National Deep Submergence Facility (CY16-CY20)

该奖项向伍兹霍尔海洋研究所(WHOI)/深潜设施提供资金，该设施运营着载人潜水器(HOV)Alvin、遥控潜水器(ROV)Jason II和自主水下航行器(AUV)哨兵作为国家设施(NDSF)。该奖项是对上面列出的深潜科学飞行器的运营资金，以支持2016-2020历年由NSF赞助的研究。国家设施，其中阿尔文和杰森是主要工具，主要由国家科学基金会支持，但也得到了海军研究办公室(ONR)、国家海洋和大气管理局(NOAA)和其他联邦和非联邦来源的奖励。该设施的所有用户通过一致的、特定于车辆的日费率，平等地为年度运营做出贡献。NSF是制定NDSF车辆日费率的认可机构。车辆计划2016年总共434个工作日：阿尔文154天；杰森144天；哨兵136天。NSF计划支持其中的352天：阿尔文120；杰森，129；以及哨兵103。

This award provides funds to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)/ Deep Submergence Facility, which operates the Human Occupied Vehicle (HOV) Alvin, the Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Jason II, and the Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) Sentry as a National Facility (NDSF). The award is for operational funds for the deep submergence science vehicles, listed above, in support of NSF-sponsored research for calendar years 2016-2020. The National Facility, of which the Alvin and Jason are the major vehicles, is supported primarily by NSF, but also by awards from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and other federal and non-federal sources. All users of the facility contribute equally to annual operations through a consistent, vehicle-specific, day rate. NSF is the cognizant agency with respect to developing NDSF vehicle day rates.The vehicles plan a combined 434 operating days in 2016: Alvin 154; Jason 144; and, Sentry 136. NSF plans to support 352 of these days: Alvin 120; Jason, 129; and, Sentry 103.