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Platforms, Sites, and Nodes List

To learn more about a specific OOI Site or Platform, where it is located, and its instrumentation, select from the list below.

Platforms

Platform: An infrastructure setup that supports integrated scientific instruments. It can be fixed (e.g., a surface mooring) or mobile (e.g., a profiler mooring or glider). Platforms often contain multiple nodes for instrument attachment and data transmission to shore.

Array Platform Name ID DOI
Coastal Endurance Array Oregon Inshore Surface Mooring CE01ISSM 10.58046/OOI-CE01ISSM
Coastal Endurance Array Oregon Inshore Surface Piercing Profiler Mooring CE01ISSP 10.58046/OOI-CE01ISSP
Cabled Endurance Array Oregon Shelf Benthic Experiment Package CE02SHBP 10.58046/OOI-CE02SHBP
Coastal Endurance Array Oregon Shelf Surface Mooring CE02SHSM 10.58046/OOI-CE02SHSM
Coastal Endurance Array Oregon Shelf Surface Piercing Profiler Mooring CE02SHSP 10.58046/OOI-CE02SHSP
Cabled Endurance Array Oregon Offshore Cabled Benthic Experiment Package CE04OSBP 10.58046/OOI-CE04OSBP
Cabled Endurance Array Oregon Offshore Cabled Deep Profiler Mooring CE04OSPD 10.58046/OOI-CE04OSPD
Cabled Endurance Array Oregon Offshore Cabled Shallow Profiler Mooring CE04OSPS 10.58046/OOI-CE04OSPS
Coastal Endurance Array Oregon Offshore Surface Mooring CE04OSSM 10.58046/OOI-CE04OSSM
Coastal Endurance Array Mobile Assets CE05MOAS 10.58046/OOI-CE05MOAS
Coastal Endurance Array Washington Inshore Surface Mooring CE06ISSM 10.58046/OOI-CE06ISSM
Coastal Endurance Array Washington Inshore Surface Piercing Profiler Mooring CE06ISSP 10.58046/OOI-CE06ISSP
Coastal Endurance Array Washington Shelf Surface Mooring CE07SHSM 10.58046/OOI-CE07SHSM
Coastal Endurance Array Washington Shelf Surface Piercing Profiler Mooring CE07SHSP 10.58046/OOI-CE07SHSP
Coastal Endurance Array Washington Offshore Profiler Mooring CE09OSPM 10.58046/OOI-CE09OSPM
Coastal Endurance Array Washington Offshore Surface Mooring CE09OSSM 10.58046/OOI-CE09OSSM
Coastal Pioneer New England Shelf Array Central Profiler Mooring CP01CNPM 10.58046/OOI-CP01CNPM
Coastal Pioneer New England Shelf Array Central Surface Mooring CP01CNSM 10.58046/OOI-CP01CNSM
Coastal Pioneer New England Shelf Array Central Surface Piercing Profiler Mooring CP01CNSP 10.58046/OOI-CP01CNSP
Coastal Pioneer New England Shelf Array Central Inshore Profiler Mooring CP02PMCI 10.58046/OOI-CP02PMCI
Coastal Pioneer New England Shelf Array Central Offshore Profiler Mooring CP02PMCO 10.58046/OOI-CP02PMCO
Coastal Pioneer New England Shelf Array Upstream Inshore Profiler Mooring CP02PMUI 10.58046/OOI-CP02PMUI
Coastal Pioneer New England Shelf Array Upstream Offshore Profiler Mooring CP02PMUO 10.58046/OOI-CP02PMUO
Coastal Pioneer New England Shelf Array Inshore Profiler Mooring CP03ISPM 10.58046/OOI-CP03ISPM
Coastal Pioneer New England Shelf Array Inshore Surface Mooring CP03ISSM 10.58046/OOI-CP03ISSM
Coastal Pioneer New England Shelf Array Inshore Surface Piercing Profiler Mooring CP03ISSP 10.58046/OOI-CP03ISSP
Coastal Pioneer New England Shelf Array Offshore Profiler Mooring CP04OSPM 10.58046/OOI-CP04OSPM
Coastal Pioneer New England Shelf Array Offshore Surface Mooring CP04OSSM 10.58046/OOI-CP04OSSM
Coastal Pioneer New England Shelf Array Mobile Assets CP05MOAS 10.58046/OOI-CP05MOAS
Coastal Pioneer Mid-Atlantic Bight Array Central Surface Mooring CP10CNSM 10.58046/OOI-CP10CNSM
Coastal Pioneer Mid-Atlantic Bight Array Northern Surface Mooring CP11NOSM 10.58046/OOI-CP11NOSM
Coastal Pioneer Mid-Atlantic Bight Array Southern Surface Mooring CP11SOSM 10.58046/OOI-CP11SOSM
Coastal Pioneer Mid-Atlantic Bight Array Central Shallow Water Mooring CP12CNSW 10.58046/OOI-CP12CNSW
Coastal Pioneer Mid-Atlantic Bight Array Western Shallow Water Mooring  CP12WESW 10.58046/OOI-CP12WESW
Coastal Pioneer Mid-Atlantic Bight Array Eastern Profiler Mooring CP13EAPM 10.58046/OOI-CP13EAPM
Coastal Pioneer Mid-Atlantic Bight Array Northern Profiler Mooring CP13NOPM 10.58046/OOI-CP13NOPM
Coastal Pioneer Mid-Atlantic Bight Array Southern Profiler Mooring CP13SOPM 10.58046/OOI-CP13SOPM
Coastal Pioneer Mid-Atlantic Bight Array Northeastern Profiler Mooring CP14NEPM 10.58046/OOI-CP14NEPM
Coastal Pioneer Mid-Atlantic Bight Array Southeastern Profiler Mooring CP14SEPM 10.58046/OOI-CP14SEPM
Coastal Pioneer Mid-Atlantic Bight Array Pioneer MAB Glider Mobile Assets CP15MOAS 10.58046/OOI-CP15MOAS
Coastal Pioneer Mid-Atlantic Bight Array Pioneer MAB AUV Mobile Assets CP16MOAS 10.58046/OOI-CP16MOAS
Global Argentine Basin Apex Surface Mooring GA01SUMO 10.58046/OOI-GA01SUMO
Global Argentine Basin Apex Profiler Mooring GA02HYPM 10.58046/OOI-GA02HYPM
Global Argentine Basin Flanking Subsurface Mooring A GA03FLMA 10.58046/OOI-GA03FLMA
Global Argentine Basin Flanking Subsurface Mooring B GA03FLMB 10.58046/OOI-GA03FLMB
Global Argentine Basin Mobile Assets GA05MOAS 10.58046/OOI-GA05MOAS
Global Irminger Sea Array Apex Surface Mooring GI01SUMO 10.58046/OOI-GI01SUMO
Global Irminger Sea Array Apex Profiler Mooring GI02HYPM 10.58046/OOI-GI02HYPM
Global Irminger Sea Array Flanking Subsurface Mooring A GI03FLMA 10.58046/OOI-GI03FLMA
Global Irminger Sea Array Flanking Subsurface Mooring B GI03FLMB 10.58046/OOI-GI03FLMB
Global Irminger Sea Array Mobile Assets GI05MOAS 10.58046/OOI-GI05MOAS
Global Station Papa Array Apex Profiler Mooring GP02HYPM 10.58046/OOI-GP02HYPM
Global Station Papa Array Flanking Subsurface Mooring A GP03FLMA 10.58046/OOI-GP03FLMA
Global Station Papa Array Flanking Subsurface Mooring B GP03FLMB 10.58046/OOI-GP03FLMB
Global Station Papa Array Mobile Assets GP05MOAS 10.58046/OOI-GP05MOAS
Global Southern Ocean Array Apex Surface Mooring GS01SUMO 10.58046/OOI-GS01SUMO
Global Southern Ocean Array Apex Profiler Mooring GS02HYPM 10.58046/OOI-GS02HYPM
Global Southern Ocean Array Flanking Subsurface Mooring A GS03FLMA 10.58046/OOI-GS03FLMA
Global Southern Ocean Array Flanking Subsurface Mooring B GS03FLMB 10.58046/OOI-GS03FLMB
Global Southern Ocean Array Mobile Assets GS05MOAS 10.58046/OOI-GS05MOAS

