Ocean Observatories Initiative - Construction and Initial Operation

“该奖项是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案(公法111-5)资助的。”海洋观测站倡议(OOI)项目提供了收集独特的、持续的、时间序列的数据集的手段，使研究人员能够研究整个全球海洋运行的复杂、相互关联的物理、化学、生物和地质过程，从而有可能给海洋科学带来革命性的变化。海洋观测基础设施将包括能够在南大洋等恶劣环境中部署的深海浮标，以及横跨几个沿海观测站的海底区域电光电缆节点。这些资产都将由一个尖端的、开放接入的、便于用户使用的网络基础设施整合在一起，该基础设施将连接海洋部件并促进实验。这项合作协议将涵盖OOI项目的建设(ARRA和MREFC资金)和初步运营(R&A；RA资金)。OOI建设项目是在一个单独的NSF奖励下开发的，并遵循NSF大型设施手册。该项目经过了广泛的科学、技术和项目管理审查。

"This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5)."The Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) project has the potential to revolutionize ocean science by providing the means to collect unique, sustained, time-series data sets that will enable researchers to study complex, interlinked physical, chemical, biological and geological processes operating throughout the global ocean. The OOI infrastructure will include deep sea-buoys capable of deployment in harsh environments such as the Southern Ocean and regional electro-optical cabled nodes on the seafloor spanning several coastal observatories. These assets will all be integrated by a cutting edge, open access, user-enabling cyberinfrastructure that will link the marine components and facilitate experimentation.This Cooperative Agreement will cover the construction (ARRA & MREFC funds) and initial operations (R&RA funds) of the OOI project. The OOI construction project was developed under a separate NSF award and followed the NSF Large Facilities Manual. The project underwent extensive scientific, technical and project management reviews.