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August 21 Eclipse-Related Data from the Endurance Array
On August 21, the path of totality of the “Eclipse Across America” will pass directly over two OOI Coastal Endurance Array Surface Moorings. These moorings will “see” the eclipse minutes before it is seen from the mainland.
Read MoreVisions 17 Cruise Underway
On July 27, the R/V Roger Revelle departed Newport, OR to begin VISIONS’17, a 32-day mission to replace and maintain elements of the Cabled Array off the coasts of Oregon and Washington.
Read MoreUsing Big Data in Teaching Undergraduates Using the OOI
Rutgers hosted two Teaching with Data Workshops (New Brunswick, New Jersey, May 19-21, 2017 (chemistry focused), and June 2-4, 2017 (geology focused) in an effort to bring together undergraduate professors, from both community colleges and universities, from ten states to learn the software and explore classroom activities that use OOI data.
Read MoreNSF / OCE update on the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI)
As part of its continuing commitment to ensuring the most efficient use of its resources, and consistent with recommendations in the National Academy of Sciences’ 2015 report “Sea Change: Decadal Survey of Ocean Sciences 2015-2025”, the Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE) is working with the Consortium for Ocean Leadership…
Read MoreSuccessful Ocean Chemistry Workshop for Undergraduate Professors
Last weekend a Teaching with Data Workshop (New Brunswick, New Jersey, May 19-21, 2017) brought together undergraduate professors from six states to learn the software and explore pilot content developed by OOI.
Read MoreAxial Seamount Biology Catalog Live
The Axial Seamount Biology Catalog is a collection of stunning video and still imagery obtained during the Construction and Operation and Maintenance phases of the OOI Cabled Array spanning 2011 to 2016. The catalog currently contains 39 unique faunal entries, 63 videos, and 62 images.
Read MoreOOI Community Forum Now Live
We are excited to announce that the OOI Community Forum is now live and available for community members to use.
Read MoreOceanography Magazine OOI Special Issue
The Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) is beginning work to compile a special issue of Oceanography Magazine centered around the OOI and research conducted using its data. Within the special issue, we would like to include articles written by you, our OOI user community, on your research using OOI data.
Read MoreVIDEO: Pioneer Observatory Investigates the Continental Shelfbreak
OOI Operations Manager Attends US Glider Workshop
In January, the OOI Operations Manager, Thomas Wims, attended the two-day US Underwater Glider Workshop at the INFINITY Space Center in Mississippi, hosted by the Interagency ocean Observation Committee (IOOC). Over 90 people were in attendance from approximately 40 organizations representing universities, federal government agencies, nonprofits, industry, and the US Navy.
The focus of the workshop was to facilitate the sharing of best practices of glider operations across programs. Most programs in attendance had three or fewer gliders. This meeting provided a key avenue for these smaller groups to seek guidance from industry as well as organizations with larger fleets, like the US Navy, the OOI, and Rutgers University.
“With the second largest glider fleet in the nation, we were thrilled to be asked to come to the table during this workshop,”says Thomas Wims, OOI Operations Manager. “It is important to share what we know and what we have learned over the last several years of deploying and maintaining our glider fleet. A key element of the OOI is to foster collaborations, share best practices, and provide access to data.”
The OOI has 64 total gliders in its fleet, with up to 32 deployed at any time. These gliders are located at the two Coastal Arrays as well as at the four high latitude, open ocean sites of the Global Arrays. More information on OOI Gliders, can be found on the OOI Website.
One of the take homes from the workshop was the need to share more glider data across organizations, to break down the silos of data collected and stored at individual organizations. Participants discussed how critical it is to share data across similar regions, gaining a broader view of the water environments. OOI glider data are currently publicly available through the OOI Data Portal, as well a part of the growing Glider DAC resource collated by the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS).
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