Ocean Class Research Vessel
Community Input to Science
Mission Requirement
Input received from the SMR on-line questionnaire
form <http://www.unols.org/committees/fic/ocean/OCSMRform.html>
is posted at this site.
To view the full input received, click on
the PI’s name in the Table below.
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Name |
Institution |
Discipline |
Field |
Endurance in days |
Speed in kts |
# of berths |
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Hawaii |
Chemical |
Hydrothermal Plumes |
30 to 45 |
12 |
25 to 32 |
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NMFS |
Biology |
Fisheries Management |
40 |
14 |
15 to 19 |
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URI |
Other |
R/V Management |
40 |
14 |
25 |
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SIO |
G & G |
Mid Ocean Ridges |
40 |
12 |
25 |
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WHOI |
Phys. Oc. |
Tracer Release Exp. |
30 to 45 |
12 |
12 to18 |
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WHOI |
Other |
R/V Management & Design |
40 |
15 to 18 |
20 to 25 |
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WHOI |
Phys. Oc. |
Ocean Circulation |
35 |
12 |
25 |
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URI |
Phys. Oc. |
Ocean circulation |
40 |
12 to 14 |
20 |
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URI |
Phys. Oc. |
Mixing processes |
40 |
14 kts |
25 |
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RSMAS |
Chem. Oc. |
Biogeochemistry of carbon |
32 |
14 |
25 |
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RSMAS |
Phys. Oc. |
Large-scale Ocean Circulation |
35 |
12 |
16 |
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LDEO |
G & G |
lithospheric/crustal creation |
50 |
12 knots |
25 |
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RSMAS |
Chem. Oc. |
Tracer Oceanography |
35 |
fast as possible |
>=25 |
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SFSU |
Biology |
Phytoplankton ecology, nutrient cycling |
30 days |
14 kt |
25 to 30 |
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USC |
Biology |
Biological community structure |
40 |
12 to 15+ |
30 to 35 |
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Bigelow |
Chemical |
Nutrient and hydrographic distributions |
30-45 days |
max 12 knots |
10 - 15 |
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URI |
Chemical |
Dissolved gases, biogeochemcial cycling |
40 days |
12 kts |
20 |
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URI |
Phys. Oc. |
Air-sea interaction |
20 to 40 |
12-14 kts |
15 to 25 |
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URI |
Biology |
Phytoplankton |
1+ wk |
varied |
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URI |
Biology |
Plankton ecology (primary and community
production and respiration rate measurements) |
18 to 30 days |
12 knots in transit |
~15 |
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URI |
G & G |
Volcanology and volcaniclastic sedimentation |
20 day |
15 |
20 |
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URI |
Phys. Oc. |
Upper Ocean Physics, Internal Waves, Coastal
Processes |
1-5 |
12 |
12 |
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URI |
Phys. Oc. |
Western Boundary Currents, esp. Kuroshio |
10 |
15-20kt |
15 |
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OSU |
Other |
N/A |
40 |
15 knots normal transit, 18-20 knots max trial |
20+ |
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URI |
Biology |
Fishery Science |
10-30 |
15-17 knots |
15-20 |
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URI |
Biology |
Zooplankton |
30 |
12-14 kt |
18 |
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URI |
G & G/Other |
Deepwater Archaeology |
30 |
In excess of 12 knots |
30 |
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Hawaii |
Other |
Instrumentation |
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URI |
G & G |
Seafloor Mapping and Underway Geophysics |
45 |
12 kts |
25 |
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OSU |
Phys. Oc. |
Coastal physical oceanography especially fronts
and jets |
10-30 |
12-15 knots |
20-25 |
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URI |
Phys. Oc. |
Mesoscale dynamics, Lagrangian (RAFOS) floats |
35-42 days (5-6 weeks) |
12-15 knots cruising |
18-24 |
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University of South Carolina |
Biology |
Benthic ecology and physiology of meifauna and
microorganisms |
10-16 |
12-16 knots |
14-24 |
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URI |
Biology |
Zooplankton Ecology |
40 |
14 knots cruising |
25 |
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OSU |
Chemistry |
Marine Biogeochemistry, Trace Element Chemistry, Hydrothermal Systems |
40 |
15 |
25-30 |
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Princeton University |
Biology |
Microbial ecology/ biogeochemistry |
10 - 35 days |
