Ship Operations- R/V Atlantis Operations

伍兹霍尔海洋研究所（WHOI）被授予资助，以支持2012年美国国家科学基金会在R/V亚特兰蒂斯上的科学研究行动。在217天的计划中，89%的时间将用于支持NSF同行评议项目；其他资金来源支持本年度剩余时间的安排。将于早春在大西洋与R/V Knorr一起进行ONR多船作业，将两艘WHOI船连接到大西洋。亚特兰蒂斯号将为美国全球海洋碳和重复水文测量计划（CLIVAR）进行两次巡航，线路A20和A22。今年初夏，ROV Jason将从R/V Atlantis上部署，在巴巴多斯海域研究渗水连接，这是美国国家科学基金会赞助的一次航行。在提交提案后，亚特兰蒂斯计划在赤道大西洋部署水听器。研究亚马逊盆地羽流的最后一次巡航将结束今年的运营计划。随后将进行工作，继续升级亚特兰蒂斯号R/V上的阿尔文处理系统，为阿尔文在2012年重新加入飞船做准备。这是一份为期五年的合作协议，协议中每一年的资金将根据支持nsf资助的研究的海上天数进行协商。亚特兰蒂斯号作为联合国特派团的一艘船运行，遵守联合国特派团的安全标准、INSURV和NSF的检查。这些由R/V Atlantis在2012年支持的同行评议项目的科学和知识价值已被严格评估，作为NSF拨款审查和奖励过程的一个组成部分。奖项授予过程的竞争性质确保了非常高的智力水平。亚特兰蒂斯号支持的研究项目所获得的知识和发现将增进对海洋的了解，并解决一系列重要的科学问题。该提案的目标是为亚特兰蒂斯号在2012年安全、高效地运行和维护提供资金支持，并确保其维护以支持其计划的生命周期。这种支持是科学任务安全和成功的必要先决条件。WHOI科考船提供必要的海上实验室，以有效和安全地将科学带到海上。这个群体包括高级海洋科学家、博士后和博士生、研究生和本科生以及工程师、技术人员和教师。这些智力上的努力扩大了我们的理解，激发了新的问题和科学理论。明年由R/V亚特兰蒂斯号支持的研究将对了解地球很重要。美国的气候以及它是如何随时间变化的。2012年，R/V亚特兰蒂斯号将部署杰森号对最近在开曼隆起中部发现的2个热液区进行取样，并进行渗透连通性研究。亚特兰蒂斯号还将为美国全球海洋碳和重复水文测量计划（CLIVAR）执行一个项目。R/VAtlantis还将支持载人飞行器ALVIN重新投入使用的计划。教育和推广项目，如潜水和探索http://science.whoi.edu/DiveDiscover，NSF?s COSEE中心，Ridge 2000和女性探索海洋将在这些游轮上展出。所有这些智力上的努力将在未来几年继续扩大我们对海洋的认识，激发新的问题，并证实科学理论，造福整个社会。海洋学考察是大学课堂的延伸，是一种非凡的教育经历。航行让参与者接触到新的想法，通过观察和实践教授基本的科学原理，并不可避免地提出一些问题，激发人们对海洋如何运作的新思考。人们越来越意识到我们有责任将这门科学带入课堂和公众，这导致了分享这些科学发现的新途径的发展。邮轮网站的概念通过实时图像、数据以及全国各地学校科学家和学生之间的双向交流，有效地进入了教室。这些努力已将航海经验从少数参与者扩展到全国各地教室中的数千名学生以及普通公众。世卫组织船上的科学家将使用这一工具，通过基于网络的方法在其所在机构或通过社区组织维护的网站展示他们的数据。世卫组织网站http://www.whoi.edu率先努力向公众展示研究考察的结果。2012年，WHOI船只与珀金斯盲人和残疾人学校继续开展的外展项目代表了向每个美国人扩大海上研究经验的前沿努力。

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is awarded funding to support NSF scientific research operations on R/V Atlantis in CY 2012. Eighty nine percent of the 217 days scheduled will support NSF peer-reviewed programs; other funding sources support the remainder of the year's schedule. An ONR multiple-ship operation will be conducted along with R/V Knorr in the Atlantic in early Spring which tie both WHOI ships to the Atlantic. R/V Atlantis will carry out two cruises for the US Global Ocean Carbon and Repeat Hydrography program (CLIVAR; lines A20 and A22. ROV Jason will deploy from R/V Atlantis to study Seep Connectivity off Barbados for an NSF sponsored voyage in early summer. A hydrophone deployment in the Equatorial Atlantic has been inserted on Atlantis' schedule after the submission of the proposal. A final cruise to study the Plume of the Amazon Basin will conclude the year's operating schedule. Work will then be conducted to continue upgrading the Alvin Handling System on R/V Atlantis in preparation for Alvin rejoining the ship in last 2012. This is a five-year cooperative agreement, and funding for each year of the agreement will be negotiated and is dependent on the number of days at sea in support of NSF-funded research. R/V Atlantis operates as a UNOLS ship, adhering to the UNOLS safety standards, INSURV and NSF inspections.Technical and Intellectual Merit These peer-reviewed projects supported by operations on R/V Atlantis in 2012 have been rigorously evaluated for scientific and intellectual merit as an integral part of the NSF grant review and award process. The competitive nature of the award granting process ensures a very high