BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Ocean Observatories Initiative - ECPv6.2.0.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://oceanobservatories.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Ocean Observatories Initiative REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20100314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20101107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20110313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20111106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20120311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20121104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20130310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20131103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20140309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20141102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20150308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20151101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20160313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20161106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20170312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20171105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20160313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20161106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20170312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20171105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20180311T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20181104T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211213T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211217T170000 DTSTAMP:20260526T100648 CREATED:20210901T173745Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210901T173745Z UID:22033-1639382400-1639760400@oceanobservatories.org SUMMARY:Fall AGU Meeting 2021 DESCRIPTION: URL:https://oceanobservatories.org/event/fall-agu-meeting-2021/ CATEGORIES:Conferences,Science Workshops END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210101T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210331T170000 DTSTAMP:20260526T100648 CREATED:20200707T164303Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200707T164303Z UID:17753-1609488000-1617210000@oceanobservatories.org SUMMARY:Northeast Pacific OOI Community Workshop DESCRIPTION:To be rescheduled early 2021 URL:https://oceanobservatories.org/event/northeast-pacific-ooi-community-workshop/ LOCATION:OSU Portland Center\, Portland\, OR\, United States CATEGORIES:Conferences,Education Workshops END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201201T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201217T170000 DTSTAMP:20260526T100648 CREATED:20200707T164817Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200707T164817Z UID:17758-1606809600-1608224400@oceanobservatories.org SUMMARY:Fall AGU Meeting DESCRIPTION:This year AGU’s Fall meeting is virtual.  A list of OOI-related presentations and posters can be found here.  Many activities are planned at OOI’s booth.  A complete list can be found here.We hope to see you online! URL:https://oceanobservatories.org/event/fall-agu-meeting/ LOCATION:Moscone Center\, San Francisco\, CA CATEGORIES:Conferences END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180213T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180213T134500 DTSTAMP:20260526T100648 CREATED:20171106T203453Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171106T203453Z UID:13464-1518525900-1518529500@oceanobservatories.org SUMMARY:Ocean Observatories Initiative Facility Board Town Hall at OSM DESCRIPTION: URL:https://oceanobservatories.org/event/ocean-observatories-initiative-facility-board-town-hall-at-osm/ LOCATION:Oregon Convention Center\, F151 CATEGORIES:Conferences,Science Workshops END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180211 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180217 DTSTAMP:20260526T100648 CREATED:20170720T172759Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170720T172759Z UID:13135-1518307200-1518825599@oceanobservatories.org SUMMARY:Ocean Sciences Meeting 2018 DESCRIPTION:Members of the OOI Program Management Office\, Data Team\, and Marine Implementing Organizations will be present at the upcoming 2018 Ocean Sciences Meeting in Portland\, Oregon Feb. 11-16\, 2018. \nThe OOI will have a booth in the Exhibit Hall. Additionally members of the OOI Team will have presentations and posters. \nAdditionally\, there will be a special session on Ocean Observatory Science chaired by members of the OOI as well as other observatories. \nOcean Observatory Science – From Events to Climate (Session ID#: 27547):\nWe invite presentations that highlight and demonstrate all aspects of ocean observatory science. Observatories include cabled systems (e.g. ONC\, OOI RCA\, MVCO\, LoVe\, DONET)\, long-term time series (e.g. HOTS\, BATS\, ESTOC)\, coastal mooring arrays (e.g. the OOI Endurance and Pioneer Arrays)\, High Frequency Radar installations\, and remote ocean sensing arrays (e.g. Argo and the OOI Global Arrays). Observatory data now include both decade long time series and broad regional spatial coverage\, support interdisciplinary studies\, and enable scientific investigations of marine processes\, event detection\, and climate assessment. We particularly encourage new and innovative research approaches and results that utilize or are only possible using ocean observatory systems. Other emphases include novel uses of high data rate sources\, installations at unique sites (i.e. undersea volcanoes)\, continuous long-term time series\, new insights into rapid environmental change\, merging fixed and mobile observing systems\, and observations of recent events such as the North Pacific warm anomaly\, Harmful Algal Blooms\, hypoxia\, and the eruption of Axial Seamount. \nThis session will be chaired by Richard Dewey\, Ocean Networks Canada\, Jack Barth\, Oregon State University\, Deb Kelley\, University of Washington\, and John Trowbridge\, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. \nNote that Abstract submissions for this session is open until September 6\, 2017. Please visit the OSM18 event page to submit and abstract. \nCheck back for updates as the conference approaches. URL:https://oceanobservatories.org/event/ocean-sciences-meeting-2018/ CATEGORIES:Conferences END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170920T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170920T170000 DTSTAMP:20260526T100648 CREATED:20170901T121432Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170901T121432Z UID:13338-1505921400-1505926800@oceanobservatories.org SUMMARY:Special Demonstration Session - Oceans '17 DESCRIPTION:SS7 Demonstrating pathways of access to near-real time oceanographic data from the NSF Ocean Observatories Initiative OOI) \nLocation: Tikahtnu Ballroom C\nAttendance: Open to all attending OCEANS’17 and Exhibition Pass Holders \nIn this special demonstration session\, the Data Team from the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) will provide live demonstrations and key information on the variety of ways in which the scientific and engineering communities can connect with OOI data. Topics explored will include various methods of data access\, such as quick-look plotting\, asynchronous downloads\, ERDDAP\, and setting up a Machine-to-Machine interface. Tools will be demonstrated and help/tutorial information will be provided for future exploration. \nAdditionally\, the Data QA/QC process will be described including automated QC algorithms\, human in the loop QC by the data team\, data annotation\, and additional data validation opportunities. \nLastly\, tools will be demonstrated that have been created by OOI staff and members of the community to analyze raw data streams\, including sensor algorithm Python modules. The OOI Data Forum will also be discussed as a connection platform for individuals to share their own algorithms and data processing techniques or questions with the community. \nWe welcome members of the audience to describe their own use of the data\, tools\, or modules they have created to utilize the data\, etc. URL:https://oceanobservatories.org/event/special-demonstration-session-oceans-17/ LOCATION:Dena’ina Convention Center\, Anchorage\, AK\, United States CATEGORIES:Conferences,Science Workshops END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170918 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170922 DTSTAMP:20260526T100648 CREATED:20170720T165326Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170720T165326Z UID:13129-1505692800-1506038399@oceanobservatories.org SUMMARY:Oceans '17 MTS/IEEE Conference DESCRIPTION:Members of the OOI Program Management Office and Data Team will be present at the upcoming Ocean’s ’17 MTS/IEEE Conference in Anchorage\, Alaska Sept. 18-21\, 2017 \nThe OOI will have a booth in the Exhibit Hall and will be holding a special session focusing on accessing OOI data. Additionally members of the OOI Data Team will be presenting. \nCheck back for updates as the conference approaches URL:https://oceanobservatories.org/event/ooi-to-participate-in-oceans-17-mtsieee-conferenece/ LOCATION:Dena’ina Convention Center\, Anchorage\, AK\, United States CATEGORIES:Conferences END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161213T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161213T191500 DTSTAMP:20260526T100648 CREATED:20161017T131417Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161017T131417Z UID:12185-1481652900-1481656500@oceanobservatories.org SUMMARY:AGU 2016 Town Hall DESCRIPTION:Utilizing Online Streaming Data from the National Science Foundation’s Ocean Observatories Initiative\nIn January 2016\, the NSF-funded Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) went operational with online streaming data freely accessible by login. Over the year\, the scientific community downloaded terabytes of data every month\, engaged in workshops and webinars\, and submitted proposals to further utilize the OOI. Join the OOI Director and scientists for a discussion touching on how you can best utilize this resource. Topics include: array configuration\, data access and availability\, case studies of data use\, proposal submission\, and upcoming plans for the next calendar year. \nRoom: Moscone West\, 2008 URL:https://oceanobservatories.org/event/agu-2016-town-hall/ LOCATION:Moscone Center\, San Francisco\, CA CATEGORIES:Conferences END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161212 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161217 DTSTAMP:20260526T100648 CREATED:20160809T143545Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160809T143545Z UID:10810-1481500800-1481932799@oceanobservatories.org SUMMARY:2016 AGU Fall Meeting DESCRIPTION:The American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting brings together the entire Earth and space science community for discussions of emerging trends and the latest research. With nearly 24\,000 attendees\, this meeting is the largest Earth and space science meeting in the