CABLED OBSERVATORIES FOR TIME SERIES

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• Language: English
• Subjects: Southern Ocean
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.377.6488; http://sccoos.ucsd.edu/docs/SCOTS-Report-Final.pdf

established the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) to facilitate the temporal and spatial exploration of the ocean. With proposed support from NSF’s Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction (MREFC) account, OCE plans to support construction of an integrated observatory network that will provide the oceanographic research and education communities with a new mode of access to the ocean. The OOI has three elements: (1) regional cabled observatories on the seafloor spanning multiple geological and oceanographic features and processes, (2) globally distributed moorings that could be deployed in harsh environments such as the Southern Ocean, and (3) new construction or enhancements to existing facilities leading to an expanded national network of coastal observatories. The SCOTS report addresses the regional cabled observatory component, and as such is one part of the series of NSF-sponsored planning activities in support of the OOI. SCOTS: SCIENTIFIC