University of Georgia/RV Savannah Oceanographic Instrumentation

本提案的主要影响是根据提案指南(NSF 13-589)的功绩审查标准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、维护和操作使美国国家科学基金会资助的任何大学或实验室的研究人员都可以获得工作中的、校准的仪器进行研究，降低了研究成本，并扩大了潜在研究人员的基础。有人请求为Savannah研究船的海洋仪器提供资金，Savannah研究船是一艘92英尺长的沿海调查船，由斯基德韦海洋研究所拥有和运营，是大学-国家海洋实验室系统(UNLS)研究船队的一部分。自2001年秋季投入使用以来，这艘沿海/本地级考察船已被证明是一系列研究和教育项目的一个有能力和具有成本效益的平台。这艘船的主要工作区域一直是美国东南部的大陆架、海岸和河口环境。这艘船还进行了穿越墨西哥湾流进入西部马尾藻海的巡航，并远至加勒比海东南部的库拉索岛。R/V Savannah是专门设计的，具有很大的科学停泊能力，以便在海洋和河口环境中提供学习机会，并向不同的、往往服务不足的学生群体展示海洋学研究方法。2016年，R/V萨凡纳号完成了205天的海上航行。NSF资助的项目占总航程的60天(35%)。2017年，该船目前有151天的预定天数，其中59天(40%)用于NSF。在这份提案中，斯基德韦提供了收购以下海洋仪器的技术说明和理由：冗余CTD系统$59,725 Knudsen Chirp 3260$74,940$134,665

The 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.A request is made to fund Oceanographic Instrumentation for the Research Vessel Savannah, a 92 foot coastal research vessel, owned and operated by Skidaway Institute of Oceanography as part of the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) research fleet. Since being put into service in the fall of 2001, this coastal/local class research vessel has proven to be a capable and cost-effective platform for a range of research and education projects. The primary working area for the vessel has been the continental shelf, coastal and estuarine environments of the Southeastern United States. The ship has also conducted cruises that have crossed the Gulf Stream into the western Sargasso Sea and as far as Curacao in the SE Caribbean. The R/V Savannah has been specifically designed with a large science berthing capacity to provide learning opportunities in ocean and estuarine environments and to demonstrate oceanographic research methodologies to diverse and often under-served student populations. In 2016, the R/V Savannah completed 205 days at sea. NSF funded projects accounted for 60 days (35%) of the total sailing schedule. In 2017, the vessel currently has 151 days scheduled, of which 59 days (40%) are for NSF. With this proposal, Skidaway provides technical descriptions and rationale for the acquisition of the following Oceanographic Instrumentation:Redundant CTD System $59,725 Knudsen Chirp 3260 $74,940 $134,665