Sea Technology Magazine – “Reaching Farther With Cabled Ocean Observatories”

Cabled array map credit: OOI Cabled Array program and the Center for Environmental Visualization, University of Washington (Disclaimer: Graphics are conceptual designs and are not yet finalized. All data are subject to revision without notice.)
Credit: OOI Cabled Array program and the Center for Environmental Visualization, University of Washington (Disclaimer: Graphics are conceptual designs and are not yet finalized. All data are subject to revision without notice.)

The OOI Cabled Array was featured in the April 2015 issue of Sea Technology Magazine.  The article can be found online here.

The article highlights many of the innovative features of Cabled Ocean Observatories:

“Cabled ocean observatories, such as Ocean Networks Canada, the National Science Foundation’s Ocean Observatories Initiative, and CSnet International’s OCB system, which delivers data to shore via the Poseidon subsea cable network, provide environmental monitoring, tsunami detection, and real-time undersea video. Key benefits of their fiber-optic undersea cables include tremendous data transmission bandwidth and the ability to power systems from shore. As systems like these expand and proliferate, their sensors will provide essential real-time scientific and operational data worldwide. Installing ocean observatories farther offshore and in deeper waters enables scientists to collect data continuously, in remote areas previously accessible only by shipboard observatories or ship-serviced facilities. With a permanent monitoring presence in these locations, we can better understand the geological, physical, chemical and biological processes taking place in the oceans.”

For more information on the OOI Cabled Array check out the OOI website the recent construction update article from the Visions ’14 cruise.