A Workshop Proposal: Alternative Sampling Platforms for Oceanographic Research in the Antarctic

极地方案办公室(国家科学基金会)正在考虑南极各种潜在的非船舶采样平台的需求和未来的用途，以支持南极的海洋研究活动。为了帮助为这一讨论提供信息，弗吉尼亚海洋科学研究所(VIMS)将于2006年8月2日至3日在华盛顿特区召开一次研讨会，讨论现有技术、新出现的问题以及此类平台作为南极研究的一部分的可能性。将邀请约20名讲习班与会者，他们既有远程采样平台(包括AUV、滑翔机、系留/振荡仪器)的研究和技术专长，也有在南极进行研究的困难，使他们能够对这项技术、其开发和用途以及其他研究支持要求有价值的见解。由于研讨会将在华盛顿特区举行，NSF项目官员和其他选定的政府官员将有机会参加研讨会并与参与者直接互动，从而了解南极研究界的需求。所有受邀者将有机会展示突出替代平台需求的最新研究进展，以及展示非极地环境下AUV的成果。拟议的讲习班将总结替代采样平台的发展状况，以及可利用这些平台满足的一些关键科学需求。这项评估将对海洋学界，特别是极地研究人员产生深远的积极影响。

The Office of Polar Programs (National Science Foundation) is considering the needs and future use of various potential non-ship based sampling platforms in the Antarctic in support of Antarctic oceanographic research activities. To help inform this discussion, the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) will convene a workshop from August 2-3, 2006 in Washington, DC to discuss the present technologies available, the emerging issues, and the potential for such platforms to be used as part of Antarctic research. There will be approximately twenty workshop attendees invited, with both research and technical expertise in remote sampling platforms (including AUVs, gliders, tethered/oscillating instruments), as well as the difficulties of conducting research in the Antarctic, giving them valuable insights into the technology, its developments, and uses, as well as other research support requirements. Since the workshop would take place in Washington, DC, NSF program officers and other selected government officials will have an opportunity to attend the workshop and interact directly with participants, thereby gaining understanding of the needs of the Antarctic research community. All invitees will have the opportunity to present recent research advances that highlight the needs of alternate platforms, as well as presenting results from AUVs in non-polar settings. The proposed workshop will providing a summary of the state of development of alternative sampling platforms, as well as some of the critical science needs that can be addressed using these platforms. The assessment will have far reaching positive impacts for the oceanographic community and in particular polar researchers.