Oceanographic Instrumentation - 2018

请求为R/V Atlantis上的海洋仪器提供资金，274？通用科考船和R/V阿姆斯特朗，一艘新的238？多学科的船只。两者都是由世界卫生组织作为美国学术舰队的一部分运营的，美国学术舰队是由大学-国家海洋实验室系统(UNLS)安排的。这两家公司都属于美国海军，拥有最先进的仪器设备，并支持海洋研究的所有学科。这些飞船在世界各地工作？S海洋支持主要由美国政府机构资助的科学。R/V Atlantis专门装备用于下水和维修Alvin、载人潜水器以及国家深潜器(NDSF)的其他运载工具。2017年，R/V亚特兰蒂斯号完成了297天的海上航行。NSF资助的项目占总航程(205天)的69%。2018年，亚特兰蒂斯号计划为303天，其中NSF占236天，占78%。2017年，R/V阿姆斯特朗共航行230天，其中71天，即31%，是为NSF服务的。此外，73天(32%)为NSF-OOI。该船计划在2018年使用251天，其中52%(129天)用于NSF。本提案中要求的海洋仪器包括：1)Sonardyne USBL跟踪信标29,750美元2)Seabird CTD和玫瑰连接器升级$149,812$179,562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)。共享仪器的获取、维护和操作允许美国国家科学基金会资助的任何美国大学或实验室的研究人员获得用于其研究的工作、校准的仪器，从而降低研究成本，并扩大潜在研究人员的基础。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

A request is made to fund Oceanographic Instrumentation on R/V Atlantis, a 274? general purpose research vessel, and R/V Armstrong, a new 238? multidisciplinary vessel. Both are operated by WHOI as part of the U.S. Academic Fleet which is scheduled by the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS). Both are owned by the U.S. Navy, have state-of-the-art instrumentation and support all disciplines of oceanographic research. The vessels work 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 2017, R/V Atlantis completed 297 days at sea. NSF funded projects accounted for 69% of the total sailing schedule (205 days). In 2018, Atlantis is scheduled for 303 days with NSF accounting for 236 of those or 78%. R/V Armstrong sailed 230 total days in 2017 and 71 of these, 31%, were for NSF. Additionally, 73 days (32%) were for NSF-OOI. The vessel is scheduled for 251 days in 2018, 52% of which (129 days) are for NSF.Oceanographic Instrumentation requested in this proposal includes:1) Sonardyne USBL Tracking Beacons $29,750 2) Seabird CTD and Rosette Connector Upgrades $149,812 $179,562 Broader 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.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.