Canadian Scientific Submersible Facility

加拿大科学潜水设施

基本信息

批准号：
350594-2011
负责人：
Juniper, Kim
金额：
$ 29.14万
依托单位：
University of Victoria
依托单位国家：
加拿大
项目类别：
Major Resources Support Program - Infrastructure
财政年份：
2013
资助国家：
加拿大
起止时间：
2013-01-01 至 2014-12-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=527699
关键词：
Canadian Scientific Submersible Facility

项目摘要

Canada's national facility for deep-sea research, the Canadian Scientific Submersible Facility (CSSF), has made it possible for Canadian ocean scientists to become established world leaders in areas of deep-sea research such as the ecology of sponge reefs, cold-water corals and hydrothermal vents, and the geochemistry and economic potential of seafloor massive sulphide and gas hydrate deposits, and for Canada to gain a world reputation for pioneering work on cabled deep-sea observatories. CSSF with university partners, has operated the remotely-operated vehicle (ROV) ROPOS since 1996. From humble beginnings CSSF has transformed ROPOS into a premier scientific tool chartered to laboratories worldwide and now provides a growing community of Canadian researchers with unprecedented access to the seafloor. Like other scientific ROVs, ROPOS is deployed from a support vessel by a team of pilot-engineers who work closely with on-board mission scientists. An electro-optical umbilical cable provides power and two-way telemetry between ship and ROV. In 2008, CSSF began assisting with developing scientific usage of SuMo, a smaller but potentially very capable ROV attached to the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Amundsen that conducts university research in the Canadian Arctic. We seek $525,000 annually for three years to continue: 1) maintaining the facility in world-class condition; 2)providing access at affordable rates to a growing community of Canadian academic researchers and 3) supporting annual costs of mobilizing ROPOS (and now SuMo) for science expeditions.

加拿大国家深海研究设施——加拿大科学潜水设施（CSSF），使加拿大海洋科学家成为海绵礁生态、冷水珊瑚等深海研究领域的世界领先者。和热液喷口，以及海底块状硫化物和天然气水合物矿床的地球化学和经济潜力，并使加拿大因其在有线深海观测站方面的开创性工作而获得世界声誉。 CSSF 与大学合作伙伴自 1996 年以来一直在运营遥控潜水器 (ROV) ROPOS。CSSF 出身卑微，已将 ROPOS 转变为全球实验室特许使用的首要科学工具，现在为不断壮大的加拿大研究人员群体提供了前所未有的海底探索机会。与其他科学 ROV 一样，ROPOS 是由与船上任务科学家密切合作的飞行员工程师团队从支援船上部署的。光电脐带电缆在船舶和 ROV 之间提供电力和双向遥测。 2008 年，CSSF 开始协助开发 SuMo 的科学用途，这是一种较小但可能非常强大的 ROV，附属于加拿大海岸警卫队破冰船阿蒙森号，在加拿大北极地区进行大学研究。我们寻求三年内每年 525,000 美元的资金，以继续：1) 将设施维持在世界一流的状态； 2) 以可承受的价格向不断壮大的加拿大学术研究人员群体提供访问权限，3) 支持调动 ROPOS（现在是 SuMo）进行科学考察的年度费用。