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4 STRATEGIES TO MEET ARCTIC RESEARCH NEEDS
4 STRATEGIES TO MEET ARCTIC RESEARCH NEEDS
Pages 59-68
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UNOLS has been actively involved for the past 8 years in planning for the NSF Arctic Research Vessel (UNOLS Fleet Improvement Committee, 1990, 1994~. The science mission requirements for the ARV were approved by the Kenneth Johnson, UNOLS, letter to the committee, Feb.
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In response to a committee inquiry, Doug Martinson, who chairs the Antarctic Research Vessel Oversight Committee, reported on scientist satisfaction with the operations of the Palmer and indicated that this contract mode of operation with a commercial company has been successful. The committee was informed that one of the more important functions that UNOLS performs is scheduling of the UNOLS fleet to optimize resources and efficiency of operations.
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ONR funding from 1993 to 1995 included $10 million annually to respond to congressional concerns about arctic environmental contamunation from Russian radioactive wastes and onshore leakage. Funding for future years will decrease to base levels of approximately $4 million per year for basic and applied arctic research related to ONR's mission.
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recommends a class AS vessel for arctic research, and the UNOLS design proposes a vessel highly optimized for arctic research. It should be recognized that to reach the deep Arctic multiyear ice reliably will still require escorts by vessels of the Russian Aritika-class icebreakers or a Polar-class vessel in somewhat thinner ice.
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From the perspective of arctic research conducted from ships, this is the least desirable configuration because the proposed ARV design is optimized to meet arctic science objectives. While the design of the Healy for science purposes is not as good as the proposed ARV, it is a capable platform and represents a major improvement over existing facilities.
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The chief of the USCG Ice Operations Division also reported to the committee that the conduct of science is the Healy's only mission.' Expenditures are sufficiently advanced to ensure that this vessel will be built. Given the present national budget, the Healy Ray be the only new asset available to the polar science community, but the Healy will not be an acceptable arctic research vessel if it is operated in a mode similar to other USCG polar assets (i.e., the two Polar-class icebreakers)
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The ship's stable civilian crew would represent a significant, and improving, asset in terms of polar operational experience. The reduced crew levels would allow reconfiguration of interior space for additional scientific activities.
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· Arrange to have the Healy operated by a for-profit company in a mode similar to the Palmer. The committee believes that if major changes are made in the proposed operating mode of the Healy, it can become an effective polar research vessel dedicated to science.
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