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2003, Oceanography 16(4):53–59, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2003.08
Research Plans for a Mid-Depth Cabled Seafloor Observatory in Western Canada
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Authors
Verena Tunnicliffe | VENUS Project, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
Richard Dewey | VENUS Project, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
Deborah Smith | VENUS Project, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
First Paragraph
As the first cabled seafloor observatory that involves a geographically distributed network structure, the Victoria Experimental Network Under the Sea (VENUS) will oversee the deployment of three powered fiber-optic cable lines in British Columbia's (B.C.) southern waters. The funded infrastructure will offer two-way high-speed communication access and interaction in 24-hour real time from the ocean floor and water column to a land based location. With an expected life of at least 20 years, each cable line will have a unique set of instrument suite combinations that will reflect the environmental processes being studied by participating scientists and researchers. Internet access to data will be available for all: collaborators, scientists, students and the public. This new approach to sharing data will undoubtedly change the pace of understanding about the oceans for both the scientific community and the general public.
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Citation
Tunnicliffe, V., R. Dewey, and D. Smith. 2003. Research plans for a mid-depth cabled seafloor observatory in western Canada. Oceanography 16(4):53–59, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2003.08.