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CTD 101
The first thing a Mother may do when a child gets sick is reach for a thermometer out of the medicine cabinet. For decades this simple instrument has provided a reliable and relatively easy way to collect data on human health.
Read MoreRequest for Proposals (RFP) 1410-00007 for Fluorometer / Optical Backscatter, Optical Attenuation and Absorption, and Downwelling Spectral Irradiance Instruments on Fixed Platforms (OOI) – CLOSED
The Consortium for Ocean Leadership, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “Ocean Leadership”), with funding from the National Science Foundation, is soliciting proposals from qualified organizations interested in providing optical instruments and related services to support the objective of the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI).
Read MoreRequest for Proposals (RFP) 3305-00013 Seafloor Camera Instrument Package (OOI) – CLOSED
WHOI works with partners Oregon State University (OSU), Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) and Raytheon Company to form the CGSN team. We are soliciting proposals for procurement of SEAFLOOR PRESSURE INSTRUMENTS.
Read MoreVessel Underway for Ocean Observatories Initiative Cable Installation Work
The Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) program will install off the coast of Pacific City, Ore., the main undersea cable that will link scientists and others on land to data streaming from an extensive array of next generation sensors located in the ocean and on the seafloor
Read MoreOcean Observatories Initiative Scientist Discusses Bringing the Internet to the Oceans
Deborah Kelley, professor of oceanography at the University of Washington and associate director for science for the Regional Scales Nodes (RSN) component of the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI), presented a lecture on the OOI program in April as part of the University of Rhode Island (URI) Vetlesen Lecture Series on the “State of the Oceans.
Read MoreProgram Update – April 2011
The Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) Program has expanded the size of the program team with the addition of a new Implementing Organization (IO) and made significant progress on a number of technical test and development fronts.
Read MorePhoto Tour Update: OOI Horizontal Directional Drilling Completed
The Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) Program in March completed the drilling necessary to install the power and data undersea cable at Pacific City, Ore., for the Regional Scale Node (RSN) cabled component of the OOI infrastructure that ultimately will link scientists and others in the user community to data streaming from observing sensors in the ocean.
Read MoreBio-Acoustic RFP #03-30-2011 (OOI) – CLOSED
The attached solicitation package defines the scope of work, the schedule for the work as well as the schedule and scope of the proposal. To receive consideration, please provide a statement of interest via e-mail to the Contracting Officer no later than 4 PM EDT, April 6, 2011.
Read MoreOcean Observatories Initiative (OOI) Experts Discuss Tsunami Detection
In the aftermath of the Great Taiheiyou, Japan, earthquake and resulting tsunami of March 11, media coverage has focused not only on the devastation but on a myriad of questions raised around the world about coastal preparedness, early warning capabilities and seismic monitoring on land and at sea.
Read MoreRequest for Proposals (RFP) 1410-00005 for Dissolved Oxygen and Dissolved Nitrate Instruments on Fixed Platforms (Updated 4/7/2011) – CLOSED
The purpose of this Request for Proposals (RFP) is to select Offeror(s) who will provide the instruments needed as described in Section C and in accordance with the specifications stated in Section J, Attachments J-1, J-2, and J-3 of the RFP.
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