482 



144 



OCEANOGRAPHY IN THE NEXT DECADE 



TABLE 4-5 UNOLS Fleet 



NOTE: N/A = Not applicable; AGOR = Auxiliary General Oceanographic Research; 

 DSRV ^ Deep Submergence Research Vehicle 



contributed 8.6 percent; state municipalities, 10.0 percent; and 

 foreign and private users, 6.9 percent (UNOLS, 1991). NSF's share 

 of total funding of sea days has increased over time (Figure 4-16). 

 The average age of the UNOLS fleet is 16.5 years (Figure 4-17). 

 For fiscal year 1992, the total ship operations budget was about 

 $50 million, with a larger ship costing about $15,000 per day to 



