Posts Tagged ‘Cabled Array’
Photo Tour: Primary Node Installation
The Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) program’s Regional Scale Nodes (RSN) team completed a significant construction milestone in August with installation of the primary nodes for the cabled component of the OOI infrastructure in the Northeast Pacific Ocean.
Read MoreOOI Primary Node Installation Completed in Northeast Pacific Ocean
The Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) program’s Regional Scale Nodes (RSN) team completed a significant construction milestone in August with installation of the primary nodes for the cabled component of the OOI infrastructure in the Northeast Pacific Ocean.
Read MoreOOI Team Launches Next Phase of Cabled Infrastructure Installation in the Northeast Pacific
New Research to Help Scientists Better Predict Underwater Volcanic Eruptions
A team of scientists studying last year’s eruption of Axial Seamount now says that the undersea volcano some 250 miles off the Oregon coast gave off clear signals hours before the eruption.
Read MoreDockside Primary Node Testing
In preparation for OOI RSN primary node deployment in summer 2012, tests of rigging configurations took place on April 17 and 18, 2012 dockside at Swan Island in Portland, Oregon.
Read MoreUniversity of Washington OOI Team Provides Update on Secondary Nodes System
The Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) Regional Scale Nodes (RSN) Team, located at the University of Washington, has provided an update on the current status of the Secondary Nodes Systems for the OOI.
Read MoreDesign and Build: Temperature-Resistivity Probe
Work began in January 2012 on the design and build of the Ocean Observatories Initiative’s Regional Scale Nodes’ first Core Non-Commercial instrument: a temperature-resistivity probe that will collect data from fluids emerging from seafloor hotsprings in the caldera at Axial Seamount, located at a water depth of ~1500 m (4921 ft).
Read MoreOcean Observatories Initiative (OOI) Completes Installation of Undersea Cable
The OOI program in September completed installation of the 540 miles of undersea fiber optic cable that will link scientists and others on land to data streaming from an extensive array of OOI next generation sensors located in the ocean and on the sea floor.
Read MoreUniversity of Washington VISIONS ’11 Expedition Surveys Ocean Observatories Initiative Sites
Pacific City Community Embraces OOI Addition to the Neighborhood
As the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) undersea cable connected the ocean to shore last week in Pacific City, Ore., local residents came out to support the program and embrace the opportunities the OOI program represents for all users of the ocean in that unique coastal community.
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