Operation of a Community Marine-Atmospheric Sampling Facility at Tudor Hill, Bermuda, 2021-2024

该项目支持百慕大都市山海洋大气观测站。由于位于北大西洋西部，百慕大一直是许多海洋大气研究的重要地点。天文台装备精良，可以进行研究，在都铎山上有野外实验室和一座23米高的塔楼。这使得科学家能够研究海洋上空大气的化学和物理。大气层的这一部分在海洋和大气之间的水分、化学物质和能量的转移中起着重要作用。现场的日常工作包括观察和记录天气情况，以及对雨水和空气进行采样。此外，还收集了一些研究伙伴的样本和数据，包括美国国家海洋和大气管理局、美国国家航空航天局和许多美国和国际大学。除了支持研究，该项目还将提供一系列教育机会，包括通过国家科学基金会资助的本科生研究经验方案，以及百慕大海洋科学研究所的其他实习和课程。都铎山海洋大气观测站的持续运行和维护促进了关于海洋对流层和海洋-大气交换过程的化学和物理的研究。该项目的具体目标是：1)运营和维护百慕大都铎山上的大气采样设施；2)继续收集连续的气象数据和每周的大块气溶胶和降雨样本，这些样本将在基本资料处存档，供其他研究人员免费使用；3)收集更多的大气样本和数据供外部调查人员使用，并供外部调查人员使用。该设施正在进行的合作伙伴活动包括为NASA(AERONET)和NOAA项目(臭氧和温室气体监测)进行监测和数据获取，并将于2021年为美国国家大气沉积计划(NADP)建立一个新的采样点。THMAO网站将有助于开展对政府间气候变化框架委员会、国际海洋观测卫星系统和地球观测系统等国际倡议至关重要的研究。在区域背景下，都铎山设施将补充正在进行的马尾藻海海洋学时间序列研究，包括S水电站和BATS。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智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This project supports the Tudor Hill Marine Atmospheric Observatory in Bermuda. Because of its location in the western North Atlantic Ocean, Bermuda has been an important location for many studies of the marine atmosphere. The observatory is well equipped for carrying out research, with field laboratories and a 23 meter tower at Tudor Hill. This allows scientists to study the chemistry and physics of the atmosphere over the oceans. This part of the atmosphere plays an important role in the transfer of moisture, chemicals, and energy between the ocean and the atmosphere. Routine work at the site includes the observation and recording of weather conditions, and sampling of rain and air. In addition, samples and data are collected for a number of research partners, including NOAA, NASA and many US and international universities. As well as supporting research, this project will provide a range of educational opportunities, including through the NSF-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program, and through other internships and courses at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences.The continued operation and maintenance of the Tudor Hill Marine Atmospheric Observatory facilitates research concerning the chemistry and physics of the marine troposphere and ocean-atmosphere exchange processes. The specific objectives of the project are to: 1) Operate and maintain the atmospheric sampling facility at Tudor Hill, Bermuda; 2) Continue collection of continuous meteorological data and weekly bulk-aerosol and rain samples, which will be archived at BIOS and made freely available to other researchers; and 3) Collect additional atmospheric samples and data for external investigators, and provide for the use of the facility by external investigators. Ongoing partner activities at the facility include monitoring and data acquisition for NASA (AERONET) and NOAA programs (Ozone and greenhouse gas monitoring), and a new sampling location will be established for the US National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP) in 2021. The THMAO site will enable research to be undertaken that is central to international initiatives such as IGAC, SOLAS and GEOTRACES. In a regional context, the Tudor Hill facility will complement ongoing oceanographic time-series research in the Sargasso Sea, including Hydrostation S and BATS.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.