Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution / R/V Atlantis and R/V Armstrong SSSE

请求为R/V Atlantis号和R/V Armstrong号上的舰载科学支持设备(SSSE)提供资金，R/V Atlantis是一艘274‘通用科考船，R/V Armstrong是一艘238英尺长的多学科船。两者都是由世界卫生组织作为美国学术研究舰队(ARF)的一部分运营的，ARF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。这些飞船在世界上所有的海洋中工作，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。2019年，R/V亚特兰蒂斯号完成了284天的海上航行。NSF资助的项目占总航程(254天)的90%。2020年，亚特兰蒂斯号计划为138天，其中NSF占72天，占52%。2019年，R/V阿姆斯特朗共航行217天，其中43天，20%，是为NSF服务的。此外，78天(36%)为NSF-OOI。该船计划在2020年为2395天，其中25%(59天)为NSF，33%(79天)为NSF OOI。在此提案中，WHOI提供了技术说明和收购以下SSSE的理由：(4)通风罩更换和安装$44,697动态定位系统$360,195 Sonardyne USBL跟踪系统$296,953(2)锂电池存储系统$6,843水下海水系统升级包$14,474科学制冷单元$498,100科学实验室工作甲板更新$141,213$1,362,475 Broader Impacts本提案的主要影响是根据提案指南(NSF 19-602)的Merit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 Shipboard Scientific Support Equipment (SSSE) on R/V Atlantis, a 274’ general purpose research vessel, and R/V Armstrong, a 238-foot multidisciplinary vessel. Both are operated by WHOI as part of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet (ARF) 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 2019, R/V Atlantis completed 284 days at sea. NSF funded projects accounted for 90% of the total sailing schedule (254 days). In 2020, Atlantis is scheduled for 138 days with NSF accounting for 72 of those or 52%. R/V Armstrong sailed 217 total days in 2019 and 43 of these, 20%, were for NSF. Additionally, 78 days (36%) were for NSF-OOI. The vessel is scheduled for 2395 days in 2020, 25% of which (59 days) are for NSF and 33% (79 days) are for NSF OOI.With this proposal, WHOI provides technical descriptions and rationale for the acquisition of the following SSSE:(4) Fume Hood Replacement and Installation $44,697Dynamic Positioning System $360,195Sonardyne USBL Tracking System $296,953(2) Lithium Battery Storage systems $6,843Underway Seawater System Upgrade Package $14,474Science Refrigeration Units $498,100Science labs working deck renewals $141,213 $1,362,475Broader 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.