University of Minnesota Duluth R/V Blue Heron Oceanographic Instrumentation 2017

本提案的主要影响是根据提案指南(NSF 13-589)的功绩审查标准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)。共享仪器的购买、维护和操作允许美国国家科学基金会资助的任何大学或实验室的研究人员获得工作中的、校准的仪器进行研究，降低了研究成本，并扩大了潜在研究人员的基础。请求为R/V蓝鹭号额外的和备用仪器提供资金，R/V蓝鹭号是明尼苏达大学拥有的一艘86英尺长的海岸船只，由大湖区观测站运营，作为大学-国家海洋实验室系统(UNLS)研究船队的一部分。大湖观测站运营着五大湖上最大的大学拥有的研究船--R/V蓝鹭号。蓝鹭号建造于1985年，用于在大浅滩捕鱼，1997年被明尼苏达大学购买，从缅因州的波特兰沿着圣劳伦斯海道航行到德卢斯，并在1997-98年冬天改装成湖湖学考察船。它配备了最先进的研究设备，拥有11名船员和科学家的泊位，可以在港口停靠期间每天24小时工作长达21天。蓝鹭是大学国家海洋实验室系统(UNLS)的一部分，可供研究五大湖的科学家租用。2016年，该船完成了59天的融资，其中23天(41%)是为NSF提供的。2017年，蓝鹭目前计划68天，其中34天(50%)将用于NSF。本提案中要求的海洋仪器包括：科学回声探测仪升级14,460美元

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 U.S. university or lab access to working, calibrated instruments for their research, reducing the cost of that research, and expanding the base of potential researchers.A request is made to fund additional and back-up instrumentation for the R/V Blue Heron, an 86 foot Coastal Vessel owned by the University of Minnesota and operated by the Large Lakes Observatory as part of the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) research fleet. The Large Lakes Observatory operates the largest university-owned research vessel on the Great Lakes, the R/V Blue Heron. Built in 1985 for fishing on the Grand Banks, the Blue Heron was purchased by the University of Minnesota in 1997, sailed from Portland, Maine, up the St. Lawrence Seaway to Duluth, and converted into a limnological research vessel during the winter of 1997-98. She is outfitted with state-of-the-art research equipment, has berthing for 11 crew and scientists, and can operate 24 hours per day for up to 21 days in between port calls. The Blue Heron is part of the University National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS), and is available for charter by research scientists on any of the Great Lakes. In 2016, the vessel completed 59 funded days where 23 (41%) were for NSF. In 2017, Blue Heron is currently scheduled for 68 days, 34 of these (50%) will be for NSF.Oceanographic Instrumentation requested in this proposal includes:Scientific Echosounder Upgrade $14,460