Ship Operations - R/V ROGER REVELLE

斯克里普斯海洋研究所(SIO)建议在2018-2022年的五年内继续运营罗杰·雷弗尔号科考船，以支持NSF资助的科学研究。罗杰·雷维尔是一艘能力强大、装备精良的通用全球级科考船，由美国海军拥有，自1996年该船引入美国学术研究舰队以来一直由SIO运营。作为大学-国家-海洋实验室系统(UNLS)协作框架内预定的大型共享设施，Roger Revelle将接待来自美国各地的科学家进行不同学科的研究。这艘船将以一种提高安全性、能力和效率的方式进行操作，以最大限度地增加NSF对该船和船上实施的项目的投资。SIO在船舶维护、法规遵从性、外国通关、船员配备和后勤方面采用了严格的方法，以便科学任务可以成功地按时完成。罗杰·里维尔号上的科学任务在全球范围内完成了对样本和数据的观察、测量和收集。自1907年以来，由SIO操作的船只在探索地球的过程中发挥了关键作用，并继续为美国的海洋研究工作做出重大贡献。SIO的船舶运营部门支持NSF的核心价值观，即卓越的科学、卓越的组织、卓越的学习、包容和问责。这里建议的船只管理和作业能够对人类福祉所依赖的自然环境中的物理和生物过程进行变革性的科学研究。这一提议的学术价值被船上科学家进行的研究项目的综合价值所放大。在2018年，罗杰·雷维尔将支持美国国家科学基金会在太平洋开展的八个不同项目，这些项目涉及海洋生态、海洋化学、海洋观测、地震学、火山学、地震和海啸灾害、物理海洋学和板块构造。NSF赞助的研究(包括海洋观测计划研究)将占罗杰·雷维尔今年工作的63%(155天)。其余的工作将由NASA(42天，17%)、海军(16天，7%)、斯克里普斯海洋研究所(10天，4%)和其他学术机构或海军来源(23天，9%)提供支持。每个科学项目都贡献了自己独特的智力价值。SIO对Roger Revelle的管理使研究、教育和培训能够促进发现和理解，同时实现深远的更广泛的影响。拟议的管理支持船舶的强有力的协作、多学科和多机构使用。通过联合国最不发达国家联盟，SIO协调与科学家和资助机构共享罗杰·雷维尔的使用，以便船上的能力满足社区当前和预期的需求。SIO致力于在船上促进公平、合作和专业的氛围，将多样性、公平和包容作为科学发现、技术发展和学习的基本要素。SIO的Roger Revelle的运营利用机构项目来补充NSF的使命，即促进科学、工程和教育方面的成就和进步，以造福于国家。例如，SIO的UC Ship Funds计划使研究生和本科生、博士后研究人员和早期职业教师能够在Roger Revelle上通过内部同行评议的竞争程序在Roger Revelle上进行独立研究和指导。这艘船是SIO的K12教育计划“跟随罗杰·雷维尔的脚步”不可或缺的一部分，该计划利用海洋学向经济困难的七八年级学生教授物理科学。作为一个广泛认购的共享使用设施，Roger Revelle同样为来自美国各地机构的科学家在船上开展研究和教育计划的教育、培训和外展任务做出贡献。根据这里的提议，罗杰·雷维尔将继续通过安全、有能力和高效地促进多学科科学研究来促进我们对海洋和地球的了解，从而继续为NSF服务。这一奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) proposes to continue operating the research vessel Roger Revelle to support NSF-funded scientific research for the five-year period 2018 -2022. Roger Revelle is a capable, well-equipped general-purpose Global Class research vessel that is owned by the US Navy and has been operated by SIO since the ship's introduction into the US Academic Research Fleet in 1996. As a large shared-use facility scheduled within the collaborative framework of the University-National-Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS), Roger Revelle will host scientists from across the United States to undertake research in a variety of disciplines. The ship will be operated in a manner that promotes safety, capability and efficiency in order to maximize NSF's investment in the ship and in the programs that are conducted on board. SIO employs a disciplined approach to vessel maintenance, regulatory compliance, foreign clearance, crewing and logistics so that scientific missions can be completed successfully and on scheduleThe observation, measurement, and collection of samples and data are accomplished on a global scale by scientific missions aboard Roger Revelle. SIO-operated ships have played a critical role in the exploration of our planet since 1907, and continue to contribute significantly to the U.S. ocean research effort. SIO's ship operations department supports NSF core values of scientific excellence, organizational excellence, learning, inclusiveness and accountability. The vessel management and operations proposed here enable transformative scientific research in physical and biological processes in the natural environment upon which human well-being depends. The intellectual merit of this proposal is amplified by the combined merit of research projects undertaken by scientists on board. During 2018, Roger Revelle will support eight different NSF-sponsored programs in the Pacific Ocean in marine ecology, marine chemistry, ocean observing, seismology, volcanology, earthquake and tsunami hazards, physical oceanography, and plate tectonics. NSF-sponsored research (including Ocean Observing Initiative research) will account for 63% (155 days) of Roger Revelle's work this year. The remainder of the work will be supported by NASA (42 days, 17%), the Navy (16 days, 7%), the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (10 days, 4%), and other academic institutional or Navy sources (23 days, 9%). Each scientific program contributes its own distinctive intellectual merit.SIO's management of Roger Revelle enables research, education and training that advance discovery and understanding while achieving far-reaching broader impacts. The proposed management supports strongly collaborative, multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional use of the vessel. Through UNOLS, SIO coordinates the shared use of Roger Revelle with scientists and funding agencies so shipboard capabilities meet the current and anticipated needs of the community. SIO is committed to promoting a climate offairness, cooperation, and professionalism on board that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion as essential ingredients of scientific discovery, technical development, and learning. SIO's operation of Roger Revelle leverages institutional programs that complement NSF's mission to promote achievement and progress in science, engineering and education for the benefit of the nation. For example, SIO's UC Ship Funds Program enables graduate and undergraduate students, postdoctoral researchers and early career faculty to pursue independent research and instruction aboard Roger Revelle via an internal peer-reviewed competitive process for ship time. The vessel is integral to SIO's K 12 education program "In the Footsteps of Roger Revelle", which uses oceanography to teach physical science to economically disadvantaged seventh- and eighth-grade students. As a broadly-subscribed shared-use facility, Roger Revelle similarly contributes to the education, training and outreach missions of scientists from institutions across America who conduct their research and educational programs on board. As proposed here, Roger Revelle will continue to serve NSF by safely, capably and efficiently facilitating multidisciplinary scientific research to advance our understanding of our oceans and Earth.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.