Shipboard Scientific Support Equipment: Oceanographic Cable

伍兹霍尔海洋研究所代表大学-国家海洋学实验室系统(海洋学实验室系统)提议主办国家科学基金会电缆库，并承担采购机电海洋电缆、扭矩平衡电缆线和合成绳，以满足国家科学基金海洋研究所船舶的需求，从2022年4月15日开始，为期五年。目前，电缆库维持两个储存点，以满足船队的需要。一个位于美国东海岸的伍兹霍尔海洋研究所，另一个位于西海岸的斯克里普斯海洋研究所海洋设施。1992年，启动了将所有新采购物资分配到东海岸或西海岸电缆池地点的程序。其结果是，所有电缆都在需要时从最近的储存地点分配给联索办事处船只。这一过程将继续进行。该水池将继续由国家科学基金会控制。此外，伍兹霍尔海洋研究所还代表联合国最不发达国家联盟提议，通过监督电缆和绳索的检查、验收、维护、测试和相关记录的保存，继续为电线池提供协调。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。

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, on behalf of the University-National OceanographicLaboratory System (UNOLS), proposes to host the National Science Foundation Wire Pool and undertake the procurement of electro-mechanical oceanographic cables, torque-balanced wire, and synthetic rope to meet the needs of UNOLS ships for a five-year period beginning 15 April 2022.Currently, the Wire Pool maintains two storage locations to meet the needs of the fleet. One is located on the East Coast of the United States at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the other is on the West Coast at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography marine facility. In 1992 the procedure of allocating the delivery of all new procurements to either the East Coast or West Coast cable pool locations was initiated. The result is that all cables are allocated to UNOLS vessels from the nearest storage location as the need arises. This procedure will continue. The pool will remain under the control of the National Science Foundation. Further, on behalf of UNOLS, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution proposes to continue to provide coordination of the Wire Pool by overseeing the inspection, acceptance, maintenance, testing and associated recordkeeping of the cables and ropes.Broader Impacts The 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.