Oceanographic Instrumentation - 2019

申请资助亚特兰蒂斯号航天飞机上的海洋仪器。通用科考船，以及R/V阿姆斯特朗号，一艘新的238？多学科。这两艘船都由WHOI运营，是由大学-国家海洋学实验室系统（UNOLS）安排的美国学术船队的一部分。这两艘船都归美国海军所有，拥有最先进的仪器，并支持所有学科的海洋学研究。这些船在全世界都能用吗？美国的海洋科学支持主要由美国政府机构资助。亚特兰蒂斯号是专门为发射和维修阿尔文号、载人潜水器以及国家深潜设施（NDSF）的其他车辆而装备的。2018年，亚特兰蒂斯号完成了305天的海上航行。NSF资助的项目占总航行计划（238天）的78%。2019年，亚特兰蒂斯号计划停留283天，其中国家科学基金会占239天，占85%。2018年，R/V Armstrong总共航行了252天，其中133天（52%）是为NSF服务的。另外，NSF-OOI为67天（27%）。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。本提案中要求的海洋仪器包括：1)Hidex液体闪烁计数器$128,175 2)LAN交换机$45,385 3)McLane泵$122,475 $296,035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国家科学基金会资助的海洋学研究项目（这些项目单独接受国家科学基金会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任何美国大学或实验室的nsf资助的研究人员为他们的研究访问工作、校准仪器，降低研究成本，并扩大潜在研究人员的基础。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。

A request is made to fund Oceanographic Instrumentation 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 Fleet 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.Oceanographic Instrumentation requested in this proposal includes:1) Hidex Liquid Scintillation Counters $128,175 2) LAN Switches $45,385 3) McLane Pumps $122,475 $296,035 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.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.