Ocean Observatories Initiative
Encyclopedia
The Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) is an NSF
Division of Ocean Sciences program that focuses the science
, technology
, education
and outreach of an emerging network of science driven ocean observing
systems. Building on the heritage of the ship-based expeditions of the last century, oceanography
is commencing a new phase in which research scientists increasingly seek continuous interaction with the ocean
environment to adaptively observe the earth
-ocean-atmosphere
system. Such approaches are crucial to understanding the full range of ocean processes that directly impact human society, our climate
, and the incredible range of natural phenomena found in the largest ecosystem
of the planet.
National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health...
Division of Ocean Sciences program that focuses the science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
, technology
Technology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
, education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
and outreach of an emerging network of science driven ocean observing
Ocean Observations
The following are considered essential ocean climate variables by the OOPC that are currently feasible with current observational systems.- Atmosphere surface :Air Temperature Precipitation evaporation Air Pressure, sea level pressure...
systems. Building on the heritage of the ship-based expeditions of the last century, oceanography
Oceanography
Oceanography , also called oceanology or marine science, is the branch of Earth science that studies the ocean...
is commencing a new phase in which research scientists increasingly seek continuous interaction with the ocean
Ocean
An ocean is a major body of saline water, and a principal component of the hydrosphere. Approximately 71% of the Earth's surface is covered by ocean, a continuous body of water that is customarily divided into several principal oceans and smaller seas.More than half of this area is over 3,000...
environment to adaptively observe the earth
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
-ocean-atmosphere
Atmosphere
An atmosphere is a layer of gases that may surround a material body of sufficient mass, and that is held in place by the gravity of the body. An atmosphere may be retained for a longer duration, if the gravity is high and the atmosphere's temperature is low...
system. Such approaches are crucial to understanding the full range of ocean processes that directly impact human society, our climate
Climate
Climate encompasses the statistics of temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind, rainfall, atmospheric particle count and other meteorological elemental measurements in a given region over long periods...
, and the incredible range of natural phenomena found in the largest ecosystem
Ecosystem
An ecosystem is a biological environment consisting of all the organisms living in a particular area, as well as all the nonliving , physical components of the environment with which the organisms interact, such as air, soil, water and sunlight....
of the planet.
External links
- Ocean Observatories Initiative Website
- Rutgers - Education and Public Engagement Component
- University of Washington - OOI Regional Component
- University of California, San Diego - OOI CyberInfrastructure
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution - OOI Coastal Global Component