Advancing Oceanographic Methane Sensing Through a Partnership Approach

新型深海化学传感器的研制将使人们更好地了解海洋化学。研究人员将开发一种新的传感器来测量海洋中的甲烷。该传感器将被设计为可部署在一系列水下和水面车辆上。这种传感器将为海洋学界提供一种新的工具，用于测量从河口到深海的一系列环境中的甲烷。该项目的目标是开发一种海洋中红外甲烷传感器，能够测量整个水柱中的甲烷。人们强烈要求传感器足够灵敏，以表征甲烷水柱的水平，从而为改善对所有海洋环境中甲烷动力学的理解打开大门。该传感器的现场测试将在瓜伊马斯盆地的测试巡航中进行，使用一系列海洋学平台。这个研究项目是学术界和工业界的合作项目。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The development of new deep-sea chemical sensors will enable an improved understanding of ocean chemistry. The researchers will develop a new sensor to measure methane within the ocean. This sensor will be designed to be deployable on a range of underwater and surface vehicles. This sensor will provide the oceanographic community with a new tool for measuring methane across a range of environments from estuaries to the deep sea.The goal of the project is to develop an oceanographic mid-infrared methane sensor capable of measuring methane throughout the water column. There is a strong demand for sensors to be sensitive enough to characterize water column levels of methane, opening the door for improved understanding of methane dynamics across all ocean environments. Field tests of this sensor will take place on a test cruise to Guaymas Basin using a range of oceanographic platforms. This research project is a partnership between academia and industry.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.