Upgrade of Power, Electrical and Communication Infrastructure at the Shoals Marine Laboratory

摘要浅滩海洋实验室电力、电气和通信基础设施的升级美国国家科学基金会向国家科学基金会野战站和海洋实验室改进计划提交的0225202号提案在莫林博士的指导下，从美国国家科学基金会向康奈尔大学海岸海洋实验室授予了一笔赠款，用于升级(1)电力和电力分配，以及(2)基本通信基础设施。SML是一个季节性野外观测站，位于缅因湾一个95英亩的岩石岛屿上，距离缅因州/NH边界海岸6英里。该设施位于一个对环境敏感的小岛上，其与世隔绝的性质要求SML仔细维护自己的通信、电力和电力、供水、海水输送和废水管理系统。该电站现有的发电机需要更换或重建，大部分配电系统可以追溯到20世纪70年代的S。这些系统已经达到危急状态，迫切需要改进，以符合当前的标准。SML的通信系统也需要现代化；到目前为止，外勤站只有有限和间歇性的互联网接入。对于研究人员、教职员工和实习生来说，实现与大陆及其实验室的电子联系一直非常困难，而且往往是不可能的。通过美国远程教育联盟[ADEC]的赠款，SML将于2002年接入互联网。ADEC是美国国家科学基金会赞助的一个项目。然而，该奖项不包括实验室设施、教室和行政办公室所在的各种分布广泛的建筑之间的硬布线和网络连接。语音和传真通信也很陈旧，不足以维持与SML在康奈尔的行政办公室的联系。现有的无线电话需要更换，需要增加第三条远程线路，以提供与大陆更可靠的连接，并缓解岛上仅有两条电话线可供多达25名工作人员、教职员工和研究人员使用的相关问题。为了完成电力和电气升级：(1)将购买一台新的113千瓦(千瓦)发电机，(2)将重建一台现有的65千瓦发电机，(3)将安装变压器、转换开关、电力调速器和配电盘、断路器和相关电缆，以重振过时的电力基础设施。发电机房也将通过增加通风和隔音来改善。通信基础设施升级将包括完成SML新的卫星互联网系统到校园的硬布线和网络连接。这些资金还将用于购买新的远程电话系统，并升级目前用于语音和传真通信的现有无线电话。SML作为一个致力于海洋研究、海洋科学本科生教学和教育公众关于我们世界海洋的野外站，即将进入第三十七个年头。SML位于一个特殊的位置，可以解决与实地海洋科学有关的重大问题。这里很容易进入各种丰富的沿海环境，包括潮间带、潮下带、海洋和陆地栖息地。在过去的30年里，通过SML的计划，沿着该岛潮间带进行的一系列有价值的生物多样性调查已经被编目。25年来，SML的鸟类环志站一直在记录鸟类迁徙的季节性模式。每年夏天都有200多名本科生参加16门以上的课程，其中大部分课程都有很强的研究成分。SML也是本科生研究体验(REU)网站。这个由NSF资助的项目允许9名REU实习生在SML进行定向的独立研究项目。此外，有6至12名访问研究人员使用SML作为主要的实地研究站点。许多团体也可以使用SML设施，包括SML成人教育课程、访问学术机构、环境组织(例如奥杜邦协会)、当地高中(每年夏天超过200名参与者)以及每年夏天超过1,000名日间和过夜游客参观，以了解海洋环境和该岛丰富的文化历史。

Abstract for Upgrade of Power, Electrical and Communication Infrastructureat the Shoals Marine LaboratoryNSF Proposal 0225202 submitted to the NSF Field Stations and Marine Laboratories Improvement ProgramA grant has been awarded from NSF to the Shoals Marine Laboratory (SML), Cornell University, under the direction of Dr. Morin to upgrade the (1) power and electrical distribution, and (2) basic communication infrastructure. SML is a seasonal field station situated on a 95-acre rocky island six miles off the coast from the Maine/NH border in the Gulf of Maine. The isolated nature of the facility on a small, environmentally sensitive offshore island necessitates that SML carefully maintain its own systems for communications, power and electricity, water, seawater delivery, and waste water management. The station's existing generators are in need of being replaced or rebuilt, and much of the electrical distribution system dates back to the 1970's. These systems have reached a critical state and urgent improvement is needed to conform to current standards. SML's communications systems also requires modernization; only limited and intermittent Internet access has been available at the field station up until now. It has been very difficult and often impossible for researchers, faculty, staff and interns to achieve electronic contact with the mainland and their labs. Through a grant from the American Distance Education Consortium [ADEC], an NSF sponsored project, SML will have Internet access in 2002. However the award does not include hardwiring and network connections between and among the various, widely spaced building that house the laboratory facilities, classrooms, and administrative offices. Voice and facsimile communications are also outdated and not adequate for maintaining connections to SML's administrative offices at Cornell. The existing radiophones need to be replaced, and a third remote line needs to be added to provide more reliable connections to the mainland, and alleviate the problems associated with having only two phone lines available for as many as 25 staff, faculty and researchers on island at a time. All these improvements are critical and they will greatly enhance SML's ability to provide quality research and educational experience to its constituents.To accomplish the power and electrical upgrade: (1) a new 113 KW (kilowatt) generator will be purchased, (2) an existing 65KW generator will be rebuilt, and (3) transformers, transfer switches, electrical governors and panels, circuit breakers, and associated cables will be installed to revitalize the outdated electrical infrastructure. The generator room will also be improved by adding ventilation and sound-proofing. The communication infrastructure upgrade will include completion of hardwiring and network connections for SML's new satellite Internet system to the campus. These funds will also be used to purchase a new remote telephone system, and upgrade the existing radio-telephones currently used for voice and facsimile communications. SML is entering its thirty-seventh year as a field station dedicated to marine research, undergraduate instruction in the marine sciences, and educating the general public about our world's oceans. SML is situated in an extraordinary location for addressing significant questions related to field marine science. There is easy access to a rich variety of coastal environments including intertidal, subtidal, oceanic and terrestrial habitats. A valuable continuous set of biodiversity surveys along the island's intertidal zone has been catalogued over the past 30 years through SML's programs. For over 25 years SML's bird banding station has been documenting seasonal patterns of bird migration. Each summer over 200 undergraduates participate in more than sixteen courses, most of which have a strong research component. SML is also a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site. This NSF funded program allows nine REU interns to carry out directed independent research projects at SML. In addition, six to twelve visiting researchers use SML as a primary field research site. SML facilities are also available to numerous groups including SML adult education courses, visiting academic institutions, environmental organizations (e.g., Audubon Society), local high schools (over 200 participants each summer), and over 1,000 day and overnight visitors visit each summer to learn about the marine environment and the island's rich cultural history.