Sites

Site: A designated geographic location within an array where one or more platforms are deployed. Each site has a specific depth range and a defined Latitude-Longitude zone for instrument deployment over set periods.

Array Site Name ID DOI
Cabled Continental Margin Array Oregon Slope Base Deep Profiler Mooring RS01SBPD 10.58046/OOI-RS01SBPD
Cabled Continental Margin Array Oregon Slope Base Shallow Profiler Mooring RS01SBPS 10.58046/OOI-RS01SBPS
Cabled Continental Margin Array Oregon Slope Base Seafloor RS01SLBS 10.58046/OOI-RS01SLBS
Cabled Continental Margin Array Southern Hydrate Summit 1 Seafloor RS01SUM1 10.58046/OOI-RS01SUM1
Cabled Continental Margin Array Southern Hydrate Summit 2 Seafloor RS01SUM2 10.58046/OOI-RS01SUM2
Cabled Axial Seamount Array ASHES Vent Field RS03ASHS 10.58046/OOI-RS03ASHS
Cabled Axial Seamount Array Axial Base Seafloor RS03AXBS 10.58046/OOI-RS03AXBS
Cabled Axial Seamount Array Axial Base Deep Profiler Mooring RS03AXPD 10.58046/OOI-RS03AXPD
Cabled Axial Seamount Array Axial Base Shallow Profiler Mooring RS03AXPS 10.58046/OOI-RS03AXPS
Cabled Axial Seamount Array Central Caldera RS03CCAL 10.58046/OOI-RS03CCAL
Cabled Axial Seamount Array Eastern Caldera RS03ECAL 10.58046/OOI-RS03ECAL
Cabled Axial Seamount Array International District Vent Field 1 RS03INT1 10.58046/OOI-RS03INT1
Cabled Axial Seamount Array International District Vent Field 2 RS03INT2 10.58046/OOI-RS03INT2

Nodes

Node: A part of a platform that houses computers and power converters, collecting and transmitting instrument data. Some platforms, like gliders, have a single node, while others, like moorings, connect multiple nodes for various instruments.

Array Node Name ID DOI
Cabled Continental Margin Array Oregon Slope Base Primary Node PN01A
Cabled Continental Margin Array Hydrate Ridge Primary Node PN01B
Coastal Endurance Array Oregon Offshore Primary Node PN01C
Coastal Endurance Array Oregon Shelf Primary Node PN01D
Cabled Axial Seamount Array Axial Base Primary Node PN03A
Cabled Axial Seamount Array ASHES Vent Field Primary Node PN03B
Cabled Axial Seamount Array Juan de Fuca Mid-Plate Primary Node PN05A