Ship Operations- R/V Hugh R. Sharp

根据美国国家科学基金会合作协议OCE-0612072的续签，这项提议获得了对R/V休·R·夏普业务五年业务中的第一年的支持。船舶奖励将每年重新谈判，并基于支持NSF资助的研究计划的船舶时间天数。R/V Hugh R.Sharp是一艘由特拉华大学拥有和运营的最先进的沿海考察船。这艘船可以搭载14至16名科学家进行长达18天的巡航，并支持来自海洋学所有学科的项目。这艘船是一项地区性资产，为来自美国各地许多机构的研究人员提供服务。这艘船通常在从纽约长岛到北卡罗来纳州哈特拉斯角以及特拉华州和切萨皮克湾的沿海水域作业。项目偶尔会要求这艘船在北至缅因湾、南至佛罗里达、远至近海至百慕大的海域作业。R/V Hugh R.Sharp的运营资金主要由国家科学基金会(NSF)、海军研究办公室(ONR)、国家海洋和大气管理局(NOAA)以及其他科学用户提供。2012年，休·R·夏普号R/V计划在海上航行约196天。国家科学基金会资助的项目约占总天数的46%。学术价值：R/V Hugh R.Sharp为NSF资助的科学项目提供直接的现场支持，这些项目的知识价值由国家科学基金会内部的同行评审过程确定。2011年，国家科学基金会资助了R/V休·R·夏普55%的船日。这些邮轮包括3个特拉华湾项目和3个切萨皮克湾项目。更广泛的影响：由R/V Hugh R.Sharp支持的科学项目将直接提高对海洋环境的科学了解，这反过来可能会改善生活在大西洋中部和更远地区的人们的健康和福祉。为了展示这一重要角色，R/V休·R·夏普是地球、海洋和环境学院公共宣传计划的组成部分。从2009年到2011年，在一年一度的海岸日期间，R/V休·R·夏普是海滨的焦点，这是学院的开放日，吸引了超过1万人。这艘船已经参加了？海上教师？在美国国家海洋和大气局的扇贝巡航期间，该计划为期三年。这项计划允许教育工作者有机会在科考船上工作，同时通过提供额外的甲板上的手来帮助科学党。许多邮轮都有由本科生和研究生组成的科学赞誉。R/V休·R·夏普号和船员们已经为当地社区和邻近各州的高中后备军团、科学班和中学小组提供了几次参观这艘船的机会。

This proposal is awarded support for the first of five years of operation under a renewal of the NSF Cooperative Agreement, OCE-0612072, for operations of R/V Hugh R. Sharp. Ship awards will be renegotiated each year and is based on the number of days of ship time in support of NSF funded research program. The R/V Hugh R. Sharp is a state-of-the-art, coastal research vessel that is owned and operated by the University of Delaware. The vessel can carry fourteen to sixteen scientists on cruises up to eighteen days in duration and supports projects from all disciplines of oceanography. The vessel is a regional asset, serving researchers from many institutions throughout the United States. The vessel typically operates in the coastal waters from Long Island, New York, to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, as well as the Delaware and Chesapeake Bays. Projects occasionally require the vessel to work as far north as the Gulf of Maine, as far south as Florida, and as far offshore as Bermuda. Operational funding for the R/V Hugh R. Sharp is provided primarily by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Office of Naval Research (ONR), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), as well as other scientific users. In 2012, the R/V Hugh R. Sharp is scheduled for approximately 196 days at sea. Projects funded by the National Science Foundation account for approximately 46% of the total days. Intellectual Merit: The R/V Hugh R. Sharp provides direct field support to NSF funded science programs, the intellectual merit of these programs being determined by the peer review process within the National Science Foundation. In 2011, the National Science Foundation funded 55% of the ship days on the R/V Hugh R. Sharp. These cruises included 3 Delaware Bay projects and 3 Chesapeake Bay projects. Broader Impacts: The science projects supported by the R/V Hugh R. Sharp will directly improve scientific understanding of the marine environment, which may in turn improve the health and well being of people living in the mid-Atlantic and beyond. To provide exposure to this important role, the R/V Hugh R. Sharp is an integral part of the public outreach program at the College of Earth, Ocean and Environment. From 2009 through 2011, the R/V Hugh R. Sharp was a focal point on the waterfront during the annual Coast Day, an open house at the College which draws over ten thousand people. The ship has participated in the ?Teachers at Sea? program for three years during its NOAA Scallop cruises. This program allows educators an opportunity to work on a research vessel while assisting the science party by providing extra hands on deck. Many cruises have a scientific compliment made up of undergraduate and graduate students. The R/V Hugh R. Sharp and crew have been available for several tours of the ship by high school ROTC groups, science classes and middle school groups from the local community as well as from neighboring states.