识和发现将加强对海洋的了解，并解决广泛的重要科学问题。这项提议的目标是提供资金支持，以便在2016年安全和有成效地运营和维护R/V Armstrong，并确保它得到维护，以支持其计划的生命周期。这种支持是安全和成功的科学任务的基本前提。广泛影响：世界卫生组织的考察船提供了有效和安全地将科学带到海上所需的海上实验室。这一群体包括资深海洋科学家、博士后和博士后、研究生和本科生以及工程师、技术人员和教师。这些智力上的努力拓宽了我们的理解，刺激了新的问题和科学理论的提出。明年由R/V阿姆斯特朗支持的研究将对了解地球气候以及它如何随着时间的推移而变化具有重要意义。2016年，R/V阿姆斯特朗将行使其所有的科学任务设备，以评估其能力，以及可能需要在国家最新的研究船上进一步开发的东西。教育和外展项目将在这些航程中亮相。所有这些智力努力将继续拓宽我们对海洋的理解，激发新的问题，并在未来几年证实科学理论，造福于整个社会。海洋探险是大学课堂的延伸，是一次非凡的教育体验。航行使参与者接触到新的思想，通过观察和实践教授基本的科学原理，并不可避免地提出一些问题，激发对海洋如何运作的新思考。人们越来越意识到我们有责任将这一科学带入课堂和向公众开放，这导致了分享这些科学发现的新途径的发展。邮轮网站的概念已经有效地到达了教室，通过实时图像、数据以及科学家和全国各地学校学生之间的双向交流。这些努力将出海体验从几个参与者扩展到全国各地教室里的数千名学生，以及普通公众。世界卫生组织船只上的科学家将使用这一工具，通过基于网络的方法，在他们的家庭机构或通过社区组织维护的网站提供他们的数据。世界卫生组织网站http://www.whoi.edu，率先努力向公众展示研究考察的结果。2016年，世界卫生组织船只与帕金斯盲人和残疾人学校合作的外展项目继续进行，这是将海上研究经验扩大到每一名美国人的前沿努力。