Regional Class
Research Vessel
Community Input
to Science Mission Requirement
Input received from the SMR on-line questionnaire form <http://www.unols.org/committees/fic/regional/RCSMRform.html>
is posted at this site.
Table of PI's providing input click on their name below to
see complete input
|
Name |
Institution |
Discipline |
Field |
Endurance
in days |
Speed
in kts |
#
of berths |
|
NC State |
Biology |
Crustacean Larval Ecology, teaching |
2 to 12 |
|
20 |
|
|
SIO |
Other |
R/V Captain |
30 |
10 |
15 |
|
|
NMFS |
Biology |
Fisheries Management |
30 |
13 |
13 - 15 |
|
|
UAF/NURP |
Chemistry |
NURP under sea assets |
30 |
14 |
20 to 25 |
|
|
USC |
Biology |
Marine microbiology |
14 |
12 + |
12 |
|
|
NPS |
Phys. Ocean. |
Mooring Technician |
30 |
12 |
15 |
|
|
Bigelow |
Biology |
Microbial ecology |
12 to 14 |
10 to 12 |
12 |
|
|
NRL |
Biology |
Organic carbon cycling |
4 to 6 |
12 |
10 to 12 |
|
|
WHOI |
Phys. Ocean. |
shelf/slope phys. oc., air-sea interaction, boundary layer meteorology. |
30 (min) |
12 (min) |
16 (min) |
|
|
U. Texas |
G & G |
structure and tectonics of convergent plate margins |
31 |
Transit 12-14work 4-10 |
10 to 16 |
|
|
U. Maine |
Biology |
Biological oceanography of shelf seas |
17 |
12 kts |
16 |
|
|
MLML |
Operations |
Marine Supt, Marine Tech. |
21-30 days |
10 knots |
12-15 |
|
|
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution |
Physical Oceanography |
Coastal physical oceanography |
30 days or more |
15 |
15 |
|
|
TAMU |
Biology, Chem, G & G |
Particle dynamics |
30 days |
10-12 |
20-25 |
|
|
Duke |
Operations |
CAPE HATTERAS Specs with suggested changes |
24 |
10-12 |
12 |
|
|
TAMU |
G & G |
Marine geophysics |
15 to 30 |
12-15 |
15-20 |
|
|
TAMU |
Biology |
Phytoplankton & Benthic Micro-algal Ecology |
14 days |
> 15 |
10 |
|
|
TAMU |
Phys. Oc. |
Ocean currents |
25-35 days |
12-Sep |
25 |
|
|
TAMU |
Chem. Oc. |
Environmental Sciences & Resource Geosciences |
15 transit, 30 station |
10 - 12 |
20 - 25 |
|
|
TAMU |
Marine Optics |
Water transparency, ocean color |
35-45 |
2 to 17 |
30-40 |
|
|
Bigelow |
Chem. Oc. |
Nutrient and hydrographic relationships |
30-45 |
12 kts |
10-15 |
|
|
TAMU |
Chem. Oc. |
Radiochemistry, Biogeochemistry, Trace Metals |
30 day min. |
10-12 |
20-25 |
|
|
TAMU |
Biology |
phytoplankton ecology |
30 days |
12 kts |
20 |
|
|
LUMCON |
Chem. Oc. |
Trace element and nutrient biogeochemistry |
22 |
12 |
20 |
|
|
NOAA/AOML |
Biology |
distribution and abundance of plankton |
25 |
10-12 |
16 |
|
|
NRL |
G & G |
geotechnical and geo-acoustic |
15-30 |
10 to 15 |
10-15 |
|
|
TAMU |
Chem. Oc. |
Sedimentary biogeochemistry |
20 |
12 kts |
20 |
|
|
TAMU |
Biology |
primary and secondary production |
30 days |
10-12 knots |
24 minimum |
|
|
TAMU |
Phys. Oc. |
Physical Ocean. - Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean |
35 |
12 kts |
26 |
|
|
MBARI |
G & G |
fluids and gases venting; sediment transport; Seafloor observatories. |
at least 21 days |
10 to 12 |
12-15 |
|
|
USM |
G & G |
Patterns of flow, productivity and sediment transport; hydrate deposits associated with gas seeps |
2+10 |
12 knots |
15 |
|
|
U. Texas |
G & G |
Structure and Tectonics |
30 |
4 knots during work/ as fast as possible in transit |
6 to 10 |
|
|
USC |
Chem. Oc. |
Sediment
diagenesis |
around 30 days |
12kts |
around 12-16 |
|
|
USC |
Biology |
Role of biological community structure in the cycling of biogenic elements in the sea. |
30 days |
12 knots fine, 15 knots better |
25 |
|
|
RSMAS |
Chemistry |
Biogeochemistry of C and N |
20 |
12 |
25 |
|
|
U. Texas |
Other |
Support all scientific mission areas, in particular physical geochemistry, biological oceanography, chemical oceanography |
30 |
12+ maximum transit |
20 minimum, 25 optimal |
|
|
U. Texas |
Biology |
Benthic ecology, soft bottom and hard bottom habitats |
24 |
|
16 |
|
|
TAMU |
G & G |
Marine geophysics, seafloor mapping, gas hydrates, continental slope geology |
30 |
12 kt |
25 |
|
|
NMFS |