Shipboard Scientific Support Equipment Enhancements 2009

摘要2009年7月7日提案编号：0943524机构：华盛顿大学PI： W. Wilcock该提案将使用2009年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法111-5）提供的资金进行奖励。该提案要求为华盛顿大学运营的船舶提供许多船上科学支持（SSSE）项目;即R/V THOMPSON和巴恩斯。 这些请求特别包括过去NSF检查、海军INSURV或巡航后评估（PCA）推荐的项目，以及由于成本原因被运营商推迟的项目。 所有要求的项目都将提高安全性，增强科学支持能力，或延长船舶使用寿命。 由于这些要求的性质和时间，SSSE计划通常要求的供应商报价标准被免除，其中许多数字是出于预算目的提供的估计数，主要基于船舶运营商过去类似工作的经验。 更广泛的影响： 华盛顿大学的船只支持联邦资助的科学研究，在世界各地的海洋，以扩大人类对海洋环境的知识。 在运营期间，这些船只通过海上教师计划、从船只到海岸的实时卫星连接以及大学开放日活动，定期让研究生和本科生接触航海海洋学。 总的来说，汤普森和巴恩斯计划在2009年完成超过260个NSF赞助的日子。

ABSTRACT 07 July 2009Proposal Number: 0943524Institution: University of WashingtonPI: W. WilcockThis proposal will be awarded using funds made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).The proposal requests numerous Shipboard Scientific Support (SSSE) items for the vessels operated by the University of Washington; namely the R/V THOMPSON and BARNES. The requests specifically include items that have been recommended from past NSF inspections, Navy INSURV's, or Post-Cruise Assessments (PCA's) and have been otherwise deferred by the operators due to cost. All of the items requested will either improve safety, enhance science support capability, or extend vessel service life. Due to the nature and timing of these requests, the vendor quotation standards normally required by the SSSE Program were waived out of necessity with many of the figures provided as estimates for budgetary purposes and based mainly on past experience of the vessel operators for similar work. Broader Impacts: The University of Washington vessels support federally funded scientific research throughout the world's oceans to expand human knowledge of the ocean environment. During operations, the vessels routinely expose graduate and undergraduate students to seagoing oceanography through the Teachers at Sea program, real-time satellite connectivity from ship to shore, and University open house events. All told, the THOMPSON and BARNES are scheduled to complete over 260 NSF sponsored days in 2009.