world. \nCome visit the OOI in the Exhibit Hall at booth #245. \nThe OOI will also be hosting a town hall\, details to follow as the conference approaches. URL:https://oceanobservatories.org/event/2016-agu-fall-meeting/ LOCATION:Moscone Center\, San Francisco\, CA CATEGORIES:Conferences END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160919 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160923 DTSTAMP:20260526T100648 CREATED:20160809T154924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160809T154924Z UID:10823-1474243200-1474588799@oceanobservatories.org SUMMARY:MTS/IEEE Oceans 16 Meeting DESCRIPTION:Members of the OOI Marine Implementing Organizations and Data Team will be presenting at the 2016 MTS/IEEE Oceans conference in Monterey Bay. \nThe event is set to draw an international audience of more than 2\,000 attendees. The conference will center around presentations and posters from over 500 professionally reviewed technical papers\, including those submitted by OOI scientists and engineers. \nMore Information URL:https://oceanobservatories.org/event/mtsieee-oceans-16-meeting/ LOCATION:Portola Plaza Hotel & Monterey Marriott\, Monterey\, CA CATEGORIES:Conferences END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160223T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160223T134500 DTSTAMP:20260526T100648 CREATED:20160809T143255Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160809T143255Z UID:10811-1456231500-1456235100@oceanobservatories.org SUMMARY:2016 Ocean Sciences Meeting Town Hall DESCRIPTION:Utilizing online streaming data from the National Science Foundation’s Ocean Observatories Initiative\nJoin the OOI Director\, Greg Ulses\, and OOI scientists for a town hall discussion about the newly commission OOI.  Topics to be discussed include: array configuration\, data access and availability\, case studies of data use\, and upcoming plans for the next calendar year. URL:https://oceanobservatories.org/event/2016-ocean-sciences-meeting-town-hall/ CATEGORIES:Conferences END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160221 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160227 DTSTAMP:20260526T100648 CREATED:20160808T195357Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160808T195357Z UID:10769-1456012800-1456531199@oceanobservatories.org SUMMARY:2016 Ocean Sciences Meeting DESCRIPTION:The OOI team is gearing up for the 2016 Ocean Sciences Meeting Feb. 21-24 in New Orleans\, LA. We look forward to connecting with you all at the conference and have planned a number of informational exchange opportunities. In addition to numerous posters and presentations (schedule to be posted next week!)\, swing by the OOI booth in the Exhibit Hall (Booth #611) and connect with us at our Town Hall Tuesday. \nOOI Activities @ OSM 2016 URL:https://oceanobservatories.org/event/2016-ocean-sciences-meeting/ CATEGORIES:Conferences END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20151214 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20151219 DTSTAMP:20260526T100648 CREATED:20160809T142917Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160809T142917Z UID:10805-1450051200-1450483199@oceanobservatories.org SUMMARY:2015 AGU Fall Meeting DESCRIPTION:The American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting brings together the entire Earth and space science community for discussions of emerging trends and the latest research. With nearly 24\,000 attendees\, this meeting is the largest Earth and space science meeting in the world. \nCome visit the OOI at meeting at the Consortium for Ocean Leadership booth #212 in the Exhibit Hall in Moscone North. URL:https://oceanobservatories.org/event/2015-agu-fall-meeting/ LOCATION:Moscone Center\, San Francisco\, CA CATEGORIES:Conferences END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140223 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140301 DTSTAMP:20260526T100648 CREATED:20161005T141721Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161005T141721Z UID:11590-1393113600-1393631999@oceanobservatories.org SUMMARY:Ocean Observatories Initiative Activities at Ocean Sciences 2014 DESCRIPTION:The Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) has a number of informational exchange opportunities planned for Ocean Sciences 2014 this month including Town Hall events focused on OOI data and utilizing observatories in the Northeast Pacific to advance science. \nThe Ocean Sciences 2014 Meeting\, Feb. 23-28 in Honolulu\, Hawaii offers the opportunity for members of the scientific community to meet with OOI Team\, hear about current status and opportunities to use data as it becomes available. Some pre-commissioned data is now available for components of the OOI via the OOI website. \nOOI Activities @ OSM 2014 URL:https://oceanobservatories.org/event/ocean-observatories-initiative-activities-at-ocean-sciences-2014/ LOCATION:Hawaii Convention Center\, Honolulu\, HI\, United States CATEGORIES:Conferences END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131209 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131214 DTSTAMP:20260526T100648 CREATED:20161005T142245Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161005T142245Z UID:11595-1386547200-1386979199@oceanobservatories.org SUMMARY:Members of OOI Team To Participate at Fall AGU Meeting DESCRIPTION:Members of the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) program will participate in the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting this month with a variety of sessions\, videos and information sharing opportunities. \nThe AGU Fall Meeting is the largest worldwide conference in the geophysical sciences\, attracting nearly 20\,000 Earth and space scientists\, educators\, students and policy makers. AGU will take place from Dec. 9-13 in San Francisco. For more information visit the AGU Fall 2013 website. \nOOI Activities @ AGU 2013 URL:https://oceanobservatories.org/event/members-of-ooi-team-to-participate-at-fall-agu-meeting/ LOCATION:Moscone Center\, San Francisco\, CA CATEGORIES:Conferences END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131209 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131214 DTSTAMP:20260526T100648 CREATED:20131204T184713Z LAST-MODIFIED:20131204T184713Z UID:5705-1386547200-1386979199@oceanobservatories.org SUMMARY:Members of OOI Team To Participate at Fall AGU Meeting DESCRIPTION:Members of the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) program will participate in the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting this month with a variety of sessions\, videos and information sharing opportunities. \nThe AGU Fall Meeting is the largest worldwide conference in the geophysical sciences\, attracting nearly 20\,000 Earth and space scientists\, educators\, students and policy makers. AGU will take place from Dec. 9-13 in San Francisco. For more information visit the AGU Fall 2013 website. \nPresentations will be offered at AGU by the University of Washington’s Regional Scales Nodes (RSN) team on some of their recent OOI work. In addition to the various RSN presentations listed below\, the team’s work will be highlighted in their video\, “Down To The Volcano\,” featured in the AGU Cinema. “Down To The Volcano” explores an underwater volcano with UW OOI scientists as they use the ROPOS ROV deployed from the Research Vessel Thompson to venture down to the bottom of the ocean during the Visions ’11 expedition. The video also displays high definition footage of fresh lava flows from the April 2011 eruption of Axial Seamount. Click here to read more about that video. \nAlso at AGU\, Scripps Institution of Oceanography will provide opportunities for viewing and playing its D.E.E.P. video game at the Scripps exhibit area. The D.E.E.P. educational video game allows players to experience the deep ocean and do things such as using sonar to detect animals\, fish and ocean bottom features. A recent beta version of the game allowed players to navigate ocean observatory nodes.  For further details and a status update of the game\, check out their presentation (details below). \nA Consortium for Ocean Leadership booth (booth #111) will also be located in the main exhibit hall. \nAdditional OOI related Activities and presentations are as follows: \nTITLE: Down to the Volcano \nDATE/TIME: Screenings throughout the meeting\, with other science films. \nLOCATION: Unknown at this time \nSESSION: AGU Cinema: Short Films on Science \nSynopsis: Down to the Volcano\, a co-production of the University of Washington’s School of Oceanography and UWTV\, will be among the short films on science screened as part of the AGU Cinema at the AGU 2013 Fall Meeting. Down to the Volcano tells the story of Ocean Observatories Initiative engineers and scientists from the University of Washington as they plan and construct the OOI regional cabled network at Axial Volcano\, one of the program’s main study sites in the northeast Pacific Ocean. \nTITLE: Seawater bicarbonate removal during hydrothermal circulation \nDATE/TIME/LOCATION:  Monday\, December 9\, 10:35 – 10:50 AM; 2000 Moscone West \nSESSION TYPE: Presentation \nSESSION TITLE: B12B. Carbon Transformations in Hydrothermal Systems I \nAUTHORS: Giora K Proskurowski1\, Jeffrey Seewald2\, Sean P Sylva2\, Eoghan Reeves3\, Marvin D Lilley1 \nINSTITUTIONS: 1. School of Oceanography\, University of Washington\, Seattle\, WA\, United States. 2. Marine Chemsitry and Geochemistry\, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution\, Woods Hole\, MA\, United States. 3. MARUM\, University of Bremen\, Bremen\, Germany. \nABSTRACT: High temperature fluids sampled at hydrothermal vents represent a complex alteration product of water-rock reactions on a multi-component mixture of source fluids. Sources to high-temperature hydrothermal samples include the “original” seawater present in the recharge limb of circulation\, magmatically influenced fluids added at depth as well as any seawater entrained during sampling. High-temperature hydrothermal fluids are typically enriched in magmatic volatiles\, with CO2 the dominant species\, characterized by concentrations of 10’s-100’s of mmol/kg (1\, 2). Typically\, the high concentration of CO2 relative to background seawater bicarbonate concentrations (~2.3 mmol/kg) obscures a full analysis of the fate of seawater bicarbonate during high-temperature hydrothermal circulation. Here we present data from a suite of samples collected over the past 15 years from high-temperature hydrothermal vents at 9N\, Endeavour\, Lau Basin\, and the MAR that have endmember CO2 concentrations less than 10 mmol/kg. Using stable and radiocarbon isotope measurements these samples provide a unique opportunity to examine the balance between “original” seawater bicarbonate and CO2 added from magmatic sources. Multiple lines of evidence from multiple hydrothermal settings consistently points to the removal of ~80% of the “original” 2.3 mmol/kg seawater bicarbonate. Assuming that this removal occurs in the low-temperature\, “recharge” limb of hydrothermal circulation\, this removal process is widely occurring and has important contributions to the global carbon cycle over geologic time. \nTITLE:  Educational Videogames: Concept\, Design And Evaluation \nDATE/TIME/LOCATION:  Monday\, December 9\, 1:40 – 3:40 PM; 300 Moscone South \nSESSION TYPE: Presentation \nSESSION TITLE: ED13H. Games\, Interactive Simulations\, and Virtual Labs for Science Teaching and Learning I [SWIRL_CM] \nAUTHORS:  Daniel Rohrlick; Alan Yang; Deborah L. Kilb; Logan Ma; Roxanne Ruzic; Cheryl L. Peach; Charina C. Layman \nINSTITUTIONS:  1. Scripps Institution of Oceanography\, San Diego\, CA\, United States. 