Ship Operations Support

1993年，哥伦比亚大学拉蒙特-多尔蒂地质学系 天文台将于二○ ○三年操作研究船MAURICE EWING， 支持NSF资助的科学研究。 尤因是一个230' 具有专门能力的通用研究船， 海洋地质学和海洋物理学。 虽然这艘船在世界各地运营， 1993年的游轮将仅限于大西洋。 继1993年初的一次上篮后，EWING将支持6架 项目从北大西洋，并最终南至Vema 南大西洋断裂带。 这艘船是国家科学研究所使用的舰队的一部分 支持海洋学研究基金会。 最 海洋项目需要高度专业化的设备， 得到了船上船员的大力支持。 日益 研究项目需要的设备必须是永久性的， 安装在船上，因此需要专门的船只。 这些 船舶的操作与普通货船/渔船不同， 因此，美国国家科学基金会支持各种船舶的运行 专门致力于海洋学研究， 由全国各地的大学和研究机构。

In 1993, Columbia University, Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory will operate the research vessel MAURICE EWING in support of NSF-funded scientific research. The EWING is a 230' general purpose research vessel with specialized capability in marine geology and geophysics. Although the vessel operates world wide, cruises in 1993 will only be in the Atlantic Ocean. Following a lay-up in early 1993 the EWING will support six projects from the North Atlantic and ultimately south to the Vema Fracture Zone in the South Atlantic. This vessel is part of a fleet used by the National Science Foundation in support of oceanographic research. Most oceanographic projects require highly specialized equipment and extensive support from the ship's crew members. Increasingly research projects require equipment which must be permanently installed on the vessel, thus requiring specialized vessels. These vessels do not operate the same as general cargo/fishing vessels, therefore NSF supports the operation of a variety of vessels specifically dedicated to oceanographic research that are operated by universities and research institutes around the country.