2010 Oceanographic Instrumentation: Replacement of the 12 Khz Transducer for R/V Atlantic Explorer

一项请求是资助更换仪器的R/V大西洋探索者，一个168？百慕大海洋科学研究所（BIOS）运营的一艘通用研究船，是大学-国家海洋学实验室系统（UNOLS）研究船队的一部分。 申请包括一个项目：（1）12 KHz传感器申请资金用于购买替换的12 KHz传感器。现有的传感器发生故障，不再运行。更广泛的影响：本提案的主要影响是在标准二下，为科学家提供基础设施支持，以使用该船及其共享使用的仪器，以支持他们的NSF资助的海洋学研究项目（由NSF的相关研究计划单独进行审查）。 共享使用仪器的获取、维护和操作允许来自任何美国大学或实验室的NSF资助的研究人员使用工作、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。

A request is made to fund replacement instrumentation on the R/V Atlantic Explorer, a 168? general purpose research vessel operated by Bermuda Institute of Ocean Science (BIOS) as part of the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) research fleet. The request includes one item:1) 12 KHz TransducerFunds are requested for acquisition of a replacement 12 KHz Transducer. The existing transducer failed and is no longer operational.Broader Impacts: The principal impact of the present proposal is under criterion two, providing infrastructure support for scientists to use the vessel and its shared-use instrumentation in support of their NSF-funded oceanographic research projects (which individually undergo separate review by the relevant research program of NSF). 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.