2023 Oceanographic Instrumentation (OI) RV Atlantic Explorer

请求资助R/V大西洋探索者号上的海洋仪器，这是一艘168英尺的通用科考船，由百慕大海洋科学研究所(BIOS)拥有和运营，作为美国学术研究舰队(ARF)的一部分。BIOS是一家美国501(C)3和509(A)非营利性研究和教育机构，在纽约州注册成立，地理位置位于百慕大岛。这艘船的任务是支持整个大西洋中部的资助科学研究，但特别是支持百慕大大西洋时间序列(BATS)计划。1)CTD旋转木马水样架$24,3652)Seapoint荧光仪迁移$22,9343)3.5 kHz传感器$14,600 IDC$10,894$72,793)Broader影响本建议的主要影响是根据建议指南(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。

A request is made to fund Oceanographic Instrumentation on R/V Atlantic Explorer, a 168’ general purpose research vessel owned and operated by Bermuda Institute of Ocean Science (BIOS) as part of the United States Academic Research Fleet (ARF). BIOS is a U.S. 501 (c) 3 and 509 (a) not-for-profit research and educational institution incorporated in the state of New York, and geographically located on the Island of Bermuda. The mission of the ship is to support funded science research throughout the Central Atlantic but specifically work in support of the Bermuda Atlantic Time-series (BATS) program. With this proposal, BIOS provides technical descriptions and rationale for the acquisition of the following Instrumentation:1) CTD Carousel Water Sampling Frame $24,3652) Seapoint Fluorometer Migration $22,9343) 3.5kHz Transducers $14,600 IDC $10,894 $72,793Broader 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.