Support for a Modified Fisher 1650 MV Aluminum Boat with 40hp Mercury Outboard for Water Column and Vibracore Sampling

小行星9625992 这笔赠款提供了7 750美元，用于支持奥本大学地质系购买一艘改装的Fisher 1650 MV铝制船，该船配有40马力的Mercury舷外机和一个铝制振动器支架和工作平台。 该设备是必不可少的PI的积极实地研究计划，研究热带和温带植物埋藏在河流三角洲系统在美国东南部和东南亚。 新设备将取代一艘使用了20年的jon船和拖车，这些船和拖车的使用寿命即将结束，存在潜在的安全隐患。 从船上进行水柱和振动取样需要振动取样器架和工作平台。 PI对植物材料在现代沉积环境中的命运的研究对于理解孢粉化石记录具有根本的重要性。 此外，该设备的使用为研究生和本科生提供了宝贵的现场经验。 ***

9625992 Gastaldo This grant provides $7,750 in support of the costs of acquiring a modified Fisher 1650 MV aluminum boat with a 40 hp Mercury outboard and an aluminum vibracore rack and working platform for the Department of Geology at Auburn University. This equipment is essential to the PI's active field research programs studying tropical and temperate plant taphonomy in fluvio-deltaic systems both in the southeastern U.S. and also in southeast Asia. The new equipment will replace a twenty year old jon boat and trailer which are nearing the end of their useful life and present potential safety hazards. The vibracore rack and working platform are necessary to conduct both water column and vibracore sampling from the boat. The PI's research on the fate of plant materials in recent sedimentary environments are of fundamental importance for understanding the palynological fossil record. Additionally, the use of this equipment provides valuable field experiences to graduate and undergraduate students. ***