Oceanographic Instrumentation

海洋大学海洋学研究生院 罗得岛将获得几项海洋学 将仪器放置在共享使用池中 设备. 该设备的维护是为了在 与R/V奋进号的关系，这是一艘由 由美国国家科学基金会和大学运营。 大部分 1991年该船的运营时间表是为了支持 NSF赞助的研究项目。 仪器将 也增加了船舶的能力， 大学支持研究和工程活动。 仪器包括： - 陀螺仪复示器，主要显示船舶航向 科学实验室， - 高密度计算机磁带驱动器，以增加共享使用， 航海计算能力， - 玫瑰花形取样器适配器板，以改进现有的 系统收集离散海水样本的能力， 特定的水深， - 尼斯金瓶，用于收集分散的海水样本， 不同深度的水柱， - 精确的声波探测器，用于确定 仪器包相对于水面或海底的位置， - 升级用于精密测量的精密盐度计 海水盐度的测定，以及 - 温度、电导率和风传感器， 常规数据收集能力，以及 - 箱式取样器升级，以便收集沉积物和土壤 海底的样本 上述仪器将增加 大学支持NSF赞助的能力 研究和工程项目。

The Graduate School of Oceanography at the University of Rhode Island will acquire several items of oceanographic instrumentation to be placed in a pool of shared use equipment. This equipment is maintained for use on or in association with the R/V ENDEAVOR, a research vessel owned by the NSF and operated by the university. A substantial part of the ship's operating schedule during 1991 is in support of NSF-sponsored research projects. The instrumentation will also increase the capabilities of the ship and of the University to support research and engineering activities. The instrumentation includes: -Gyro repeater to display ship's heading in the main scientific laboratory, -High density computer tape drive for increasing shared-use, sea-going computing capabilities, -Rosette sampler adapter plates to improve the existing system's ability for collecting discrete seawater samples at specific water depths, -Niskin bottles for collecting discrete seawater samples at various depths in the water column, -Precision acoustic pingers for determining position of an instrument package relative to the surface or seafloor, -Upgrade for a precision salinometer used for the precision determination of seawater salinity, and -Temperature, conductivity, and wind sensors to augment routine data collection capabilities, and -Box Corer upgrade to allow collection of sediment and soil samples from the sea floor. The instrumentation described above will increase the capability of the University to support NSF-sponsored research and engineering projects.