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NSF Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) & SOEST/Ocean/PO

NSF Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) & SOEST/Ocean/PO. Briefly: What is the OOI? & Why do we need it?. Who in SOEST/Ocean/PO is currently involved?. Some opportunities for additional involvement/funding. How can SOEST prepare for these opportunities?.

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NSF Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) & SOEST/Ocean/PO

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  1. NSF Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) & SOEST/Ocean/PO • Briefly: What is the OOI? & Why do we need it? • Who in SOEST/Ocean/PO is currently involved? • Some opportunities for additional involvement/funding. • How can SOEST prepare for these opportunities? • Caveat: Do we understand what we’re getting into?

  2. Those of you who contributed to prior versions of the OOI (nee ORION) …. …. take a deep breath, … relax, and … prepare yourselves …

  3. Global: 3 sites (was 11) Regional: 5 nodes (was 9) Coastal: 2 sites (was 6) But … the fewer sites have more infrastructure and sensors ...

  4. Transformative Technologies & Capabilities (yes, they’re still intact, mostly) • Continuous & plentiful power. • High-bandwidth, real-time, 2-way communication. • Mobile platforms - vertically & horizontally. • Sustained presence in extreme environments. • Sustained presence in contrasting environments. • Sensor networks.

  5. Enabled Experimental Paradigms (yes, they’re still intact, mostly) • Continuous, rapid, temporal sampling over long time periods. • Deployment of power hungry sensors for long time periods. • Command and control; adaptive sampling. • Event detection and rapid response. • Simultaneous deployment of arrays of multi-disciplinary sensors over long periods of time. • 4-D obs of variables & processes over long periods of time.

  6. Sub-epipelagic Diapycnal Mixing • Impacts: • vertical nutrient fluxes • stratification maintenance • thermohaline circulation • Many processes contribute. • Action occurs near topography. • Action occurs on small time scales and is highly episodic. • So, need: • sustained observations • temporal & vertical resolution • full-depth profiling • horizontal delineation • gliders; moorings • multiple environments • smooth; hilly; scarps • shallow & deep • adaptive sampling Courtesy: M. Levine, OSU

  7. OOI Funding Opportunities • Only OOI Funds (not individual PI research funds) • $331M for 6-yr build out (average of $55M/yr) • substantial fraction for infrastructure & sensor sub-contracts • $1 Billion for 20-yr O&M ($50M/yr) • substantial fraction for instrument maintenance & data QA/QC, etc.

  8. SOEST/Ocean/PO Involvement in OOI Infrastructure: Roger Lukas and Bruce Howe - Cabled Mooring w/Profilers

  9. SOEST/Ocean/PO Involvement in OOI Infrastructure: Bruce Howe - gliders with acoustic modems 5+ gliders needed at each of 5 C-GSN sites.

  10. SOEST/Ocean/PO Involvement in OOI Sensors: Doug Luther - HPIES

  11. SOEST Potential Involvement in OOI O&M: • Glider operations • ADCP QA/QC

  12. How Should SOEST Prepare? • Glider facility should be nurtured and generate a • documented performance record. • To compete for awards for constructing infrastructure, such as gliders, or instruments, ESF needs to be strengthened, with clearly defined and well-regarded operating procedures, and scheduling & cost control. • To bolster claim that we can handle continuous streams of data, providing QA/QC 24/7, the HIOOIS DMAC facility must be fully functional and successful. • Be prepared for cost matching …

  13. Caveat Maximus • Contracts are for services, not research. • Data are not proprietary. • Maintaining data streams & facilities 24/7 could be a black hole for researcher time/effort. • While bringing in funds, effort doesn’t necessarily increase SOEST’s prestige.

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