Shipboard Scientific Support Equipment: Oceanographic Cable

伍兹霍尔海洋研究所代表大学-国家海洋实验室系统（UNOLS）提议主办国家科学基金会电线池，并承担采购机电海洋电缆，扭矩平衡线和合成绳，以满足从2022年4月15日开始的为期五年的UNOLS船舶需求。目前，Wire Pool维护两个存储位置，以满足车队的需求。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学研究所的海洋设施。1992年开始了将所有新采购分配到东海岸或西海岸电缆池地点的程序。其结果是，根据需要，所有电缆都从最近的储存地点分配给联索特派团的船只。此过程将继续。该池将继续由美国国家科学基金会控制。此外，伍兹霍尔海洋研究所代表联卢观察团提议继续协调电线池，监督电缆和绳索的检查、验收、维修、测试和有关记录的保存。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。

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.