2. Ruzic Consulting\, Inc.\, San Diego\, CA\, United States. 3. Birch Aquarium at Scripps\, La Jolla\, CA\, United States. \nABSTRACT:  Videogames have historically gained popularity thanks to their entertainment rather than their educational value. This may be due\, in part\, to the fact that many educational videogames present academic concepts in dry\, quiz-like ways\, without the visual experiences\, interactivity\, and excitement of non-educational games. The increasing availability of tools that allow designers to easily create rich experiences for players now makes it simpler than ever for educational game designers to generate the visual experiences\, interactivity\, and excitement that gamers have grown to expect. Based on data from our work\, when designed effectively\, educational games can engage players\, teach concepts\, and tear down the stereotype of the stuffy\, boring educational game. \nOur team has been experimenting with different ways to present scientific and mathematical concepts to middle and high school students through engaging\, interactive games. When designing a gameplay concept\, we focus on what we want the player to learn and experience as well as how to maintain a learning environment that is fun and engaging. Techniques that we have found successful include the use of a series of fast-paced “minigames\,” and the use of a “simulator” learning method that allows a player to learn by completing objectives similar to those completed by today’s scientists. \nFormative evaluations of our games over the past year have revealed both design strengths and weaknesses. Based on findings from a systematic evaluation of game play with diverse groups\, with data collected through in-person observations of game play\, knowledge assessments\, focus groups\, interviews with players\, and computer tracking of students’ game play behavior\, we have found that players are uniformly enthusiastic about the educational tools. At the same time\, we find there is more work to be done to make our tools fully intuitive\, and to effectively present complex mathematical and scientific concepts to learners from a wide range of backgrounds. Overall we find that designing educational games is a constant balancing act to ensure the player is engaged and has fun while at the same time learning important concepts. \nTITLE: The Cabled Component of NSF’s Ocean Observatories Initiative: A Distributed\, Multi-Sensor\, Interactive Telepresence Within Ever-Shifting Marine Ecosystems \nDATE/TIME/LOCATION: Wednesday\, December 11\, 1:40 – 6:00 PM; Hall A-C Moscone South \nSESSION TYPE: Poster \nSESSION TITLE: OS33B. Ocean Sciences General Contributions \nPOSTER #: OS33B-1779 \nAUTHORS: John R Delaney1\, Deborah S Kelley1\, Giora K Proskurowski1\, Orest E Kawka1\, Allison Fundis2\, Michael Mulvihill1\, Gary Harkins3\, Michael Harrington3\, Chuck McGuire3\, Dana Manalang3\, Russell Light3\, Andy Stewart3\, Ben Brand3 \nINSTITUTIONS: 1. School of Oceanography\, University of Washington\, Seattle\, WA\, United States. 2. Ocean Exploration Trust\, Old Lyme\, CT\, United States. 3. Applied Physics Laboratory\, University of Washington\, Seattle\, WA\, United States. \nABSTRACT: Since mid-year 2011\, NSF’s Ocean Observatories Initiative has made considerable progress in installing its cabled seafloor and water-column component off the Washington-Oregon Coast. The Primary Infrastructure is nearly operational and includes ~900 km of high-power (10 kV) and bandwidth (10 Gbs) submarine electro-optical cable and 7 seafloor power- and communications switching stations (nodes) in a two-cable network spanning tectonically active zones across the Juan de Fuca Plate\, with access to the overlying ocean. The system is connected to a shore-landing in Pacific City\, Oregon\, with a dual-path terrestrial backhaul to Portland where connections to major continent-wide\, high-speed networks link via the Internet to the undersea system. During summer 2013 the VISIONS’13 expedition\, using the R/V Thompson and the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) ROPOS\, placed a number of secondary infrastructure elements on the seafloor\, ready to be connected to the Primary Nodes when the system is fully tested and accepted by the Consortium for Ocean Leadership. Secondary infrastructure installed using the ROV ROPOS includes over 23\,000 meters of extension cables\, which comprise twelve electro-optical and electrical cables that provide links from the Primary Nodes to experimental sites and instrument clusters. Smaller nodes (junction boxes) were also deployed\, with three installed on the seafloor. All cables and junction boxes were fully tested\, which included powering up and communicating through the nodes and sensors using the ROV ROPOS as a power-communication source\, and live data transmission of the resultant engineering and science data to the ship located 3000-1500m above the seafloor. Locations include sites near the base of the continental slope and on Axial Seamount\, the most magmatically active volcano on the Juan de Fuca Ridge. Real-time data streamed from instruments connected to extension cables at Axial Volcano via ROPOS revealed a significant local earthquake on the volcano\, and a minor signal showing direct tidal measurements from 300 miles offshore. Sensors to be installed and connected in 2014 will provide seismic information\, current velocities\, inflation and deflation measurements of the volcanic caldera\, high-definition video on demand\, digital-still imagery\, chemical data from methane seeps and vent sites using mass spectrometers\, and an array of thermistors in a low-temperature vent field. Six instrumented full water-column moorings with two different types of profilers will be installed and connected to the cable in 2014.\nhttp://interactiveoceans.washington.edu/story/VISIONS+13 \nTITLE: Virtual Investigations of an Active Deep Sea Volcano \nDATE/TIME/LOCATION: Thursday\, December 12\, 9:15 – 9:30 AM; 104 Moscone South \nSESSION TYPE: Presentation \nSESSION TITLE: PA41A. Scientists Must Film! Using Video to Enhance and Expand Science\, and Science Communication I (Virtual Option) \nAUTHORS: Leslie Sautter1\, M. Montgomery Taylor1\, Allison Fundis3\, Deborah S Kelley2\, Mitchell Elend2 \nINSTITUTIONS: 1. Geology and Environmental Geosciences\, College of Charleston\, Charleston\, SC\, United States. 2. School of Oceanography\, University of Washington\, Seattle\, WA\, United States. 3. Ocean Exploration Trust\, Narragansett\, RI\, United States. \nABSTRACT: Axial Seamount\, located on the Juan de Fuca spreading ridge 300 miles off the Oregon coast\, is an active volcano whose summit caldera lies 1500 m beneath the sea surface. Ongoing construction of the Regional Scale Nodes (RSN) cabled observatory by the University of Washington (funded by the NSF Ocean Observatories Initiative) has allowed for exploration of recent lava flows and active hydrothermal vents using HD video mounted on the ROVs\, ROPOS and JASON II. College level oceanography/marine geology online laboratory exercises referred to as Online Concept Modules (OCMs) have been created using video and video frame-captured mosaics to promote skill development for characterizing and quantifying deep sea environments. Students proceed at their own pace through a sequence of short movies with which they (a) gain background knowledge\, (b) learn skills to identify and classify features or biota within a targeted environment\, (c) practice these skills\, and (d) use their knowledge and skills to make interpretations regarding the environment. Part (d) serves as the necessary assessment component of the laboratory exercise. Two Axial Seamount-focused OCMs will be presented: 1) Lava Flow Characterization: Identifying a Suitable Cable Route\, and 2) Assessing Hydrothermal Vent Communities: Comparisons Among Multiple Sulfide Chimneys. URL:https://oceanobservatories.org/event/members-ooi-team-participate-fall-agu-meeting/ LOCATION:Moscone Center\, San Francisco\, CA CATEGORIES:Conferences END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130923 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130927 DTSTAMP:20260526T100648 CREATED:20130917T134938Z LAST-MODIFIED:20130917T134938Z UID:5569-1379894400-1380239999@oceanobservatories.org SUMMARY:OOI to Participate in OCEANS 2013 MTS/IEEE Conference DESCRIPTION:The Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) will participate as part of a larger Consortium for Ocean Leadership presence at the OCEANS 2013 MTS/IEEE conference in San Diego\, CA on Sept. 23-26. \nOCEANS 2013 San Diego brings together the technology\, people\, and ideas that will help to expand the understanding of the earth’s largest natural resource.  The beautiful city of San Diego has a rich maritime history from its discovery in 1542 to the cutting edge technology of today.  This year’s conference marks the 7th time the OCEANS conference has been held in San Diego. \nWith its theme\, “An Ocean in Common\,” this year’s meeting focuses on the traditional core topics such as ocean observing\, remote sensing\, and offshore technology\, as well as more unique topics of Government/Industry/Academia Synergy\, Marine Security and Defense\, and San Diego Maritime History.  Click here for a full list of themes and topics. \nOOI Scientists will give talks at the conference highlighting emerging technologies developed as part of the OOI program.  From cabled seafloor arrays and deep profiler moorings to XBOX games and educational software\, the OOI team will share their new innovations. \nInformation listed below for more details on the OOI presence at OCEANS 2013: \nWEDNESDAY SEPT. 25 \nCommissioning Of A System That Terminates On The Seafloor (130517-050). P. Yinger\, et al. (University of Washington) 10:30 AM – 11:50 AM; Room Royal Palm Salon 4 \nDeep Profiler For The Ocean Observatories Initiative Regional Scale Nodes: Rechargeable\, Adaptive\, ROV Serviceable (130503-130).  M. Mathewson\, et al. (Applied Physics Laboratory-University of Washington) 1:20 PM – 3:00 PM; Room Royal Palm Salon 4 \nTHURSDAY SEPT. 26 \nD.E.E.P. Learning: Promoting Informal Stem Learning Through Ocean Research Video Games (130516-020).  