National Academies Press: OpenBook
« Previous: Appendix E: Time-series Group Global Observatory Sites
Suggested Citation:"Color Plates." National Research Council. 2003. Enabling Ocean Research in the 21st Century: Implementation of a Network of Ocean Observatories. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10775.
×
Page 221
Suggested Citation:"Color Plates." National Research Council. 2003. Enabling Ocean Research in the 21st Century: Implementation of a Network of Ocean Observatories. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10775.
×
Page 222
Suggested Citation:"Color Plates." National Research Council. 2003. Enabling Ocean Research in the 21st Century: Implementation of a Network of Ocean Observatories. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10775.
×
Page 223
Suggested Citation:"Color Plates." National Research Council. 2003. Enabling Ocean Research in the 21st Century: Implementation of a Network of Ocean Observatories. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10775.
×
Page 224
Suggested Citation:"Color Plates." National Research Council. 2003. Enabling Ocean Research in the 21st Century: Implementation of a Network of Ocean Observatories. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10775.
×
Page 225
Suggested Citation:"Color Plates." National Research Council. 2003. Enabling Ocean Research in the 21st Century: Implementation of a Network of Ocean Observatories. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10775.
×
Page 226
Suggested Citation:"Color Plates." National Research Council. 2003. Enabling Ocean Research in the 21st Century: Implementation of a Network of Ocean Observatories. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10775.
×
Page 227
Suggested Citation:"Color Plates." National Research Council. 2003. Enabling Ocean Research in the 21st Century: Implementation of a Network of Ocean Observatories. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10775.
×
Page 228

Below is the uncorrected machine-read text of this chapter, intended to provide our own search engines and external engines with highly rich, chapter-representative searchable text of each book. Because it is UNCORRECTED material, please consider the following text as a useful but insufficient proxy for the authoritative book pages.

PLY ~ ~:~ L:-- _ PLATE 1 One component of the OOI is a global network of 15-20 moored buoys, linked to shore via satellite, that support measurements of air-sea fluxes, physi- cal, biological, and chemical water properties, and geophysical observations on or below the seafloor. Figure courtesy of John Orcutt, Scripps Institution of Ocean- ography.

2 ENABLING OCEAN RESEARCH IN THE 2 lST CENTURY ~-~ .... .~_- ~''~'- ~ tN —/^'~''~ \'''i t - I i-: Aft ~ - -I 3!Ej`F1~ ;' / ' ,. . =~./: ',.V . . V..., ~ it, ~ ... .* .. ~~ 7 . . ._ 1 ,,:~.>f~7~'~r~ 1 - 'I PLATE 2 Artist's concept of a cabled observatory node located atop an active submarine volcano. A variety of systems, including moorings, AUVs, bottom rovers, cameras, current profilers, and physical, chemical, and biological sensors, are used to make in situ measurements of volcanic, hydrothermal, and biological activity. The data are telemetered to real time to scientists to laboratories on shore. Image provided courtesy of the NEPTUNE Project (www.ne7tune.washington.edu) and produced by the Center for Environmental Visualization at the University of Washrngton.

l ~ l l 1! T T it, 71~1 I ~ l _ _ _ _ _ _ __ hi_ ~~ ~ r ... Zen/ ~ Alp,, // ~ ~ ha. ~ Z ~ . b ~ PLATE 3 A conceptual diagram illustrating a multi component coastal ocean observatory that Includes surface and subsurface moorings, cabled seafloor nodes, coastal radars, ships, airplanes, and satellites. Image provided courtesy of Oscar Schofield, Rutgers University.

4 ENABLING OCEAN RESEARCH IN THE 2 lST CENTURY ~ VM9M TFOd ...._.. Trod MVMS VAN ~ 17in~gl~ ~ nun 1 VACIU PLATE 4 Conventional surface (left) and sub surface (right) moorings currently operational at many tropical and mid latitude sites designed to measure meteo rological, air sea, and upper ocean properties. Figure courtesy of Jayne Doucette, OWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

PtA TES —~_ ~ -1 ~ __ ~ ~~ ''\ _ am. ~ r turf Err I ~~- ~ ~ ~ it ~ _ ~ ~ ~ _ _ ~ PLATE 5 A schematic of a coastal subsea observatory berng Installed in the Strait of Georgia, British Clolu bia, Canada, as part of the VENUS testbed. Figure courtesy of the NEPTUNE Project (www.ne tune.washington.edu) and produced by the Center for Environmental Visualization at the University of Washrngton.

