Photo Tour: Ocean Observatories Initiative Cable Installation

The Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) program is installing the undersea cable that will link scientists and others on land to data streaming from an extensive array of next-generation sensors located in the ocean and on the seafloor, marking progress in construction of the first U.S. regional cabled ocean observatory.

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Ocean Observatories Initiative Cable Connects to Bring Ocean Data to Shore

The Cables Have Landed! The OOI program has connected two undersea cables that will link scientists and others on land to data streaming from an extensive array of next-generation sensors located in the ocean and on the seafloor in the Northeast Pacific.

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Ocean Observatories Initiative Cable Landing Event, Pacific City, Oregon – July 13, 2011

The Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) program will install off the coast of Pacific City, Ore., the main undersea cable that will link scientists and others on land to data streaming from an extensive array of next generation sensors located in the ocean and on the seafloor, marking progress in construction of the first U.S. regional cabled ocean observatory.

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Special Photo Tour: Horizontal Directional Drilling Progress at Pacific City Site

The OOI Project in February beginning installation of the power and data undersea cable at Pacific City, Oregon, for the cabled component of the OOI that ultimately will link scientists and others in the OOI user community to data streaming from observing sensors in the ocean.

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Vessel Underway for Ocean Observatories Initiative Cable Installation Work

The Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) program will install off the coast of Pacific City, Ore., the main undersea cable that will link scientists and others on land to data streaming from an extensive array of next generation sensors located in the ocean and on the seafloor

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Ocean Observatories Initiative Scientist Discusses Bringing the Internet to the Oceans

Deborah Kelley, professor of oceanography at the University of Washington and associate director for science for the Regional Scales Nodes (RSN) component of the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI), presented a lecture on the OOI program in April as part of the University of Rhode Island (URI) Vetlesen Lecture Series on the “State of the Oceans.

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Photo Tour Update: OOI Horizontal Directional Drilling Completed

The Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) Program in March completed the drilling necessary to install the power and data undersea cable at Pacific City, Ore., for the Regional Scale Node (RSN) cabled component of the OOI infrastructure that ultimately will link scientists and others in the user community to data streaming from observing sensors in the ocean.

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Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) Experts Discuss Tsunami Detection

In the aftermath of the Great Taiheiyou, Japan, earthquake and resulting tsunami of March 11, media coverage has focused not only on the devastation but on a myriad of questions raised around the world about coastal preparedness, early warning capabilities and seismic monitoring on land and at sea.

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