University of Minnesota/RV Blue Heron Oceanographic Instrumentation 2020

为R/V Blue Heron提供额外的备用仪器，这是一艘86英尺长的海岸研究船，由明尼苏达大学所有，由大湖天文台作为美国学术研究舰队（ARF）的一部分运营。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。她配备了最先进的研究设备，有11名船员和科学家的停泊处，可以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，可供五大湖的研究科学家租用。2019年，该船完成了81天的资助，其中53天（66%）用于NSF。在2020年，“蓝鹭”目前的计划是99天，其中84天（85%）将用于NSF。本提案中要求的海洋仪器包括：1)600kHz ADCP系统$48,335 2)ADV系统$29,730 $78,065更广泛的影响本提案的主要影响是根据提案指南（NSF 19-602）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国家科学基金会资助的海洋学研究项目（这些项目单独接受国家科学基金会相关研究计划的单独审查）。共享使用仪器的获取、维护和操作允许来自任何美国大学或实验室的nsf资助的研究人员为他们的研究访问工作、校准仪器，降低研究成本，并扩大潜在研究人员的基础。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识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 additional and back-up instrumentation for the R/V Blue Heron, an 86-foot Coastal research vessel owned by the University of Minnesota and operated by the Large Lakes Observatory as part of the US Academic Research Fleet (ARF). Built in 1985 for fishing on the Grand Banks, Blue Heron was purchased by the University of Minnesota in 1997. 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. 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 2019, the vessel completed 81 funded days where 53 (66%) were for NSF. In 2020, Blue Heron is currently scheduled for 99 days, 84 of these (85%) will be for NSF. Oceanographic Instrumentation requested in this proposal includes:1) 600kHz ADCP system $48,335 2) ADV System $29,730 $78,065 Broader ImpactsThe principal impact of the present proposal is under Merit Review Criterion 2 of the Proposal Guidelines (NSF 19-602). 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.