Seabed Characterization 2021+
Abstract
"Applied Research Laboratories, The University of Texas at Austin (ARL:UT) proposes Preston S. Wilson (ARL:UT) to act as co-chief scientist, along with co-chief scientist David P. Knobles (KSA,LLC), for the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Seabed Characterization Experiment 2021 Plus (SBCEX21+), a two-week experiment on the New England continental shelf and slope, scheduled for June 2021. This proposal supports Wilsons role as co-chief scientist of the experiment, and also supports a number of science components conducted by Wilson and key personnel at ARL:UT. Knobles role is supported through a separate proposal. SBCEX21+ will also include the participation of several other ocean acousticians at several other institutions, all funded through their own grants. Temporally, SBCEX21+ will follow the related Task Force Ocean (TFO) Shelf Break experiment, known as NESBA which is scheduled for May 2021.SBCEX21+ will revisit the New England Mudpatch site from a previous experiment conducted in 2017, in a mean water depth of about 75 m, and will also extend into deeper water (200 m to 600 m) generally south of the 2017 site. Wilson and Knobles will define scientific objectives and work with the principle investigators (PIs) from the participating institutions to plan the experimental measurements and ensure the overall program scientific objectives are achieved. This includes coordinating University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) research vessels RV Neil Armstrong (and potentially the RV Endeavor) to execute the experimental logistics, and to coordinate with the NESBA chief scientist to maximize synergy between the two experiments. Further, Wilson (along with Knobles) will work closely with the ONR program office to make sure that the scientific accomplishments will meet programmatic objectives that will allow successful transition to the operational Navy. This includes the oversight of a data-exchange agreement. We also propose several scientific measurements to beconducted by ARL:UT during SBCEX21+, including deployment and operation of PROTEUS(an L-array and recording system), ARL:UTs Core and Resonance Logger (CARL), an acoustic multi-corer ((AMC), being acquired through a separate DURIP grant), the acoustic corehead system (ACS), and a recording system to obtain source recording of SUS deployments scheduled to occur during SBCEX201+."
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Aug 31, 2020
- Source ID
- N000142012781
Entities
People
- Preston S Wilson
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- University of Texas at Austin