Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution/RV Atlantis & Armstrong SSSE

一个请求是资助船上科学支持设备（SSSE）的R/V亚特兰蒂斯号，一个274？通用研究船，和R/V阿姆斯特朗，一个新的238？多学科船两者都由WHOI作为美国学术研究舰队（ARF）的一部分运营，该舰队由大学-国家海洋学实验室系统（UNOLS）计划。两者都属于美国海军，拥有最先进的仪器，并支持海洋学研究的所有学科。 全世界的飞船都能用吗？美国海洋科学基金主要由美国政府机构资助。R/V Atlantis专门用于发射和维修Alvin，载人潜水器以及国家深潜设施（NDSF）的其他车辆。2018年，R/V Atlantis完成了305天的海上航行。NSF资助的项目占总航行时间表（238天）的78%。2019年，亚特兰蒂斯号计划飞行283天，其中NSF占239天，占85%。 R/V Armstrong在2018年总共航行了252天，其中133天（52%）是NSF的。此外，67天（27%）为NSF-OOI。该船计划在2019年使用215天，其中21%（44天）用于NSF，37%（78天）用于NSF OOI。本提案中要求的SSSE包括：动力定位系统- Atlantis 280，000美元主起重机更换- Atlantis 735，776美元牵引滑轮箱- Armstrong 26，000美元C波段天线平台- Atlantis 110，440美元 1，152，216美元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使用的仪器来支持他们的NSF资助的海洋学研究项目（这些项目单独接受NSF相关研究计划的单独审查）。 共享使用仪器的获取、维护和操作允许来自美国任何大学或实验室的NSF资助的研究人员使用工作、校准的仪器进行研究，降低研究成本，并扩大潜在研究人员的基础。该奖项反映了NSF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。

A request is made to fund Shipboard Scientific Support Equipment (SSSE) on R/V Atlantis, a 274? general purpose research vessel, and R/V Armstrong, a new 238? multidisciplinary vessel. Both are operated by WHOI as part of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet (ARF) which is scheduled by the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS). Both are owned by the U.S. Navy, have state-of-the-art instrumentation and support all disciplines of oceanographic research. 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 2018, R/V Atlantis completed 305 days at sea. NSF funded projects accounted for 78% of the total sailing schedule (238 days). In 2019, Atlantis is scheduled for 283 days with NSF accounting for 239 of those or 85%. R/V Armstrong sailed 252 total days in 2018 and 133 of these, 52%, were for NSF. Additionally, 67 days (27%) were for NSF-OOI. The vessel is scheduled for 215 days in 2019, 21% of which (44 days) are for NSF and 37% (78 days) are for NSF OOI.SSSE requested in this proposal includes:Dynamic Positioning System - Atlantis $280,000Main Cranes Replacement - Atlantis $735,776Sheave Case for towing - Armstrong $26,000C Band Antenna Platform - Atlantis $110,440 $1,152,216Broader 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.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.