2011 Oceanographic Instrumentation: R/V Atlantic Explorer

Bermuda Institute Of Ocean Sciences (Bios), Inc., St. George'S

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Abstract

A request is made to fund additional and replacement instrumentation on the R/V Atlantic Explorer, a 168? general purpose research vessel operated by Bermuda Institute of Ocean Science (BIOS) as part of the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) research fleet. The request includes four items: 1 ? Niskin Bottles 2 ? Solar Instrument Suite 3 ? CTD sensors 4 ? Weather Instruments Broader Impacts: The principal impact of the present proposal is under criterion two, providing 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.