A Replacement 6000+ Meter Human Occupied Submersible for Ocean Research to be Operated by the United States National Deep Submergence Facility

提案#:OCE0120490PI: Barrie walden该奖项将为伍兹霍尔海洋研究所（Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution）运营的国家深潜设施（DSF）提供6000米以上载人潜水器的设计研究，致力于支持海洋科学研究。船舶采办和升级计划为船舶建造、升级、采办和设计研究提供资金。该项目将允许PI开始对深海潜水器进行概念设计研究，该潜水器最终可能取代老化的深海潜水器（DSV） Alvin。一艘能够下潜到6000米以上深度的潜水器将使美国科学家能够进入额外的35%的海底，以便在深海平原和深海海沟上开展有关生物多样性、生物量和工作过程的研究。这项研究将包括对新技术和硬件选择的详细评估。其他国家，如法国、日本和俄罗斯，已经拥有能够在这个深度下作业的载人潜水器。项目总监Barrie Walden完全有资格指导这个项目，他在监督DSV Alvin和其他潜水器方面有着丰富的经验，通过他对DSF的管理。* * *

Proposal #: OCE0120490PI: Barrie WaldenThis award will support a design study for a 6000+ Meter human occupied submersible for the National Deep Submergence Facility (DSF) operated by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and dedicated to support ocean science research. The Ship Acquisition and Upgrade Program provides funds for ship constructions, upgrades, acquisitions, and design studies. This project will allow the PI to begin a conceptual design study for a deep submergence vehicle that may eventually replace the aging deep submergence vehicle (DSV) Alvin. A submersible capable of operating to depths greater than 6000 meters would provide US scientists access to an additional 35% of the ocean floor to carryout studies pertaining to biodiversity, biomass, and processes at work on the abyssal plain and in deep sea trenches. The study will include a detailed evaluation of new technology and hardware options. Other countries, such as France, Japan, and Russia, already have manned submersibles capable of operating to this depth.The Project Director, Barrie Walden is fully qualified to direct this project having had considerable experience in supervising the DSV Alvin, and other submersibles through his management of the DSF. ***