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Program Update – June 2012
The Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) in June continued outreach activities by participating in the 2012 Commercial Marine Expo to meet with representatives of the fishing community and provide information on the Pioneer Array component of the program that will operate off the New England Coast.
Read MoreProgram Update – May 2012
The Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) recently successfully recovered equipment deployed for at sea tests in the waters south of New England and is currently conducting post-deployment tests and evaluation.
Read MoreTeledyne RD Instruments to Provide Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler for OOI
The Consortium for Ocean Leadership, with funding from the National Science Foundation, has selected Teledyne RD Instruments Inc., of Poway, CA to provide Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) Instruments for the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI).
Read MoreOOI Team Launches Next Phase of Cabled Infrastructure Installation in the Northeast Pacific
Ocean Observatories Initiative Engages Fishing Community at Marine Expo, June 13-14, New Bedford, MA
The OOI participated in the 2012 Commercial Marine Expo to meet with representatives of the fishing community and provide information on the Pioneer Array component of the program that will operate off the New England Coast.
Read MoreNew Research to Help Scientists Better Predict Underwater Volcanic Eruptions
A team of scientists studying last year’s eruption of Axial Seamount now says that the undersea volcano some 250 miles off the Oregon coast gave off clear signals hours before the eruption.
Read MoreOcean Observatories Initiative (OOI) Program Successfully Completes At Sea Equipment Test
The Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) in April successfully recovered equipment deployed for at sea tests in the waters south of New England.
Read MoreProgram Update – April 2012
The Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) Team had a number of opportunities this month to spread the good news on the program and introduce the revolutionary capabilities the OOI will offer to a variety of new audiences.
Read MoreDockside Primary Node Testing
In preparation for OOI RSN primary node deployment in summer 2012, tests of rigging configurations took place on April 17 and 18, 2012 dockside at Swan Island in Portland, Oregon.
Read MoreThousands of Visitors Get Hands-On Feel for the OOI at USA Science & Engineering Festival
Thousands of young aspiring scientists and oceanographers and their families and teachers got a hands-on lesson on how to measure ocean properties at the OOI Exhibit during the 2012 USA Science & Engineering Festival in Washington, D.C., last week.
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