Peach\, et al. (Scripps Institution of Oceanography/UC San Diego) 10:30 AM – 11:50 AM; Room Royal Palm Salon 4 \nClick here for more information on the upcoming OCEANS 2013 conference. \nFor more information on the OOI and other upcoming outreach events visit the OOI Website. URL:https://oceanobservatories.org/event/ooi-participate-oceans-2013-mtsieee-conference/ CATEGORIES:Conferences END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20130220T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20130224T000000 DTSTAMP:20260526T100648 CREATED:20120203T155358Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230919T175822Z UID:2987-1361318400-1361664000@oceanobservatories.org SUMMARY:Ocean Observatories Initiative To Participate in 2012 Ocean Sciences DESCRIPTION:The Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) program will participate in the 2012 Ocean Sciences conference in February with a variety of sessions\, posters and information sharing opportunities throughout the show. \nThe 2012 Ocean Sciences conference will be held Feb. 20-24\, at Salt Lake City\, Utah. Ocean Sciences is sponsored by The Oceanography Society\, the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography and the American Geophysical Union. More than 4\,000 attendees are anticipated at the four day event. For more specifics about the event please visit: http://www.sgmeet.com/osm2012/ \nIn addition to scheduled scientific sessions\, the OOI Team will hold a special discussion on three days to provide interested attendees with an update on the OOI and how they can become involved. That informational talk\, Ocean Observatories Initiative: Information and Community Opportunities\, will be offered from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.\, on Tuesday\, Feb. 21 and Thursday\, Feb. 23 in Ballroom D and on Wednesday\, Feb. 22\, at that same time in Ballroom J. \n“The Ocean Sciences meeting provides us with a great forum to share our progress on the OOI with the our colleagues and provide information to future users of OOI data on how to become involved now\,” said Tim Cowles\, Vice President & Director of Ocean Observing Programs at the Consortium for Ocean Leadership. “We look forward to a productive exchange of information throughout the week and will have a number of our project scientists on hand to answer questions about the OOI and the opportunities it will provide for research.” \nSteven Ackleson\, Senior Project Scientist for the OOI\, will lead a discussion at Ocean Sciences on recent insights and the future for ocean observing.  “The OOI is the single\, largest\, national investment in ocean observing within the careers of practicing oceanographers and will likely define the research activities of many ocean scientists for the next quarter of a century\,” Ackleson said. “The Ocean Sciences Meeting gives us a chance to reflect on this and discuss ways of realizing the fullest potential of this new capability.” \nIn addition to the scheduled sessions\, members of the OOI Team will be available throughout the week at the OOI Booth in the exhibit area Booth #59 to discuss aspects of the program. \nPlease continue to visit the OOI Website and OOI Facebook and Twitter accounts for event coverage prior to and during the show. \nSee the information below for more details on the OOI’s presence at 2012 Ocean Sciences. For more information on full abstracts visit: http://www.sgmeet.com/osm2012/. \nINTEGRATIVE POWER OF OCEAN OBSERVATORIES: RECENT INSIGHTS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS\nDate/Time/Location: Tuesday\, Feb. 21\, 10:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.\, Room 151 \nInformation: Steve Ackleson\, Senior Project Scientist for the OOI at the Consortium for Ocean Leadership\, will lead this session. At the start of the session\, Ackleson will present a talk: OCEAN OBSERVATORIES: EVOLUTION AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS. This presentation will provide an overview on the evolution of ocean observatories\, summarize key science accomplishments and discuss future directions. \nIn addition\, following OOI-related posters will be presented on Tuesday: \nOCEAN OBSERVATORIES INITIATIVE: CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS UPDATE\nAuthors: Tim\, Cowles (Consortium for Ocean Leadership)\, Sue Banahan (Consortium for Ocean Leadership) \nType: Poster \nDate/Time/Location: Tuesday\, Feb. 21\, 10:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.\, Poster/Exhibit Hall \nInformation: The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) is implementing the construction and operation of an interactive\, integrated ocean observing network. This presentation will provide information on major advances in OOI construction and an update on overall program plans. \nSCIENCE AND DATA PRODUCTS FROM THE OCEAN OBSERVATORIES INITIATIVE\nType: Poster \nDate/Time/Location: Tuesday\, Feb. 21\, 5:00 PM-6:00 PM\, Poster/Exhibit Hall \nAuthors:    Lorraine Heilman\, Susan Banahan\, Sarah Webster\, Jon Fram\, Mike Vardaro\, Giora Proskurowski\, William Bergen\, Steve Ackleson \nInformation: This poster will describe the OOI data\, products\, algorithms\, levels of processing\, quality control\, intermediate products\, sampling frequencies\, data volumes and data rates.  Several specific examples of data processing will be described along with the description of all planned data products.  It will introduce the scientific community to the specific products that will be available in this unprecedented opportunity for oceanographic\, benthic and air-sea research \nCOMPARING AUTOMATIC VERSUS HUMAN-CREATED QUALITY CONTROL FLAGS OF OCEANOGRAPHIC MOORING DATA AND APPLICABILITY TO THE OOI \nType: Poster \nDate/Time/Location: Tuesday\, Feb. 21\, 5:00 PM-6:00 PM Poster/Exhibit Hall \nAuthors: Matthias Lankhorst\, Hey-Jin Kim \nInformation: A suite of computationally simple algorithms for data quality control (QC) is presented that generates pass/fail flags for oceanographic data from moorings. This presentation will address the development and tuning of these algorithms as part of the OOI. \nOOI SAMPLING STRATEGY AND CORE INSTRUMENTATION\nType: Poster \nDate/Time/Location: Tuesday\, February 21\, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM\, Poster/Exhibit Hall \nAuthors: Mike Vardaro\, Jack Barth\, Oscar Schofield\, Doug Luther\, and Deborah Kelley \nInformation: This poster will address the OOI sampling strategy that must consider event-driven sampling responses\, mitigation of between-sensor interference\, data products that require multiple sensors\, the need for physical sampling to validate and calibrate OOI sensors\, and the eventual incorporation of non-core sensors into the network. \nNEW OOI PLATFORMS FOR LONG TERM SAMPLING OF THE ENTIRE WATER COLUMN IN ROUGH SEAS NEAR THE COAST\nType: Poster \nDate/Time/Location: Tuesday\, Feb. 21\, 5:00 PM. – 6:00 P.M.\, Poster/Exhibit Hall \nAuthors: Jon Fram\, Edward Dever \nInformation: This year the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) tested platforms for consideration at its 25m depth Oregon and Washington long-term observation sites. This presentation will address assessments of recent tests and plans for platforms for long term sampling. Results the mechanical performance of mooring and profilers will be shown along with an illustration from these data of the scientific value these paired platforms will provide. \nTHE ROLES OF COASTAL GLIDERS IN THE OOI\nType: Poster \nDate/Time/Location: Tuesday\, Feb. 21\, 5:00 PM-6:00 PM\, Poster/Exhibit Hall \nAuthors: Edward Dever\, Jack Barth\, Al Plueddemann\, Oscar Schofield; Uwe Send \nInformation: The OOI plans to begin operational deployment of gliders on the coastal scale OOI arrays in May 2012. This presentation will describe the roles of coastal gliders in OOI\, report on the testing progress and update the plans for operational deployments in the coastal scale arrays of OOI. \nBUILDING A HIGH-POWER AND HIGH-BANDWIDTH CABLED OBSERVATORY ON AN ACTIVE VOLCANO: AXIAL SEAMOUNT\nType: Poster \nDate/Time/Location: Tuesday\, Feb. 21\, 5:00 PM. – 6:00 P.M.\, Poster/Exhibit Hall \nAuthors: Deborah Kelley\, John Delaney and OOI RSN Team \nInformation: Axial Seamount is the most active volcano on the Juan de Fuca Ridge\, erupting in 1998 and 2011. It is both seismically and hydrothermally active\, and hosts diverse biological communities. It is a long-term NOAA-PMEL observatory where long-term co-registered fluid chemistry-temperature-microbiological measurements have been made that begin to quantify the microbial evolution at the decade scale of seafloor eruption cycles. Because of these characteristics\, Axial was chosen as the US’s first cabled observatory at a submarine volcano. This 5-year construction and 25-year operational project is part of the NSF’s Ocean Observatories Initiative. This session will address this area and the OOI RSN teams work there. \nANNOUNCEMENT OF THE CORE INSTRUMENT MODELS AND LOCATIONS\nType: Poster \nDate/Time/Location: Tuesday\, Feb. 21\, 5:00 PM. – 6:00 P.M.\, Poster/Exhibit Hall \nAuthors: Merrie Beth Neely\, Anthony Ferlaino\, Barry Stamey \nInformation: The OOI has selected the vendors and models for many of the 49 Core Instrument Families that will be located on the arrays.  The sensor models and their location-specific features are presented here\, with reference to their generalized data product available from OOI’s Integrated Observatory Network data portal.  Approximately 750 instruments are expected to complement the OOI arrays at the time of commissioning.  This presentation will provide information on core instruments and locations. \nOBSERVATIONS OF ANOMALOUS NEAR-SURFACE\, LOW-SALINITY PULSES OFF THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST\nType: Poster \nDate/Time/Location: Tuesday\, Feb. 21\, 5:00 PM. – 6:00 P.M.