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What’s New
Live Video from Regional Cabled Array Expedition
RCA Embarks on a Month of Discovery in August
Opportunity to Test OOI Data Lab Notebooks
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What is OOI?
The Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) is a science-driven ocean observing network that delivers real-time data from more than 800 instruments to address critical science questions regarding the world’s oceans.
Funded by the National Science Foundation to encourage scientific investigation, OOI data are freely available online to anyone with an Internet connection.
Image of the week
Two teams of OOI scientists and engineers spent time aboard the R/V Thomas G. Thompson in the Pacific Ocean in summer 2020 to service the Coastal Endurance Array, followed by a trip to service the Regional Cabled Array. The ship is a workhorse. It was photographed here returning to port in Seattle, Washington on 8 May 2020, after 823 days at sea. Credit: James Tilley, University of Washington, Applied Physics Laboratory.
Highlights
2020 Frontiers in Ocean Sciences Symposium
Coastal and Global profiler mooring analysis MATLAB-based tools developed and made accessible
From Whale Songs to Volcanic Eruptions: OOI’s Cable Hears the Sounds of the Ocean
How to participate
OOI brings data to your doorstep, without ever having to go to sea. Opportunities exist to customize its data, by adding instruments or platforms to the existing infrastructure, proposing additional sampling, participating in cruises, or simply exploring real-time data to answer scientific questions. Explore the ways you can participate in the OOI.
