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The UNOLS Marcus Langseth Science Oversight Committee (MLSOC) has
sent the following reminder about the August 15, 2016 deadline for
active and passive seismic project proposals:<br>
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<p align="center"><span style="font-size: 16.000000pt;
font-family: 'Cambria'">Langseth Proposals for NSF-OCE
August 15, 2016 Deadline
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'Cambria'"><br>
A Reminder from the </span><span style="font-size:
12.000000pt; font-family: 'Cambria'; font-weight: 700">M</span><span
style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'Cambria'">arcus
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'Cambria'; font-weight: 700">L</span><span
style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'Cambria'">angseth
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'Cambria'; font-weight: 700">S</span><span
style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'Cambria'">cience
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'Cambria'; font-weight: 700">O</span><span
style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'Cambria'">versight
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'Cambria'; font-weight: 700">C</span><span
style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'Cambria'">ommittee
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<p><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family:
'Cambria'">The MLSOC encourages all PIs interested in
active and passive seismic projects using the </span><span
style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Cambria';
font-style: italic">R/V
Langseth </span><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt;
font-family: 'Cambria'">to submit proposals for the
upcoming August 15 NSF deadline. Ideally, proposals should
precede planned experiments by 18-30 months, but there may
still be opportunities to fit into the
late FY2017 – early FY2018 schedule in the SE Pacific. The
regional plan for FY2018 places the
</span><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family:
'Cambria'; font-style: italic">Langseth </span><span
style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Cambria'">in
the SW Pacific. Consequently, August 15 proposals are
encouraged for operations along
the transit from the SE to SW Pacific, the SW Pacific, and
the Indian Ocean. Proposals for the N
Pacific may be considered, but are unlikely to be
scheduled before 2019. We encourage you to
contact your NSF Program Manager to discuss details.
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<p><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family:
'Cambria'">Also note that NSF has changed its policy on
proposals with UNOLS ship time requests: these
proposals can now be submitted for the February 15</span><span
style="font-size: 7.000000pt; font-family: 'Cambria';
vertical-align: 3.000000pt">th </span><span
style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Cambria'">deadline
(see the Summer 2016 edition of
the NSF-OCE newsletter, </span><span style="font-size:
11.000000pt; font-family: 'Cambria'; font-style: italic">Making
Waves</span><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt;
font-family: 'Cambria'">).<br>
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<p><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family:
'Cambria'">Check the <a
href="https://www.unols.org/committee/marcus-langseth-oversight-committee-mlsoc">MLSOC
website</a></span><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt;
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100.000000%)"></span><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt;
font-family: 'Cambria'"> for future updates.
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