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Seafloor Observatory Science: a Review
| العنوان: | Seafloor Observatory Science: a Review |
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| المؤلفون: | L. Beranzoli, P. Favali |
| المصدر: | Annals of Geophysics, Vol 49, Iss 2-3 (2006) |
| بيانات النشر: | Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), 2006. |
| سنة النشر: | 2006 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Meteorology. Climatology LCC:Geophysics. Cosmic physics |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | multidisciplinary seafloor observatories, marine science and technology, Meteorology. Climatology, QC851-999, Geophysics. Cosmic physics, QC801-809 |
| الوصف: | The ocean exerts a pervasive influence on Earths environment. It is therefore important that we learn how this system operates (NRC, 1998b; 1999). For example, the ocean is an important regulator of climate change (e.g., IPCC, 1995). Understanding the link between natural and anthropogenic climate change and ocean circulation is essential for predicting the magnitude and impact of future changes in Earths climate. Understanding the ocean, and the complex physical, biological, chemical, and geological systems operating within it, should be an important goal for the opening decades of the 21st century. Another fundamental reason for increasing our understanding of ocean systems is that the global economy is highly dependent on the ocean (e.g., for tourism, fisheries, hydrocarbons, and mineral resources) (Summerhayes, 1996). The establishment of a global network of seafloor observatories will help to provide the means to accomplish this goal. These observatories will have power and communication capabilities and will provide support for spatially distributed sensing systems and mobile platforms. Sensors and instruments will potentially collect data from above the air-sea interface to below the seafloor. Seafloor observatories will also be a powerful complement to satellite measurement systems by providing the ability to collect vertically distributed measurements within the water column for use with the spatial measurements acquired by satellites while also providing the capability to calibrate remotely sensed satellite measurements (NRC, 2000). Ocean observatory science has already had major successes. For example the TAO array has enabled the detection, understanding and prediction of El Niño events (e.g., Fujimoto et al., 2003). This paper is a world-wide review of the new emerging Seafloor Observatory Science, and describes both the scientific motivations for seafloor observatories and the technical solutions applied to their architecture. A description of world-wide past and ongoing experiments, as well as concepts presently under study, is also given, with particular attention to European projects and to the Italian contribution. Finally, there is a discussion on Seafloor Observatory Science perspectives. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1593-5213 2037-416X |
| Relation: | http://www.annalsofgeophysics.eu/index.php/annals/article/view/3125; https://doaj.org/toc/1593-5213; https://doaj.org/toc/2037-416X |
| DOI: | 10.4401/ag-3125 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/8b7b3ef8d3d84de5af5c51ed07784573 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.8b7b3ef8d3d84de5af5c51ed07784573 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 15935213 2037416X |
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| DOI: | 10.4401/ag-3125 |