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

本提案的主要影响是提案指南（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NSF资助的研究人员从任何美国大学或实验室获得工作，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。一艘86英尺长的沿海船只，由明尼苏达大学拥有，由大湖观测站运营，是大学国家海洋学实验室系统（UNOLS）研究船队的一部分。大湖天文台在五大湖上经营着最大的大学拥有的研究船，R/V蓝鹭。蓝鹭号建于1985年，用于在大浅滩捕鱼，1997年被明尼苏达大学购买，从缅因州的波特兰出发，沿圣劳伦斯航道航行到杜卢斯，并在1997-98年冬季改装成湖沼学研究船。她配备了最先进的研究设备，可停泊11名船员和科学家，并可在港口停靠之间每天24小时运行长达21天。蓝鹭是大学国家海洋学实验室系统（UNOLS）的一部分，可供任何五大湖的研究科学家租用。2016年，该船完成了59个资助日，其中23个（41%）是NSF。在2017年，蓝鹭目前计划为68天，其中34（50%）将是美国国家科学基金会.海洋仪器要求在本提案包括：科学回声测深仪升级$14，460

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