Design and Construction of a Polar Remote Interactive Marine Observatory (PRIMO)

Author

Asper, Vernon ; Gallager, Scott ; von der Heydt, Keith ; Lerner, Steven ; Girard, Andrew ; Peal, Kenneth ; Miller, Emily ; McDonald, Glenn ; Sisson, Jay ; Griner, Chris

Author_Institution

Woods Hole Oceanogr. Instn., Southern Mississippi Univ., Hattiesburg, MS

fYear

2006

fDate

18-21 Sept. 2006

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

3

Abstract

A seafloor marine observatory is under development for deployment in Antarctic coastal waters to study and monitor the physical, biological, and biogeochemical processes as a function of global climate change. This observatory will consist of an instrument package on the seafloor 3.5 km from shore in 130 m of water connected the U.S. base Palmer Station by electro-optical cable, providing the capability for internet-based teleoperation by educators, students, and scientists from anywhere in the world

Keywords

oceanography; submarine cables; telecontrol; 130 m; 3.5 km; Antarctic coastal waters; U.S. base Palmer Station; biogeochemical process; biological process; electrooptical cable; global climate change; internet-based teleoperation; physical process; seafloor marine observatory; Antarctica; Biosensors; Cameras; Ice; Land vehicles; Marine vegetation; Observatories; Sea floor; Vehicle dynamics; Winches;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS 2006

Conference_Location

Boston, MA

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0114-3

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-0115-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.2006.306813

Filename

4098968