University of Georgia/RV Savannah Oceanographic Instrumentation

萨凡纳研究船是一艘92英尺长的海岸研究船，由Skidaway海洋学研究所拥有和运营，是学术研究舰队（ARF）的一部分。该船的主要工作区域是美国东南部的大陆架、海岸和河口环境。这艘船还进行了穿越墨西哥湾流进入马尾藻海西部的巡航，最远到达加勒比海东南部的库拉索岛。R/V萨凡纳号专门设计了一个大型的科学停泊能力，为海洋和河口环境提供学习机会，并向不同的、往往服务不足的学生群体展示海洋学研究方法。2020年，在大流行缩短的季节，R/V萨凡纳号完成了51天的海上航行。NSF资助的项目占总航行时间的34天（71%）。2021年，该船目前计划190天，其中107天（56%）用于NSF。根据该提案，Skidaway公司为以下海洋仪器的采购提供了技术描述和基本原理：实验室和网络UPS (ESTIMATE) $7,638SBE 32C塔闩锁组件$ 16,4443贯穿生物地球化学光学系统$245,278数据存在系统$11,550 $280,909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 Oceanographic Instrumentation for the Research Vessel Savannah, a 92-foot coastal research vessel, owned and operated by Skidaway Institute of Oceanography as part of the Academic Research Fleet (ARF). The primary working area for the vessel has been the continental shelf, coastal and estuarine environments of the Southeastern United States. The ship has also conducted cruises that have crossed the Gulf Stream into the western Sargasso Sea and as far as Curacao in the SE Caribbean. The R/V Savannah has been specifically designed with a large science berthing capacity to provide learning opportunities in ocean and estuarine environments and to demonstrate oceanographic research methodologies to diverse and often under-served student populations. In 2020, in a pandemic-shortened season, the R/V Savannah completed 51 days at sea. NSF funded projects accounted for 34 days (71%) of the total sailing schedule. In 2021, the vessel currently has 190 days scheduled, of which 107 days (56%) are for NSF. With this proposal, Skidaway provides technical descriptions and rationale for the acquisition of the following Oceanographic Instrumentation:Laboratory and Network UPS (ESTIMATE) $7,638SBE 32C Pylon latch assembly $16,443Flow-through Biogeochemical Optical System $245,278Data-presence System $11,550 $280,909Broader 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.