\, Poster/Exhibit Hall \nAuthors: Craig Risien\, Piero Mazzini\, Jack Barth \nInformation: The Columbia River plume is a dominant feature of the Pacific Northwest coastal hydrography. This presentation presents the spatial/temporal evolution of low-salinity pulses during June and July 2011. Analysis of in situ data off of Newport collected from OSU autonomous underwater gliders\, Ocean Observatories Initiative (NSF funded) and the Northwest Association of Networked Ocean Observing Systems (NANOOS; NOAA funded) moorings\, as well as remotely sensed data\, show that the on-offshore location of the plume front is not controlled by riverine discharge rates\, but rather by Ekman dynamics\, and that these freshwater pulses reach the coast. \nAdditional presentations by the OOI Education & Public Engagement and Regional Scales Node Team at Ocean Sciences include: \nTHE OCEAN OBSERVATORIES INITIATIVE EDUCATION AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT: DELIVERING REAL TIME DATA FOR TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING IN THE UNDERGRADUATE CLASSROOM\nType: Oral \nDate/Time/Location: Tuesday\, Feb. 21\, 8:30 AM\, Ballroom F \nAuthors: Mike Crowley \nInformation: This talk will discuss the education and public engagement component of the OOI and opportunities for using data from autonomous vehicles and drifters to support education and outreach. \nUNDERSTANDING THE PLANETARY LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM: NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE IN THE OCEAN BASINS\nType: Oral \nDate/Time/Location: Tuesday\, Feb. 21\, 2:00 PM\, Room 250 \nSession 064: Oceanography in 2030 \nAuthors: John Delaney\, Deborah Kelley \nInformation: Driven by solar and internal geothermal energy\, the complex processes interacting within the global ocean constitute our planetary life-support system. New approaches to understanding this “oceanic modulator” are arising from submarine cabled networks\, such as the one now under construction by the NSF Ocean Observatories Initiative\, that provide electrical power and bandwidth to distributed sensors. This talk will address understanding the planetary life support system and next generation science in the ocean basins. \nDISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND IMPACTS ON OCEANOGRAPHY IN 2030\nType: Poster \nDate/Time/Location: Tuesday\, Feb. 21\, 2:00 PM\, Room 250 \nSession 064: Oceanography in 2030 \nAuthors: John Orcutt \nInformation: This talk will explore the “game changers” or disruptive technologies that may have an impact on oceanography 20 years from now\, including discussion of emerging trends and impacts of advancements such as increasing computational and networking capabilities. \nREAL TIME PUBLIC AND STUDENT  ENGAGEMENT DURING THE OCEAN OBSERVATORIES INIATIVE’S VISIONS 2011 EXPEDITION TO AXIAL SEAMOUNT\nType: Oral \nDate/Time/Location: Tuesday\, Feb. 21\, 12:00 PM\, Ballroom F \nSession 102: Live from the ocean: engaging students and the public in active research projects at sea \nAuthors: Allison Fundis\, Deborah Kelley\, Giora Proskurowski\, Mark Stoermer\, Leslie Sautter\, John Delaney \nInformation: The VISIONS’11 expedition took place aboard the R/V Thomas G. Thompson with the remotely operated vehicle ROPOS in support of the ongoing installation of the Ocean Observatories Initiative’s high-power and high-bandwidth cabled ocean observatory at Axial Seamount\, a volcano on the Juan de Fuca Ridge that had erupted just 4 months prior.  This talk will discuss successes and lessons learned in engaging onshore scientists\, students\, and the public through the various outreach efforts employed during the expedition. \nMETHANE BUBBLE PLUMES AT HYDRATE RIDGE: MULTIBEAM IMAGING OF TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL VARIABILITY AS PART OF THE OCEAN OBSERVATORIES INITIATIVE \nType: Poster \nDate/Time/Location: Thursday\, Feb. 23\, 4:00 PM- 6:00 PM\, Poster/Exhibit Hall \nSession 060: Marine Gas Hydrate Deposits: Research\, Monitoring Strategies and Present-Day Knowledge \nAuthors: Alden Denny\, (Graduate Student on the Visions’11 Cruise); Deborah S. Kelley\, Evan Solomon\, Giora Proskurowski\, Brendan Philip\, Carla Stapleton\, John R. Delaney \nInformation: Southern Hydrate Ridge (SHR) will be connected to the Internet in 2013 with a myriad of seafloor sensors connected to the terrestrial grid by high power and bandwidth cables\, as part of the OOI. This presentation will address the SHR as a location for methane studies hosting both methane hydrate and methane gas and future study plans there for the OOI. \nPOST-ERUPTIVE HYDROTHERMAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE WATER COLUMN ABOVE AXIAL SEAMOUNT\nType: Poster \nDate/Time/Location: Thursday\, Feb. 23\, 4:00 PM- 6:00 PM\, Poster/Exhibit Hall \nSession 112: Ocean Spreading Centers: Connecting the Subseafloor with the Open Ocean \nAuthors: Giora Proskurowski\, Deborah S. Kelley\, John R. Delaney\, Allison T. Fundis\, Dave A. Butterfield\, Marvin D. Lilley\, Edward T. Baker\, Sharon L. Walker\, Julie A. Huber\, John E. Lupton \nInformation: In April 2011 Axial Seamount erupted along the south rift zone from the east wall of the caldera down 9km of the southern flank.  Two expeditions\, a NOAA NeMO cruise in July and an OOI-RSN cruise in August\, conducted water column sampling campaigns at Axial to assess the magnitude and composition of the hydrothermal plumes associated with the known vent fields and newly erupted lavas. The data collected shipboard by the OOI-RSN is publicly available at www.interactiveoceans.org. This presentation will discuss the site and expedition \nTHE FUTURE OF REAL-TIME MONITORING OF METHANE HYDRATE DEPOSITS AT ACTIVE CONTINENTAL MARGINS: THE OOI CABLED OBSERVATORY AT HYDRATE RIDGE \nType: Poster \nDate/Time/Location: Thursday\, Feb. 23\, 4:00 PM- 6:00 PM\, Poster/Exhibit Hal \nAuthors: Orest Kawka\, Deborah S. Kelley\, John R. Delaney\, Evan Solomon\, OOI-RSN Team \nInformation: Hydrate Ridge is characterized by an extensive system of subsurface gas hydrate deposits\, active plumes\, and extensive biological communities. Previous studies of its subsurface geology and these seep-supported benthic communities highlighted the need for an integrated\, synoptic\, and long-term approach to the study of carbon cycling in such continental margins. In 2013\, the cabled observatory component of the OOI\, known as the Regional Scale Nodes (RSN)\, will begin deploying an array of seafloor instruments at Southern Hydrate Ridge. The presentation will discuss \nRSN’s built-in expandability and 25-year lifetime will provide unprecedented opportunities for long-term high-resolution studies\, furthering our understanding of gas hydrates and carbon cycling in such systems and potential global effects associated with tectonic activity and climate change. \nAN ASSESSMENT OF REAL-TIME DATA USE IN UNDERGRADUATE CLASSROOMS\nType: Poster \nAuthors: \nDate/Time/Location: Tuesday\, Feb. 21\, 8:00 AM. – 10:00 AM\, Poster/Exhibit Hall \nAuthors: Janice McDonnell\, Sage Lichtenwalner\, Annette deCharon\, Carla Companion\, Craig Risien\, Debi Kilb\, Allison Fundis\, Andrea McCurdy\, Scott Glenn \nInformation: The Education and Public Engagement (EPE) Implementing Organization for OOI\, is tasked with providing a new layer of cyber-interactivity for educators to bring real and near real time data\, images and video of the Earth’s oceans into both formal and informal learning environments. In this session will discuss results of a recent study to assess how undergraduate professors are currently using oceanographic data in their classrooms. A total of 14 professors from community colleges and universities\, teaching both science and non- science majors were interviewed for the study. Participants shared their current teaching practices and made recommendations on how OOI software developers can design tools to improve undergraduate students’ ability to interpret and analyze oceanographic data. URL:https://oceanobservatories.org/event/ocean-observatories-initiative-to-participate-in-2012-ocean-sciences/ CATEGORIES:Conferences ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oceanobservatories.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/salt-lake-city-at-night-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121203 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121208 DTSTAMP:20260526T100648 CREATED:20121119T181949Z LAST-MODIFIED:20121119T181949Z UID:4243-1354492800-1354924799@oceanobservatories.org SUMMARY:Ocean Observatories Initiative to Participate in AGU Fall Meeting\, Dec. 3-7\, San Francisco\, CA DESCRIPTION:The Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) program will participate in the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting in December with a variety of sessions\, posters and information sharing opportunities throughout the show. \nThe AGU Fall Meeting is the largest worldwide conference in the geophysical sciences\, attracting more than 20\,000 Earth and space scientists\, educators\, students and policy makers. AGU will take place from Dec. 3-7 in San Francisco. For more information visit the AGU Fall Meeting 2012 Website. \nIn addition to scheduled scientific sessions\, the OOI Team will hold an informal meeting to provide interested attendees an update of recent OOI activities followed by a deployment schedule Q&A session.  The informal meeting will be offered from 6:00 PM -7:00 PM on Wednesday\, Dec. 5\, in the Orpheum Room at the Serrano Hotel. \n“The annual AGU meeting provides us the opportunity to share our progress on the OOI with our colleagues and provide information about the updated deployment schedule for 2013 and 2014\,” said Tim Cowles\, Vice President & Director of Ocean Observing Programs at the Consortium for Ocean Leadership. “We encourage attendees to bring their questions to the OOI booth and look forward to productive discussions throughout the week with prospective users.” \nThe OOI will be one fully integrated system collecting data on coastal\, regional and global scales. Greater knowledge of the ocean’s interrelated systems is vital for increased understanding of their effects on biodiversity\, ocean and coastal ecosystems\, ecosystem health and climate change. OOI will put real time ocean observing data in the hands of a vast user community of oceanographers\, scientists and researchers\, educators and the public. \nSeveral talks and posters by the OOI at the 2012 AGU meeting discuss the logistics of delivering data to the user community.  Broadly\, posters and talks will focus on the OOI cyberinfrastructure delivering data to users on the internet\, software developed by the OOI Education and Public Engagement (EPE) to bring these data into the classroom\, and strategies for shipboard education from the OOI Regional Scale Nodes (RSN). \nThe OOI EPE team\, led by Rutgers\, the State University of New Jersey and the OOI Cyberinfrastructure (CI) team\, led by University of California\, San Diego will be presenting information on their recent advances in utilizing technology and near-real time data for learning purposes. \nThe OOI EPE team is building a variety of software interfaces and web-based tools that ultimately will allow educators to bring the ocean into their learning environments. Rutgers\, in leading the development of educational capabilities for the OOI\, will leverage the OOI cyberinfrastructure capabilities by constructing a series of software and web-based social networking tools to engage a wide range of users including faculty\, graduate and undergraduate students\, informal science educators and the general public. The software will be designed to provide science educators with a suite of tools allowing them to enhance their graduate and undergraduate education activities and engage the general public using ocean observation data from the OOI. Anyone with an Internet connection will have access to OOI data. \nAdditionally\, a poster will be presented by the CI team\, as an introduction to the OOI cyberinfrastructure as well as technical\, social\, and strategic perspectives on the challenges and solutions in geoinformatics data systems.  The CI is a free and open tool that incorporates an innovative and adaptable approach allowing for 24/7 connectivity and bringing ocean observing data to a user any time\, any place\, on any computer or mobile device.  