Shipboard Scientific Support Equipment: Oceanographic Cable

伍兹霍尔海洋学研究所代表大学-国家海洋学实验室系统（UNOLS），提议主办国家科学基金会电线池，并采购机电海洋学电缆，扭矩平衡电线和合成绳，以满足UNOLS船舶从2022年4月15日开始的五年期需求。电线池维持两个存储位置以满足车队的需要。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，开始了将所有新的采购分配到东海岸或西海岸电缆池位置的程序。其结果是，所有电缆都是在需要时从最近的储存地点分配给联合国日内瓦办事处的船只。这一程序将继续下去。该游泳池将继续由国家科学基金会控制。此外，伍兹霍尔海洋学研究所代表联合国海洋和海洋法办事处提议，继续对电缆池进行协调，监督电缆和绳索的检查、验收、维护、测试和相关记录。 本提案的主要影响是提案指南（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NSF资助的海洋学研究项目（这些项目单独接受NSF相关研究计划的单独审查）。 共享使用仪器的获取、维护和操作允许来自美国任何大学或实验室的NSF资助的研究人员使用工作、校准的仪器进行研究，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。

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.