Under ice probes for SCICEX Phase 2 submarine cruises in the Arctic.

NSF是参与的联邦机构之一，它利用现有的核潜艇舰队（SSN），从北极地区的一个独特的研究平台支持北极海洋科学研究。这已经在1993年至1999年进行的潜艇北极科学巡航（sciexs）第1阶段期间成功地进行了演示。SCICEX项目继续利用现有的潜艇平台，其第二阶段的目标是提高对北冰洋过程及其在地球气候系统中的作用的理解。美国国家科学基金会（National Science Foundation）已同意为sciex第二阶段的北极潜艇科学巡航提供6个水下探测器（CTD）的费用支持。制定了一份备忘录（附件），概述了包括国家科学基金会在内的赞助科学机构如何分配进行巡航的费用。国家科学基金会的份额被确定为6万美元。费用的确定在2005年sciex住宿协议备忘录中进行了概述。

NSF is one of the participating federal agencies that makes use of the existing fleet nuclear submarienes (SSN's)in order to support Arctic marine science research from a unique research platform in the northern polar regions. This has been successfully demonstrated during the Submarine Arctic Science Cruises (SCICEXs) Phase 1 conducted from 1993 to 1999. The SCICEX program continues to capitalize on the exixting submarine platforms with Phase 2 goals to improve the understanding of Arctic Ocean processes and their role in the Earth's climate system.The National Science Foundation has agreed to support the ost o under ince probes (CTD's) for the SCICEX Phase 2 submarine scientific cruises in the Arctic. An MOA was developed (and is attached) that outlines how the costs for conductiong the cruises would be split among the sponsoring scientific agencies including NSF. It was determined that NSF's share would be $60,000. The determination of the costs are outlined in the 2005 SCICEX Accommodation MOA.