The goals of the CI are to provide: near-real time data delivery\, quality control of collected data\, calibrated and drift-free sensors\, comprehensive metadata\, accurate timing across the network\, continuous data without gaps and low lifecycle costs. \n“It’s a great opportunity to talk with the AGU community\, which witnessed and contributed to much of the history of the OOI\,” says John Orcutt\, Principal Investigator of the CI component of OOI. “The ideas of electronic publishing and the use of the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) contributed substantially to the open data model of the OOI as well as to the need for duplex connections with platforms (e.g. gliders) and individual sensors for control and command.” \nPresentations also will be offered by the University of Washington’s Regional Scales Nodes (RSN) team on recent work at the Axial Seamount site off the coast of Washington. Axial Seamount\, the most robust volcanic system on the Juan de Fuca Ridge\, is a future site of the cabled observatory component of the OOI program. Installation of 540 miles of undersea fiber optic cable that will link scientists and others on land to data streaming from the OOI was completed in September 2011.  Primary Nodes were installed onto these cables over summer 2012. \n“The OOI cabled observatory team achieved a major milestone in summer 2012 when the system’s seven primary nodes were installed into the backbone cables that reach Hydrate Ridge and Axial Seamount\, which is 300 miles off the coast of Oregon\,” said John Delaney\, Director and Principal Investigator of the RSN component of OOI. “Next summer we begin installing the secondary infrastructure and are looking forward to going live from the deep sea in 2014.” \nDelaney and the UW team led the Visions ’11 expedition to survey and assess the ongoing installation of the high-power and high bandwidth regional cabled network. During the cruise the team also streamed live\, high-resolution underwater video from the two primary study sites on the cabled network: the Hydrate Ridge gas-hydrate system and the underwater volcano Axial Seamount. That video\, taken in support of instrument site verification and mapping surveys\, is available on the University of Washington VISIONS ’11 Expedition Website. \nInformation listed below for more details on the OOI presence at AGU: \nTITLE: OOI’S CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE: AN OPENING \nPOSTER: #1503 \nSESSION: IN13B. Open Data for Open Science in Geoinformatics \nDATE/TIME/LOCATION: Mon.\, Dec. 3; 1:40-6:00 PM; Hall A-C (Moscone South) \nAUTHORS: John Graybeal1\, T. Ampe1\, M. Arrott1\, A. Chave3\, R. Cressey1\, S. Jul4\, T. McPhail1\, M. Meisinger1\, J. Orcutt1\, C. Peach1\, O. Schofield2\, K. Stocks1\, J. Thomas1\, F. Vernon1 \nINSTITUTIONS: \n1. University of California San Diego\, La Jolla\, CA\, United States. \n2. Rutgers University\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, United States. \n3. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution\, Woods Hole\, MA\, United States. \n4. Amaryllis Consulting\, LLC\, Los Altos\, CA\, United States. \nABSTRACT: \nThe Ocean Observatories Initiative is a long-term\, NSF-funded program to provide 25-30 years of sustained ocean measurements to study climate variability\, ocean circulation and ecosystem dynamics\, air-sea exchange\, seafloor processes\, and plate-scale geodynamics. The OOI will enable powerful new scientific approaches for exploring the complexities of Earth-ocean-atmosphere interactions\, thereby accelerating progress toward the goal of understanding\, predicting\, and managing our ocean environment. The OOI can foster new discoveries that\, in turn\, move research in unforeseen directions. \nThe OOI Cyberinfrastructure will connect and coordinate the operations of OOI marine components and data processes\, to meet the objectives of the oceanographic research and education communities. The CI will let all users easily interact with deployed resources\, access collected data\, and apply those data to their specific research and educational needs. The CI is a free and open product that adopts innovative and flexible strategies to bring the oceans to users\, any time\, any place\, on any suitable device. \nThe OOI CI is dedicated to “using the latest computing technologies to solve the interoperability problem among vast amounts of heterogeneous geospatial data from various sources.” OOI CI’s charge is to be transformative\, and its technologies and goals are just that (see URL). The Cyberinfrastructure integrates state-of-the-art and best-practice approaches to provide fully interoperable access to the widest possible collection of geospatial data. From the system-of-systems model of the planned observatories and the ingestion of data\, models\, and services; to the configurable\, automated workflows producing real-time products\, data curation and quality management strategies are supported to the fullest possible extent. \nHow do we build a system to efficiently support 750 core instruments across numerous platform types\, add as-yet unknown instruments during the operations phase\, and support any number of processes and external data in the system throughout its 25+ years of operation? What key strategies must be adopted\, architectural approaches applied\, and technologies integrated to provide complete discovery\, access\, and use of the system and its data? What defines the critical characteristics expected of the core system\, the complete system\, and the transformative system? And how can this system be leveraged by multiple science users\, programs\, and organizations beyond its initial target functionality? \nWe will present the CI team’s best responses to these questions. The project is completing Release 2\, two-thirds of the way to a fully public release\, and halfway to the final system. The engagement of OOI marine operations and marine science teams prepares us to support marine operations\, and the software will be applied to “real operations” very soon. Most of the fundamental marine and operational scenarios are in place at a basic level\, and the capabilities have been laid out for a full suite of mature operations and science activities. \nFrom these beginnings\, we offer technical\, social\, and strategic perspectives on the challenges and solutions in geoinformatics data systems\, and ask “Where to from here?” \nFunding for OOI is provided by the National Science Foundation through a Cooperative Agreement with the Consortium for Ocean Leadership\, which in turn funds the CI project. \nhttp://ci.oceanobservatories.org/agu2012 \nSESSION TITLE: ED21B. OCEAN SCIENCE ONLINE: ENGAGING MULTIPLE AUDIENCES I \nSESSION TYPE: Poster \nDATE/TIME/LOCATION: Tues.\, Dec. 4\,8:00 AM – 12:20 PM; Hall A-C (Moscone South) \nCONVENERS: Giora Proskurowski and Allison Fundis \nINSTITUTION: University of Washington\, Seattle\, WA\, United States. \nOOI POSTERS WITHIN THIS SESSION \nTITLE: INTERACTIVE LEARNING MODULES: ENABLING NEAR REAL-TIME OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA USE IN UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION \nPOSTER: #0715 \nAUTHORS:  Deborah Kilb1\, A. Fundis2\, C. Risien3 \nINSTITUTIONS:  \n1. Scripps Institution of Oceanography\, La Jolla\, CA\, United States. \n2. University of Washington\, Seattle\, WA\, United States. \n3. Oregon State University\, Corvallis\, OR\, United States. \nABSTRACT:  \nThe focus of the Education and Public Engagement (EPE) component of the NSF’s Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) is to provide a new layer of cyber-interactivity for undergraduate educators to bring near real-time data from the global ocean into learning environments. To accomplish this\, we are designing six online services including: 1) visualization tools\, 2) a lesson builder\, 3) a concept map builder\, 4) educational web services (middleware)\, 5) collaboration tools and 6) an educational resource database. Here\, we report on our Fall 2012 release that includes the first four of these services: \n1) Interactive visualization tools allow users to interactively select data of interest\, display the data in various views (e.g.\, maps\, time-series and scatter plots) and obtain statistical measures such as mean\, standard deviation and a regression line fit to select data. Specific visualization tools include a tool to compare different months of data\, a time series explorer tool to investigate the temporal evolution of select data parameters (e.g.\, sea water temperature or salinity)\, a glider profile tool that displays ocean glider tracks and associated transects\, and a data comparison tool that allows users to view the data either in scatter plot view comparing one parameter with another\, or in time series view. \n2) Our interactive lesson builder tool allows users to develop a library of online lesson units\, which are collaboratively editable and sharable and provides starter templates designed from learning theory knowledge. \n3) Our interactive concept map tool allows the user to build and use concept maps\, a graphical interface to map the connection between concepts and ideas. This tool also provides semantic-based recommendations\, and allows for embedding of associated resources such as movies\, images and blogs. \n4) Education web services (middleware) will provide an educational resource database API. \nTITLE: MAXIMIZING SHIP-TO-SHORE CONNECTIONS VIA TELEPRESENCE TECHNOLOGIES \nPOSTER: #0717 \nAUTHORS: Allison Fundis; D. Kelley; G. Proskurowski; J. Delaney \nINSTITUTION: School of Oceanography\, University of Washington\, Seattle\, WA\, United States. \nABSTRACT: \nLive connections to offshore oceanographic research via telepresence technologies enable onshore scientists\, students\, and the public to observe and participate in active research as it is happening. As part of the ongoing construction effort of the NSF’s Ocean Observatories Initiative’s cabled network\, the VISIONS’12 expedition included a wide breadth of activities to allow the public\, students\, and scientists to interact with a sea-going expedition. Here we describe our successes and lessons learned in engaging these onshore audiences through the various outreach efforts employed during the expedition including: 1) live high-resolution video and audio streams from the seafloor and ship; 2) live connections to science centers\, aquaria\, movie theaters\, and undergraduate classrooms; 3) social media interactions; and 4) an onboard immersion experience for undergraduate and graduate students. \nTITLE: POST-ERUPTIVE TIME SERIES OF HYDROTHERMAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE WATER COLUMN ABOVE AXIAL SEAMOUNT \nDATE/TIME/LOCATION: Tues.