Hawaii Ocean Time-Series: US-JGOFS Program Augmentation

该提案要求拨款，以扩大我们目前的国家科学基金会计划，在夏威夷瓦胡岛附近建立和维护一个深水水文站，作为全球海洋通量研究（GOFS）计划的一部分。我们的科学目标是：(1)观测和解释混合层和透光带生物化学的季节和年际变化；(2)观测和解释水柱上颗粒通量率和颗粒再矿化表观率的季节和年际变化；(3)了解上述(1)和(2)中提到的过程与水柱物理特征之间的相互关系。在GOFS-WOCE联合巡航期间，将分析水柱物理特性，作为世界海洋环流实验（WOCE）的一部分。如果申请成功，该申请将支持：(1)一名全职数据专家，负责记录保存、质量控制和向科学界分发数据；(2)一名兼职海洋技术人员，为HOT项目活动提供额外的现场支持，并与在ALOHA站工作的其他NSF受助者进行交流。

This proposal requests funds to augment our current NSF program to establish and maintain a deep-water hydrographic station near Oahu, Hawaii as part of the Global Ocean Flux Study (GOFS) program. Our scientific objectives are: (1) to observe and interpret the seasonal and interannual variability in the biology and chemistry of the mixed layer and the euphotic zone, (2) to observe and interpret the seasonal and interannual variability in the rates of particle flux and apparent rates of particle remineralization over the water column and (3) to understand the interrelationships between the processes mentioned in (1) and (2) above and the physical characteristics of the water column. Water column physical characteristics will be analyzed as part of the World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) during joint GOFS-WOCE cruises. If successful, this augmentation request will support: (1) a full-time data specialist who will be responsible for record keeping, quality control and distribution of data to the scientific community, (2) a half-time marine technician for additional field support of HOT program activities and to interface with other NSF grantees working at Station ALOHA.