Oceanographic Instrumentation

该奖项是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法111-5）资助的。请求为R/V Hugh M Sharp提供额外和备份仪器，R/V Hugh M Sharp是一艘146英尺的区域研究船，由特拉华州大学运营，是大学-国家海洋学实验室系统（UNOLS）研究船队的一部分。该请求包括按优先级列出的两个项目：1）替换CTD框架2）网络升级更广泛的影响：共享使用仪器的获取，维护和操作允许任何美国大学或实验室的NSF资助的研究人员访问工作，校准仪器进行研究，降低研究成本，并扩大潜在研究人员的基础。增加被损坏的水取样设备以及升级计算机系统将提高沿海船只R/V Sharp的研究效率。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).A request is made to fund additional and back-up instrumentation for the R/V Hugh M Sharp, a 146 foot Regional research vessel operated by the University of Delaware as part of the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) research fleet. The request includes two items listed by priority: 1) Replacement CTD Frame 2) Network UpgradesBroader Impacts: The acquisition, maintenance and operation of shared-use instrumentation allows NSF-funded researchers from any US university or lab access to working, calibrated instruments for their research, reducing the cost of that research, and expanding the base of potential researchers. The addition of the water sampling equipment that was damaged as well as the upgrading of the computer systems will enhance the research effectiveness of the coastal vessel R/V Sharp.