ALOHA Cabled Observatory: On-going results and new instruments
Abstract
Since June 2011, the ALOHA Cabled Observatory (ACO) has been collecting abyssal oceanographic data. The ACO is at Station ALOHA 100 km north of Oahu, the field site of the Hawaii Ocean Time-series (HOT) program that has collected biological, physical, and chemical oceanographic data since 1988. At 4728 m water depth, it is the world's deepest operating cabled observatory. On-going results will be presented along with results from two new instrument packages to be deployed: a basic sensor package (CTDO2, fluorometer, acoustic modem, ADCP), and a video/light/hydrophone combination. Plans for future research will be discussed. [Work supported by the National Science Foundation.]
- Publication:
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AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- December 2013
- Bibcode:
- 2013AGUFMOS33B1772H
- Keywords:
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- 4200 OCEANOGRAPHY: GENERAL;
- 4594 OCEANOGRAPHY: PHYSICAL Instruments and techniques;
- 4259 OCEANOGRAPHY: GENERAL Ocean acoustics;
- 4262 OCEANOGRAPHY: GENERAL Ocean observing systems