ENABLING OCEAN RESEARCH IN THE 2 lST CENTURY a. Cry Led_—~ ~ ~~ 'get PLATE 6 A schematic of the MARS testbed, a subsea observatory that will ex tend into deep water off Monterey, Califomia. Figure courtesy of the NEPTUNE Project (www.neptune.washington.edu) and produced by the Center for Environ mental Visualization at the University of Washington.

PlA TES 7 -1',,':\ _ - - PLATE 7 Illustration of the Pioneer Array concept including relocatable moor rugs, coastal radars, ships, and satellites for collecting high resolution, synoptic scale measurements to a focused region Sp.UlllClg 100 300 km. Also included are a land based data management center, and a mode rig and project development center. Figure courtesy of Richard Jahnke, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography.

8 ENABLING OCEAN RESEARCH IN THE 2 lST CENTURY ~ ~ 2 ~ ~ IBM ~~ . ~ _._i~r 1 , L ~ ~ ~W ) K~ a` '''. ~ ~ i ~3 4~ ~ . ~ . , . ~ .,,.i, ,,,,., jig LonjiiDi8tDB9~'MbUb'; PLATE S An example of the potential for nested maps of surface currents mea sured with high frequency (HF) radar arrays. Top: The footprint of a standard long range HF radar for off the coast of New Jersey has a spatial resolution of 6 km, proposed to form one part of the IOOS observational backbone. Bottom: The footprint of a high resolution HF radar system, which has a spatial resolution of 1.5 km. Given that many coastal processes operate on spatial scales of 1 2 km, it has been suggested that nesting multi static arrays of high resolution HF radar units withrn the IOOS national array would have high scientific value. Figure courtesy of Oscar Schofield, Rutgers University.

Enabling Ocean Research in the 21st Century: Implementation of a Network of Ocean Observatories Get This Book
×
Buy Paperback | $60.00 Buy Ebook | $47.99
MyNAP members save 10% online.
Login or Register to save!
Download Free PDF

As the importance of the oceans to society grows, so does the need to understand their variation on many temporal and spatial scales. This need to understand ocean change is compelling scientists to move beyond traditional expeditionary modes of investigation. Observing systems will enable the study of processes in the ocean basins over varying timescales and spatial scales, providing the scientific basis for addressing important societal concerns such as climate change, natural hazards, and the health and viability of living and non-living resources along our coasts and in the open ocean.

The book evaluates the scientific and technical readiness to move ahead with the establishment of a research-driven ocean observatory network, and highlights outstanding issues. These issues include the status of planning and development, factors that affect the timing of construction and installation, the cost and requirements for maintenance and operations, needs for sensor development and data management, the impact on availability of ships and deep submergence facilities, and the role of research-based observatories within national and international operational ocean observing systems being developed and implemented.

  1. ×

    Welcome to OpenBook!

    You're looking at OpenBook, NAP.edu's online reading room since 1999. Based on feedback from you, our users, we've made some improvements that make it easier than ever to read thousands of publications on our website.

    Do you want to take a quick tour of the OpenBook's features?

    No Thanks Take a Tour »
  2. ×

    Show this book's table of contents, where you can jump to any chapter by name.

    « Back Next »
  3. ×

    ...or use these buttons to go back to the previous chapter or skip to the next one.

    « Back Next »
  4. ×

    Jump up to the previous page or down to the next one. Also, you can type in a page number and press Enter to go directly to that page in the book.

    « Back Next »
  5. ×

    To search the entire text of this book, type in your search term here and press Enter.

    « Back Next »
  6. ×

    Share a link to this book page on your preferred social network or via email.

    « Back Next »
  7. ×

    View our suggested citation for this chapter.

    « Back Next »
  8. ×

    Ready to take your reading offline? Click here to buy this book in print or download it as a free PDF, if available.

    « Back Next »
Stay Connected!