Download - Information for Mariners · 2020. 6. 29. · Last Updated Aug. 24, 2016 Information for Mariners Ocean Observatories Initiative: Cabled Array The Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI)

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InformationforMarinersOceanObservatoriesInitiative:CabledArray

TheOceanObservatoriesInitiative(OOI)isaNationalScienceFoundation(NSF)fundedlargeinfrastructureproject.Theprojectconsistsof830instrumentsdistributedon89platforms,spreadthroughsevenarrayslocatedintheNorthandSouthAtlanticandPacificOcean.

TheOOICabledArrayislocatedoffthecoastofWashingtonandOregon.Itconsistsoftwolinesoffiber-opticcable,onethatrunsacrosstheJuandeFucatectonicplatetotheAxialSeamount,andasecondthatcurvessouthandtrackstheContinentalMarginoffthecoastofOR,goinguptheslopeontothecontinentalshelf.TheinfrastructureoftheCabledArrayincludes~900kmofelectro-opticalcablethatprovidespowerandhigh-bandwidthconnectivityto>100instrumentsand6fullwater-columnprofilingmoorings.NotethattwooftheseprofilingmooringsarelocatedspatiallywithintheCoastalEnduranceArray.CONTACTINFORMATION

• CabledArrayHotline-855-665-1424• OFCCContactinformation-503-440-3569;[email protected];[email protected]• Fornon-emergencyinquiries,pleasecontacttheHelpDesk:

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CABLEDARRAYSITEDIAGRAMSCabledContinentalMargin


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Download - Information for Mariners · 2020. 6. 29. · Last Updated Aug. 24, 2016 Information for Mariners Ocean Observatories Initiative: Cabled Array The Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI)

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