Winter Instrumentation Limnology Lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Trout Lake Station

威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校鳟鱼湖站冬季仪器湖沼学实验室

• 批准号: 2110247
• 负责人: Gretchen Gerrish
• 金额: $ 59.4万
• 依托单位: University of Wisconsin-Madison
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-07-01 至 2024-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2110247&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Winter; Instrumentation; Limnology; Lab; University

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin Trout Lake Station conduct year-round research on lakes in northern Wisconsin, sampling frozen or near freezing waterbodies for at least six months out of the year. Trout Lake Station is a long-time contributor and leader of winter lake research efforts internationally and prides itself on providing an inclusive size selection of high-quality winter safety gear and hands-on training to researchers entering the field. While the expertise and equipment at Trout Lake Station can accommodate additional winter research, training, and outreach; the station lacks a heated workspace where people can escape the freezing temperatures, work to develop new lake sampling technologies, and where existing gear can be properly stored and serviced. Through the construction of a heated year-round research workshop, Trout Lake Station will increase its research and outreach capacity both seasonally and spatially. The Winter Instrumentation Limnology Laboratory (WILL) is a ~3,600 sq ft heated multifunctional research outbuilding composed of three main sections: 1) an active gear staging area, 2) a large workshop/toolshop, and 3) a sensor, buoy platform, and limnological gear makerspace. The building will be a stick and frame design with shop heating that maintains workable temperatures throughout all seasons in a north temperate climate. The WILL is proposed to replace an existing 1,200 sqft non-heated tool workshop. It will triple the outbuilding research workspace and complement the existing 11,200 sqft laboratory and conference building. The winter research user base for TLS stretches beyond the UW-Madison campus, and includes the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR), the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) staff and scientists, Global Lakes Ecological Observatory Network (GLEON) researchers, Lake Superior National Estuary Research Reserve (LSNERR), and regional universities. Trout Lake Station aims to become a hub that connects water interest groups in the region. Increasing year-round capacity and providing heated workshop space will strengthen links and collaborations between regional partners. For more information, see https://limnology.wisc.edu/trout-lake-station-welcome/.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.

威斯康星大学鳟鱼湖站的研究人员对威斯康星州北部的湖泊进行了全年的研究，一年中至少有六个月的时间对冰冻或接近冰冻的水体进行采样。鳟鱼湖站长期以来一直是国际冬季湖泊研究工作的贡献者和领导者，并为进入该领域的研究人员提供高质量冬季安全装备和实践培训的包容性选择而自豪。虽然鳟鱼湖站的专业知识和设备可以容纳额外的冬季研究，培训和推广；该站缺乏一个加热的工作空间，在那里人们可以逃离冰冷的温度，努力开发新的湖泊采样技术，并且可以适当地存储和维护现有的设备。通过建造一个全年供暖的研究车间，鳟鱼湖站将在季节和空间上增加其研究和推广能力。冬季仪器湖沼实验室（WILL）是一个约3600平方英尺的加热多功能研究附属建筑，由三个主要部分组成：1)主动齿轮集装区，2)大型车间/工具车间，以及3)传感器，浮标平台和湖沼齿轮制造空间。该建筑将采用木棒和框架设计，在北温带气候的所有季节都保持可工作的温度。WILL将取代现有的1200平方英尺的非加热工具车间。它将使外楼的研究工作空间增加三倍，并补充现有的11,200平方英尺的实验室和会议大楼。TLS的冬季研究用户群超出了威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校的校园，包括威斯康星自然资源部（WDNR）、国家生态观测站网络（NEON）的工作人员和科学家、全球湖泊生态观测站网络（GLEON）的研究人员、苏必利尔湖国家河口研究保护区（LSNERR）和地区大学。鳟鱼湖站旨在成为连接该地区水利益团体的枢纽。增加全年产能和提供加热车间空间将加强区域伙伴之间的联系和合作。欲了解更多信息，请参阅https://limnology.wisc.edu/trout-lake-station-welcome/.This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。