level of intellectual merit. Knowledge gained and the discoveries made by the research programs supported by R/V Atlantis will enhance understanding of the oceans and address a broad range of important scientific questions. The goal of this proposal is to provide funding support to safely and productively operate and maintain R/V Atlantis in 2012 and to ensure it is maintained to support its planned life-cycle. This support is an essential prerequisite for safe and successful scientific missions. Broad Impact Statement WHOI research vessels provide at-sea laboratories necessary to effectively and safely take science to sea. This community includes senior oceanographic scientists, post-doctoral and doctoral students, graduate and undergrad students as well as engineers, technicians, and teachers. These intellectual endeavors have broadened our understanding and have spurred on new questions and scientific theory. Research supported by R/V Atlantis next year will be important in understanding the Earth?s climate and how it changes over time. In 2012 R/V Atlantis will deploy Jason to sample 2 hydrothermal fields recently discovered on the Mid Cayman Rise and conduct Seep Connectivity studies. R/V Atlantis will also conduct a project for the US Global Ocean Carbon and Repeat Hydrography program (CLIVAR). R/VAtlantis will also support plans to bring the Human Occupied Vehicle ALVIN back into operations.Educational and outreach programs such as Dive & Discover http://science.whoi.edu/DiveDiscover,NSF?s COSEE Center, Ridge 2000, and Women Exploring the Ocean will be featured on thesecruises. All of these intellectual endeavors will continue to broaden our understanding of the oceans, stimulate new questions, and confirm scientific theory for years to come, benefiting society at large. Oceanographic expeditions are an extension of university classrooms and are an extraordinary educational experience. Voyages expose participants to new ideas, teach fundamental scientific principles through observation and practice, and inevitably raise questions that stimulate new thinking about how the oceans work. An increased awareness of our responsibility to bring this science into the classroom and to the public has resulted in the development of new avenues to share these scientific findings. The cruise web site concept has effectively reached classrooms with real-time images, data and two-way communication between scientists and students in schools across the country. These efforts have extended the sea-going experience from a handful of participants to thousands of students in classrooms across the country, as well as to the general public. Scientists on WHOI vessels will use this tool to present their data through web-based approaches either at their home institution or through web sites maintained by community organizations. The WHOI web site, http://www.whoi.edu, has pioneered efforts to present the results of research expeditions to the public. Outreach programs continuing in 2012 from WHOI vessels with the Perkins School for the Blind and Disabled represent cutting edge efforts to broaden the experience of conducting research at sea to every American.