Oceanographic Instrumentation - 2014

请求为R/V Atlantis上的额外和后备仪器提供资金，274？通用全球船和R/V KNOR279英寸通用全球船，这两艘船都是由伍兹霍尔海洋研究所作为大学-国家海洋实验室系统研究船队的一部分运营的。这两艘船都属于美国海军，拥有最先进的仪器设备，并支持海洋研究的所有学科。它们被认为是全球飞船，可以容纳最多32人的科学考察队长达60天。这些飞船在世界各地工作？S海洋支持主要由美国政府机构资助的科学。R/V Atlantis专门装备用于下水和维修Alvin、载人潜水器以及国家深潜器(NDSF)的其他运载工具。2013年，R/V KNORR完成了253天的海上航行。NSF资助的项目占总航程(226天)的89%。R/V Atlantis在2013年完成了229天的海上航行。NSF资助的项目占总航程(223天)的97%。2014年，R/V Knorr计划为248天，其中NSF占总航行计划的52%(129天)，而R/V Atlantis计划为301天，NSF占其中的276天或92%。本提案要求的海洋仪器包括：1)Valeport 500 kHz高度计$12,800更广泛的影响本提案的主要影响是根据提案指南(NSF 13-589)的优点审查标准2。它为科学家提供基础设施支持，以使用该船及其共享仪器，以支持他们由NSF资助的海洋研究项目(这些项目单独接受NSF相关研究计划的单独审查)。共享仪器的获取、维护和操作使任何美国大学或实验室的NSF资助的研究人员都可以获得用于其研究的工作、校准的仪器，从而降低了研究成本，并扩大了潜在研究人员的基础。

A request is made to fund additional and back-up instrumentation on R/V Atlantis, a 274? general purpose Global vessel and R/V Knorr, a 279?general purpose Global vessel, both of which are operated by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution as part of the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System research fleet. Both vessels are owned by the U.S. Navy, have state-of-the-art instrumentation and support all disciplines of oceanographic research. They are considered Global vessels and can accommodate a scientific party of up to 32 persons for as many as 60 days. The vessels work in all the world?s oceans supporting science funded primarily by U.S government agencies. R/V Atlantis is specifically outfitted for launching and servicing Alvin, the human occupied submersible as well as other vehicles of the National Deep Submergence Facility (NDSF). In 2013, the R/V Knorr completed 253 days at sea. NSF funded projects accounted for 89% of the total sailing schedule (226 days). R/V Atlantis completed 229 days at sea in 2013. NSF funded projects accounted for 97% of the total sailing schedule (223 days). In 2014, R/V Knorr is scheduled for 248 days with NSF days accounting for 52% (129 days) of the total sailing schedule while R/V Atlantis is scheduled for 301 days with NSF accounting for 276 of those or 92%.Oceanographic Instrumentation requested in this proposal includes: 1) Valeport 500 kHz Altimeters $12,800 Broader ImpactsThe principal impact of the present proposal is under Merit Review Criterion 2 of the Proposal Guidelines (NSF 13-589). It provides 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.