WHOI: MISO Facility: Oceanographic Instrumentation Expanding and Enhancing Imaging and Sensor Capabilities to Support Seafloor Sampling and Observations for Oceanographic Research

二十多年来，伍兹霍尔海洋学研究所支持海洋学的多学科仪器设施提供了常规的深海成像、照明、电力和传感器仪器。自2002年以来，这种支持美国和国际学术海洋学许多学科的能力包括在超过75次研究巡航中成功使用的设备。MISO设施支持的一个关键组成部分是设计、开发和实施强大的深海成像能力，这些能力已用于各种深潜器（Alvin、PISCES、PISJason、AUV Sentry、AUV Hercules、PISCES-2、PISCES塞巴斯蒂安、Aegir 6000）、拖曳式深海成像系统（即，MISO TowCam系统、MISO设施开发的海底延时系统以及海底取样系统，如箱式取样器和多芯取样器。开放式创新计划建议提供资金，用于购买组装自主、自记录、高分辨率深海摄像机系统所需的以下组件：1）六（6）个深海电源灯DigiSeacam外壳73，8002美元2）两（2）个Hero 11多摄像机模块系统11，0283美元DSPL LED SeaLite 2050深海灯11，6454美元海底电缆7，000美元材料和用品 9，070美元IDC 五千九百三十一元 十一万八千四百七十四元 更广泛的影响 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 Multidisciplinary Instrumentation in Support of Oceanography (MISO) Facility at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has provided routine access to deep-sea imaging, lighting, power and sensor instrumentation for over two decades. This capability to support US and international academic oceanography across many disciplines has included equipment used successfully on over 75 research cruises since 2002. A key component of MISO Facility support has been the design, development and implementation of robust deep-sea imaging capabilities that have been used on a wide array of deep-submergence vehicles (Alvin, PISCES, ROV Jason, AUV Sentry, ROV Hercules, ROV DR-2, ROV Sebastian, ROV Aegir6000), towed deep-sea imaging systems (i.e., the MISO TowCam system, seafloor time lapse systems developed by the MISO Facility, and seafloor sampling systems such as box corers and multicorers. The OI Program recommends funding to purchase the following components required to assemble autonomous, self-recording, high-resolution deep-sea camera systems:1) Six (6) Deep-Sea Power & Light DigiSeacam housings $73,8002) Two (2) Hero11 multi-camera module systems $11,0283) DSPL LED SeaLite 2050 deep-sea lights $11,6454) Subsea Cabling $7,000 Materials and Supplies $9,070 IDC $5,931 $118,474 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.