Archives

NANOOS

Northwest Association of Networked Ocean Observing Systems

RSN Expansion

Potential expansion opportunities for the RSN

Fields of tubeworms at Hulk

Some of the most novel organisms on Earth exist at seafloor hot springs

Resistivity Probe

Measuring chlorinity in 380°C, boiling black smoker

Spring chinook salmon returns to Columbia River

Pacific Decadal Oscillation tied to Salmon Return

Keck Seismometers

Keck Short-Period Seismometer at 2200 m

Earthquakes at Endeavour

As part of the Keck experiment, over 12,000 earthquakes were documented at Endeavour in 1 year

Global Ocean

The global ocean strongly affects humans everywhere, even those who live in the middle of a continent - far from the seashore

2009 OOI Poster

2009 OOI Poster

Students at Sea

Students gain hands-on experience in science and sea-going operations

World population growth

By 2025 the world population is projected to be between 7.5-8.5 billion

R V Thompson

R/V Thompson 200 miles off of the Washington coast in 2005

Cascade Earthquakes

"There is an 84% chance of a magnitude 6.5 or greater deep earthquake striking within 50 years"

INSITE'08 Science Party

Students and the research team clusters around the AUV sentry

Why Study the Oceans

Regional Scale Nodes

Unprecedented levels of electrical power and telecommunications bandwidth

Future Expansion of the RSN

Significant expansion capabilities exist to serve future science needs and technological advances

Documents and Publications

MARS

The Monterey Accelerated Research System: Realizing a Long-Held Dream in Ocean Science

Ocean Observing in the NE Pacific

Global Phenomena

EMSO-ESONET

European Large-Scale Seafloor Observatories

LUMENS'09

OOI Mapping Cruise 2009

Earthquakes in the NE Pacific

Cascadia Subduction Zone and Large Earthquake Events

Volcanoes and Life: Axial Seamount

Over 60% of the global volcanism occurs within the oceans

Methane Hydrates: Hydrate Ridge

Methane Ice on the Seafloor: A Study Site

Ocean Acidification

Ongoing changes in the chemistry of the Earth's oceans

INSITE'08

Mapping the seafloor for the Ocean Observatories Initiative

VISIONS'05

Expedition to the Underwater Volcanoes of the NorthEast Pacific