Ship Operations Support 1993

WEATHERBIRD II是一艘通用研究船，由百慕大生物研究站公司拥有和运营。R/V WBII的1993年时间表总共有151个工作天，其中144天用于支持国家科学基金会资助的研究。科学巡航计划于5月初开始，在此之前，该船将在美国造船厂进行重大改装和改装。百慕大是美国JGOFS资助的两个时间序列站之一——百慕大大西洋时间序列研究站（BATS）的所在地。该项目为期55天，是一个五年制项目的第五年。有16个研究小组将在BATS项目的辅助基础上进行他们的研究。除了BATS邮轮外，WBII还将支持过去38年来每两周进行一次的S号水文站采样计划。WBII是支持海洋学研究的UNOLS船队的一部分。这些船只的操作方式与一般货船或渔船不同。NSF支持由全国各地的大学和研究机构运营的各种专门用于海洋学研究的船只的运作。

WEATHERBIRD II is a general purpose research vessel owned and operated by the Bermuda Biological Station for Research, Inc. The 1993 schedule for R/V WBII has a total of 151 operating days, of which 144 are in support of NSF-funded research. The scientific cruises are scheduled to commence in early May, prior to that the vessel will be in a US shipyard undergoing a major conversion and refit. Bermuda is the site of one of the two U.S. JGOFS funded time- series stations, the Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS). This program is scheduled for 55 days and is in the fifth year of a five year program. There are sixteen research groups who will conduct their research on an ancillary basis with the BATS program. In addition to the BATS cruises the WBII will support the biweekly Hydrostation S sampling program, which has been conducted for the past 38 years. The WBII is part of the UNOLS fleet that supports oceanographic research. These vessels do not operate in the same manner as general cargo or fishing vessels. NSF supports the operation of a variety of these vessels specifically dedicated to oceanographic research and operated by universities and research institutes around the country.