\, Dec. 4\,11:50 AM – 12:05 PM; Room 3024 (Moscone West) \nSESSION NAME: OS22A. InterRidge Session on: Deep Subseafloor Biosphere II \nSESSION TYPE:  Presentation \nAUTHORS: Giora Proskurowski1; D. Kelley1; J. Delaney1; S. Walker2; J. Huber3; M. Lilley1; R. Morris1; D. Butterfield2; J. Lupton2 \nINSTITUTIONS: \n1. School of Oceanography\, University of Washington\, Seattle\, WA\, United States. \n2. NOAA PMEL\, Seattle\, WA\, United States. \n3. Marine Biological Laboratory\, Woods Hole\, MA\, United States. \nABSTRACT: \nApril 5th\, 2011 Axial Seamount erupted along the south rift zone from the east wall of the caldera down 9km of the southern flank. In the following 18 months four expeditions\, NOAA NeMO cruises in July 2011 and Aug 2012\, and OOI-RSN cruises in August 2011 and September 2012\, conducted water column sampling campaigns at Axial to assess the magnitude and composition of the hydrothermal plumes associated with the known vent fields and newly erupted lavas. The deep water column signal was characterized by profile measurements of temperature\, beam attenuation\, light backscatter\, and oxidation-reduction potential (ORP); this data was augmented by discrete water sample measurements of H2\, CH4\, 3He/4He\, microbial abundance (DAPI counts)\, bacterial counts\, and bacterial sequencing of select samples. At three and four months after the eruption no megaplumes were detected\, as the plumes were 30-100 meters thick with typical rise heights of 75-150m. However\, a water column signal derived from snowblower vents driven by post-eruption enhanced hydrothermal circulation was observed\, as were elevated methane concentrations 5-20 meters off bottom\, presumably associated with widespread diffuse flow. \nSESSION TITLE: ED23D. OCEAN SCIENCE ONLINE: ENGAGING MULTIPLE AUDIENCES II \nSESSION TYPE: Presentation \nDATE/TIME/LOCATION: Tues.\, Dec. 4\,1:40 PM – 3:40 PM; Room 301 (Moscone South) \nCONVENERS: Allison Fundis and Giora Proskurowski \nINSTITUTION: University of Washington\, Seattle\, WA\, United States. \nPRESENTATIONS WITHIN THIS SESSION \nTITLE: VISIONS AT-SEA TELEPRESENCE (VAST): EDUCATING IN REAL TIME\, SEAFLOOR TO SHORE \nTIME: 2:55 PM – 3:10 PM \nAUTHORS: Leslie Sautter1; A. Fundis2; D. Kelley2; J. Delaney2; E. McNichol2; M. Stoermer1; S. Glenn3 \nINSTITUTIONS: \n1. Dept of Geo & Enviro Geo Sci\, College of Charleston\, Charleston\, SC\, United States. \n2. School of Oceanography\, University of Washington\, Seattle\, WA\, United States. \n3. Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences\, Rutgers University\, New Brunswick\, NJ\, United States. \nAbstract: \nThe University of Washington (UW) has recently led the VISIONS 2011 and 2012 cruises aboard the R/V Thompson to Axial Seamount on the Juan de Fuca Ridge\, part of the NSF Ocean Observatory Initiative. During each cruise the VISIONS At-Sea Telepresence\, or VAST Program was piloted\, consisting of several live 30-60 minute shipboard broadcasts highlighted by streaming live HD video from the ROV ROPOS documenting investigations of the seamount’s hydrothermal vents and recent lava flows. Broadcasts also included short lectures and pre-taped documentaries and seafloor video narrated live by shipboard scientists and students. Pilot audiences at UW\, the College of Charleston and Rutgers University included undergraduate marine geology\, oceanography and education students\, high school students\, graduate students and teachers. Multiple public audiences were also recipients of VAST programming\, and all broadcasts were viewable in standard definition to any web users. Question/answer interactivity via Twitter and Skype were promoted throughout the broadcasts. To supplement live broadcasts with additional content\, a VAST Program website was created on UW’s Interactive Oceans site\, providing a wealth of hyperlinked online resources covering six program themes\, as well as a college-level online laboratory exercise\, “Characterizing Lava Flow Morphologies.” The online resources are primarily suited to inform a high school and older audience\, and thus serves to reach a vast audience. The VAST Program was very successful at engaging and educating both formal and informal audiences. Preliminary VAST results documented by user surveys will be presented. \nTITLE: PANEL DISCUSSION: STRATEGIES FOR SHARING SHIPBOARD (OR OTHER REMOTE) SCIENTIFIC EXPERIENCES ACROSS A RANGE OF BUDGETS \nTIME:3:25 PM – 3:40 PM \nAUTHORS: Giora Proskurowski and Allison Fundis \nINSTITUTION: School of Oceanography\, University of Washington\, Seattle\, WA\, United States. \nABSTRACT: \nThere exists a wide range of possibilities to bring remote scientific experiences to a global audience via the web. However\, with each additional byte of information\, there are costs and complications associated with the increased richness of presentation. Here we discuss current hardware\, software\, personnel\, communication\, transmission\, and dissemination strategies to satisfy a range of goals and budgets. In addition\, we look to the future to guess at how these efforts may evolve. This presentation will serve as a summary of the cost and complexity of current oceanographic public engagement efforts and hopefully act as a springboard for discussion. The intent is to use the bulk of the allotted time for a panel moderated discussion drawing on the expertise assembled at this session. \nSESSION TITLE: OS51F. OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEMS: CHALLENGES AND SUCCESSES II \nSESSION TYPE: Presentation \nDATE/TIME/LOCATION: Fri.\, Dec. 7\,8:00 AM – 10:00 AM; 3011 (Moscone West) \nCONVENERS: Stephanie Ingle1\, Susan Banahan2\, and Kate Moran3 \nInstitutions: \n\nLighthouse R&D Enterprises\, Houston\, TX\, United States\nConsortium for Ocean Leadership\, Washington\, DC\, United States\nUniversity of Victoria\, Victoria\, BC\, Canada\n\nOOI PRESENTATIONS WITHIN THIS SESSION \nTITLE: NSF OCEAN OBSERVATORIES INITIATIVE”S CONTRIBUTION TO A FULLY REGIONAL\, INTERACTIVE\, HIGH-BANDWIDTH\, SENSING-ROBOT SYSTEM OFF THE WASHINGTON-OREGON-BRITISH COLUMBIA COASTLINE \nTIME: 8:40 AM – 8:55 AM \nAUTHORS: John Delaney; P. Barletto; D. Kelley; G. Harkins; M. Harrington; C. Durand; M. Mulvihill; N. Penrose; C. McGuire; K. Daly; D. Luther; O. Kawka; G. Proskurowski; A. Fundis \nINSTITUTION: University of Washington\, Seattle\, WA\, United States. \nABSTRACT: \nA transformative component of the NSF Ocean Observatories Initiative is the electro-optically networked sensor-robotic system in the NE Pacific\, known within the program as the Regional Scale Nodes and more broadly as NEPTUNE-US. This system\, which was conceived with NSF funding in 1998\, is similar in function to the NEPTUNE Canada system (they were initially developed together) and will be the first U.S. regional cabled ocean observatory. It is designed to facilitate next-generation science and education by providing a wide spectrum of scientific communities with unprecedented power and bandwidth throughout a full range of marine environments. \nAt nearly three years into the construction phase\, led by the University of Washington under the guidance of the Consortium for Ocean Leadership in DC\, the cabled network project has achieved all key scheduled milestones. A major\, early contract to L-3 MariPro\, let in November 2009\, resulted in successful deployment in summer 2011 of 868 km of primary cable on the seafloor and successful cable landings and connections to the shore station in Pacific City\, Oregon. Seven primary nodes distributed across critical elements of the Juan de Fuca Tectonic Plate were installed in July and August 2012. There are two primary nodes at the Hydrate Ridge study site\, two at the Axial Seamount site\, and two associated with sites on the Oregon coastal margin that are part of the cabled portion of the Endurance Array-Newport Line\, overseen by OOI partner Oregon State University. Each primary node is capable of delivering 10 Gb bandwidth and 10 kW electrical power locally. Also in August 2012\, a section of primary cable that\, upon inspection\, was discovered to have been laid over a newly discovered and active hydrothermal vent field on the flank of Axial Seamount\, is being re-laid along a less hazardous route. \nThe regional cabled system\, which is designed to operate for 25 years\, includes the potential for future expansion. Work in August 2012 included jointing a 10-km-long primary cable with a stub end into the node located in the middle of the Juan de Fuca Plate. This primary node has minimal internal electronics for now\, but could be made fully operational with fairly minimal effort and cost at a later date by installing a full scientific interface assembly in the existing node frame. The 10-km stub-end cable will enable expansion using a cable splice\, thereby avoiding the need for recovering the node itself. \nScheduled for installation in summer 2013-14 is a major portion of the Secondary Infrastructure: 60 km of extension cables\, five low-voltage nodes\, 17 junction boxes\, and four full-ocean water-column moorings with shallow- and deep-water profilers. Of the moorings\, one will be installed at 3\,000 m water depth at the Axial Seamount study site\, one at 3\,000 meters at base of the continental slope near Hydrate Ridge\, and two hybrid units on the Endurance Array’s Newport Line. \nIn concert with NEPTUNE Canada\, this OOI RSN cabled system creates a suite of unique opportunities for sustained\, high-resolution\, high-bandwidth\, regional scientific investigations to be conducted in real-time throughout entire volumes of the NE Pacific Ocean with emphasis on the complexity of real ecosystems over the coming decades. \nTITLE: REMOTE\, REAL-TIME INVESTIGATIONS OF EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS USING HIGH POWER AND BANDWIDTH CABLED OBSERVATORIES: THE OOI REGIONAL SCALE NODES \nTIME:8:55 AM – 9:10 AM \nAUTHORS: Deborah Kelley and John Delaney \nINSTITUTION: University of Washington\, Seattle\, WA\, United States. \nABSTRACT: \nMethane hydrate deposits and hydrothermal vents are two of the most extreme environments on Earth. Seismic events and flow of gases from the seafloor support and modulate novel microbial communities within these systems. Although studied intensely for several decades\, significant questions remain about the flux of heat\, volatiles and microbial material from the subsurface to the hydrosphere in these dynamic environments. Quantification of microbial communities\, their structure and abundances\, and metabolic activities is in an infant state. To better understand these systems\, the National Science Foundation’s Ocean Observatory Initiative has installed high power (8 kW)\, high bandwidth (10 Gb/s) nodes on the seafloor that provide access to active methane seeps at Southern Hydrate Ridge\, and at the most magmatically robust volcano on the Juan de Fuca Ridge – Axial Seamount. The real-time interactive capabilities of the cabled observatory are critical to studying gas-hydrate systems because many of the key processes occur over short time scales. Events such as bubble plume formation\, the creation of collapse zones\, and increased seepage in response to earthquakes require adaptive response and sampling capabilities. To meet these challenges a suite of instruments will be connected to the cable in 2013. These sensors include full resolution sampling by upward-looking sonars\, fluid and gas chemical characterization by mass spectrometers and osmo samplers\, long-term duration collection of seep imagery from cameras\, and in situ manipulation of chemical sensors coupled with flow meters. In concert\, this instrument suite will provide quantification of transient and more stable chemical fluxes. Similarly\, at Axial Seamount the high bandwidth and high power fiber optic cables will be used to communicate with and power a diverse array of sensors at the summit of the volcano. Real-time high definition video will provide unprecedented views of macrofaunal and microbial communities at the vents and chemical sensors and thermistor arrays will provide information on the environmental conditions in which the biological communities thrive. The instrumentation will also yield information on the impact of flow perturbations associated with eruptive and seismic events on biological communities. Other sensors to be installed include in situ mass spectrometers for fluid – volatile chemistry\, broadband and short-period seismometers to monitor earthquake and magma migration activity\, temperature and chemical probes in diffuse and black smoker sites\, fluid and DNA samplers\, and pressure-tilt meters for measurement of preeruptive inflation events and post eruptive deflation. The in situ DNA samplers initially will focus on in-situ filtering and preservation of time series samples in diffuse flow sites. The instrument array at Axial\, which will be fully deployed and operational in 2013\, is the largest single in situ experiment in the global ocean focused on long-term measurements of underwater volcanoes with transmission of real-time data and imagery back to shore. All data will be available to the public 24/7/365 and the system as installed will be highly expandable. \nTITLE: EXPERIMENTING WITH EDUCATIONAL GAMES USING THE XBOX\, PC\, AND IPAD \nDATE/TIME/LOCATION: Fri.