Ship Operations, R/V Savannah

2012年，斯基德韦海洋研究所(SKIO)获得资金，用于继续Savannah号科考船的运营，以支持NSF资助的格鲁吉亚沿海和海洋水域内的科学研究。2012年，R/V Savannah计划运营168天，其中99天用于支持NSF同行评审的海上科学。这是一份为期五年的合作协议，2013-2016年的资金将根据NSF资助的研究的服务天数重新谈判和评估。R/V Savannah是一艘大学国家海洋实验室系统(UNLS)船，因此遵循联合国海洋实验室系统的安全标准和NSF检查要求。智力和技术优点：R/V Savannah是一艘92英尺长的沿海科考船，由沃什伯恩和多尔蒂造船公司于2001年9月交付。这艘船是在美国东南部大陆架、河口和河流环境中进行海洋学研究和教育活动的最有能力的平台之一。该船已被用于检查西佛罗里达大陆架和南大西洋海湾的底栖生物初级生产量，评估从沿海河口到墨西哥湾流环境中的微生物多样性，检查长期生态系统研究(LTER)研究地点内的生物地球化学动态，并开发区域海岸观测系统。此外，萨凡纳河已经并将用于萨凡纳河的多波束测量。甲板空间，大型液压A型框架，最大限度地扩大电缆弯曲半径以部署声学组件，以及通常安静的船舶操作使该船成为此类项目的理想之选。R/V Savannah的设计容量可容纳19名科学家和船员，使这艘船能够容纳与其大小相同的大型科学派对。

The Skidaway Institute of Oceanography (SKIO) is awarded funding to continue operations of research vessel Savannah in support NSF-funded scientific research within Georgia's coastal and ocean waters in the year 2012. For 2012, R/V Savannah plans to operate 168 days, of which 99 days are in support of NSF peer-reviewed sea-going science. This is a five-year cooperative agreement, and funding for the years 2013-2016 will be re-negotiated and evaluated based on the number of days in service of NSF funded research. R/V Savannah is operated as a University National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) ship, and as such follows UNOLS safety standards and NSF inspection requirements.Intellectual and Technical Merit:R/V Savannah is a 92-foot coastal research vessel, which was delivered from Washburn and Doughty shipbuilders in September 2001. This ship is one of the most capable platforms for conducting oceanographic research and education activities in the continental shelf, estuarine, and riverine environments of the Southeastern U.S. The vessel has been used to examine rates of benthic primary production on the West Florida Shelf and South Atlantic Bight, to assess microbial diversity in environments ranging from coastal estuaries to the Gulf Stream, to examine the biogeochemical dynamics within the Long Term Ecosystem Research (LTER) study sites and to develop a regional coastal observing system. In addition, the Savannah has been and will be used for a multibeam survey of the Savannah River. The deck space, a large hydraulic A-frame, which maximizes the cable bend radius necessary to deploy acoustic packages, and generally quiet vessel operations make this vessel ideal for these kinds of projects. R/V Savannahs design capacity to sleep 19 scientists plus crew enables the ship to accommodate large science parties for it's size.