10 knots (not critical for most of my stuff) |
10 or more |
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WHOI |
Phys. Oc. |
Observational physical oceanography |
40-60 days |
10-12 knots |
~29 |
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WHOI |
Phys. Oc. |
Abyssal circulation, thermocline ventitilation, convection, and climate change |
60 day |
12.5 |
25 |
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WHOI |
Phys. Oc. |
Neutrally Buoyant floats and subsurface moorings |
30 |
14+ |
20 |
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WHOI |
Other |
Marine Operations Management and Ocean Policy |
7000-9000NM. Mission/ cruise duration up to 30 days. Normal one to two weeks |
17 knots. Cruise 14 knots sea state 4. 12 knots sea state 5. |
20-25 expandable with van to 30. |
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Brookhaven National Laboratory |
Phys. Oc. |
Continental Shelf Processes, Shelf-ocean exchange, fronts |
15 |
12 kts |
20 |
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WHOI |
G & G |
Mid-Ocean Ridge, oceanic transform, and seamount research |
40 days |
12-14 kts (with transits at 14 kts possible and realistic for normal ops) |
35 |
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URI |
Biology |
Fish Population Dynamics and Benthic Ecology |
10-30 days |
12-14 kt |
10-15 |
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Duke University |
Biology |
Primary Productivity Regulation |
35 days |
17 knots |
24 |
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URI |
Phys. Oc. |
Physical Oceanography of Fronts |
6-8 days (r/trip) + station, 25 days |
14-15 knots |
20 to 25 |
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UW |
Phys. Oc. |
Upper ocean and mesoscale dynamics |
10-28 days |
12 knots minimum |
10-20 |
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San Francisco State Univ. |
Biology |
Phytoplankton and bacterial productivity, nitrogenous nutrition |
40 |
12-14 knots (faster the better) |
20-25 total (my group 3-4) |
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SMAST, U. Massachusetts |
Chemistry |
marine biogeochemistry |
40 |
15 knots |
25 |
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WHOI |
G & G |
Seismology |
50 days |
14 knots |
30 |
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WHOI |
Phys. Oc. |
Water mass properties and ocean circulation in the context of global and regional climate |
30-35 |
10-12 knts |
20 |
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SIO/UCSD |
Phys. Oc. |
Ocean circulation |
50 days |
18 knots |
35 berths |
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WHOI |
Phys. Oc. |
Air-sea interaction and upper ocean dynamics |
30 days |
12 kt |
>=10 |
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WHOI |
Phys. Oc. |
Ocean Circulation and dynamics |
20 transit days, 10 station days |
12 kts |
10 |
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CalCOFI/ |
Biology |
Physics, chemistry and biology of the California Current with emphasis on fishery oceanography, planktonic ecosystem structure and function and climate-ocean interactions |
30 day minimum |
steaming 12-13 knots min. |
25 |
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LDEO |
Other |
Marine Operations |
40 |
14 |
24 |
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RSMAS |
Biology |
Zooplankton ecology |
35-40 |
15kts |
35 |
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SIO |
G & G / Ocean Engineering |
seafloor deformation measurement, seafloor work systems, plate tectonics, etc. |
40 days |
except for transit, mostly 0-2 kts |
15-20 |
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SIO |
G & G |
structure and geomorphology of oceanic crust, defined by geophysical surveys |
30-40 |
max desired:13kts for 40days would be nice |
10-20 |
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SIO |
G & G |
Marine Geodesy - study of crustal movements using acoustics and GPS |
50 |
12 |
25 |
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SIO |
Phys. Oc. |
mesoscal& sub-mesoscale processes at low & high latitude |
40 |
12-15 kts |
10 |
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URI |
Phys. Oc. |
dynamics of large scale current systems |
14d - 28 d |
12+ knots is achievable and useful for this size vessel |
12 - 16 |
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SIO |
G & G Ocean Observations and Ocean Exploration |
Marine seismology |
35-40 days |
12 kt |
14-20 |
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SIO |
G & G |
Marine Geophysics & Oceanographic Instrumentation |
40 |
12 kts |
25 |
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UW |
Phys. Oc. Ocean Observations |
Ocean Acoustic Tomography |
40 |
17 |
10 |
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SIO |
Phys. Oc. |
World Ocean circulation, physical oceanography of high latitude waters, oceanographic measurement and interpretation |
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