\, Dec. 7\, 2:25 PM – 2:40 PM\, 302 Moscone South \nSESSION TYPE: Presentation \nSESSION TITLE: ED53G. Games\, Interactive Simulations\, and Virtual Labs for Science Teaching and Learning II \nAUTHORS: Daniel Rohrlick1\, D. Kilb1\, C. Peach1\, E. Simms2\, A. Yang1\, C. Layman3\, R. Deutscher4 \nINSTITUTIONS: \n1. Scripps Institution of Oceanography\, La Jolla\, CA\, United States. \n2. Harvard University Center for the Environment\, Cambridge\, MA\, United States. \n3. Birch Aquarium at Scripps\, La Jolla\, CA\, United States. \n4. The Lawrence Hall of Science\, University of California Berkeley\, Berkeley\, CA\, United States. \nABSTRACT: \nAs videogames continue to grow in popularity\, especially with today’s youth\, it is becoming clear that gaming can be a potent learning tool. But what is the best way to engage a player in learning from a videogame? Based on our five years of developing and testing our own educational games\, we experimented with various forms of gaming techniques and player interaction. Our first game\, “Deep-sea Extreme Environment Pilot (DEEP)”\, is an Xbox 360 game where players learn about deep-sea environments while controlling a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV). DEEP is a “traditional” videogame where players interact with a controller and a TV screen. The second game we developed for the PC is called the “Quake Catcher Network (QCN)” game. With the gameplay focused on earth sciences\, players must quickly deploy seismic sensors to record aftershocks from a large earthquake. Instead of using a game controller to play the QCN game\, we instead incorporate the Microsoft Kinect motion sensor for the game input. Finally\, the “Glider Game” is our third and most recent game designed for use on the mobile device platform such as iPods and iPads. In this game players control ocean gliders and must complete missions while battling ocean currents\, power consumption\, and other unanticipated problems. Here\, the gameplay is aimed toward the casual gamer using touch-screen based controls in the hope that players can easily pick up and play this game with little gaming experience. \nAfter testing our games numerous times in museums\, informal science learning centers\, and classrooms we have been able to track qualitatively which educational gaming techniques work and which do not. We have discovered how simple concepts such as audio queues and voice-overs play a powerful role in obtaining and holding a player’s attention. We have also found having the learning goals built into the gameplay is often more effective than directly quizzing the player’s knowledge. By adding surprises to the gameplay\, a game does a better job keeping the player’s attention. Also\, presenting non-traditional physical interactions with the game through motion controls or touch-screens help spur the player’s interest. The duration of the game is another important factor. Depending on how much interactivity there is available to the player\, the game’s duration can either lead to overwhelming frustration if too short\, or repetitive boredom if the game is too long. Overall\, we find one of the most important parts of the learning gaming experience is making sure players are having fun while learning. \nAfter creating our games on various formats and software suites\, we are working toward understanding the efficacy of our gaming approaches in not only holding players interest\, but also in achieving specific learning goals related to the science behind the gameplay. We hope to encourage educators to view educational games as a useful addition to the range of approaches they use to engage students in science. Perhaps this can even motivate some educators to create their own games. \nClick here for more information on the Education and Public Engagement \nClick here for more information on the Cyberinfrastructure \nClick here for more information on the Regional Scale Nodes \nClick here for more information on the Coastal and Global Nodes URL:https://oceanobservatories.org/event/ocean-observatories-initiative-to-participate-in-agu-fall-meeting-dec-3-7-san-francisco-ca/ LOCATION:Moscone Center\, San Francisco\, CA CATEGORIES:Conferences END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121015 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121020 DTSTAMP:20260526T100648 CREATED:20120919T125040Z LAST-MODIFIED:20120919T125040Z UID:3834-1350259200-1350691199@oceanobservatories.org SUMMARY:Ocean Observatories Initiative to Participate in Oceans 2012 MTS/IEEE Conference\, Oct. 15-19\, Virginia Beach Convention Center\, VA DESCRIPTION:The Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) will participate as part of a larger Consortium for Ocean Leadership presence at the Oceans 2012 MTS/IEEE conference at Virginia Beach Convention Center on Oct. 15-19. \nOCEANS 2012 Hampton Roads brings together the technology\, people\, and ideas that will help to expand the understanding of the earth’s largest natural resource. Hampton Roads maritime heritage combined with its strategic location near key decision makers from the U.S. Government make this venue a perfect opportunity to address the challenges facing the world’s users of the ocean. \nOCEANS 2012’s theme\, “Harnessing the Power of the Ocean\,” has as its foundation a conceptual National Ocean Enterprise and its seven societal benefits as identified by the National Ocean Partnership Program’s legislation in 1999\, followed by President’s Bush’s Ocean Action Plan and President Obama’s Ocean Science  Policy. Click here for more information. For more information on the OOI and other upcoming outreach events visit the OOI Website. URL:https://oceanobservatories.org/event/ocean-observatories-initiative-to-participate-at-oceans-2012-mtsieee-conference-next-month/ CATEGORIES:Conferences ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oceanobservatories.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/oceans12logo3-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111206 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111210 DTSTAMP:20260526T100648 CREATED:20170224T205714Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170224T205714Z UID:12533-1323129600-1323475199@oceanobservatories.org SUMMARY:Fall 2011 AGU Meeting DESCRIPTION:The Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) program will participate in the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting in December with a variety of sessions\, posters and information sharing opportunities throughout the show. \nEvent Information\nPost Event Summary URL:https://oceanobservatories.org/event/fall-2011-agu-meeting/ LOCATION:Moscone Center\, San Francisco\, CA CATEGORIES:Conferences END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20101204T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20101204T170000 DTSTAMP:20260526T100648 CREATED:20111129T143606Z LAST-MODIFIED:20111129T143606Z UID:2601-1291467600-1291482000@oceanobservatories.org SUMMARY:Ocean Observatories Initiative Showcased at Exploration Station Event\, Dec. 4\, San Francisco\, CA DESCRIPTION:The Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) XBOX game will be displayed at Exploration Station\, a special event that is held prior to the start of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting in San Francisco\, California. Exploration Station is a program of activities organized by the various AGU sections and focus groups. Many AGU section and focus group members work for organizations with well-developed education and public outreach programs. Exploration Station is an opportunity for these organizations to bring their exhibits and hands-on activities to the meeting and interact with the public in San Francisco. \nThis event is free and open to the public. \nDuring the Exploration Station event\, visitors can make their way through about 20 exhibits offering a variety of easy\, family friendly\, hands-on activities. They will also have an opportunity to interact one-on-one with scientists\, engineers\, and education specialists. Exploration Station was established to take advantage of the large number of scientists and education specialists that gather in San Francisco to attend the AGU meetings. Past events have been very successful at engaging young people and their families; last year’s event attracted over 200 attendees. \nThe OOI XBOX game recently made the finals of the Top 10 in Interactive Video Games for the 2011 National Science Foundation (NSF) International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge. A group at Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Birch Aquarium have been the developing the Deep-sea Extreme Environment Pilot (D.E.E.P.) game on the Microsoft Xbox360 platform. Development of the game was funded by the University of California\, San Diego (UCSD) as part of their institutional contribution to the OOI program. The UCSD is responsible for the Cyberinfrastructure segment of OOI. The D.E.E.P. game provides an inside look into the OOI\, allowing players to dive into the ocean and view how the OOI will collect data around-the-clock in ways never before possible. \nFor questions about the Exploration Station event\, please contact Bethany Adamec\, Education and Public Outreach Coordinator (bhadamec@agu.org) or Pranoti Asher\, Education and Public Outreach Manager (pasher@agu.org). URL:https://oceanobservatories.org/event/ocean-observatories-initiative-showcased-at-exploration-station-event-dec-4-san-francisco-ca/ LOCATION:Moscone Center\, San Francisco\, CA CATEGORIES:Conferences ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oceanobservatories.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/DEEP-vent-view-1.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR