TY - JOUR T1 - Obsea: A Decadal Balance for a Cabled Observatory Deployment JF - IEEE Access Y1 - 2020 A1 - Del-Rio, Joaquin A1 - Nogueras, Marc A1 - Toma, Daniel Mihai A1 - Martínez, Enoc A1 - Artero-Delgado, Carola A1 - Bghiel, Ikram A1 - Martinez, Marc A1 - Cadena, Javier A1 - Garcia-Benadi, Albert A1 - Sarria, David A1 - Aguzzi, Jacopo A1 - Masmitja, Ivan A1 - Carandell, Matias A1 - Olive, Joaquim A1 - Gomariz, Spartacus A1 - Santamaria, Pep A1 - Làzaro, Antoni Mànuel KW - Europe KW - Instruments KW - monitoring KW - Observatories KW - Oceans KW - Sea measurements KW - Underwater cables AB - The study of the effects of climate change on the marine environment requires the existence of sufficiently long time series of key parameters. The study of these series allows both to characterize the range of variability in each particular region and to detect trends or changes that could be attributed to anthropogenic causes. For this reason, networks of permanent cabled observation systems are being deployed in the ocean. This paper presents a balance of a decade of activity at the OBSEA cabled observatory, as an example of ocean monitoring success and drawbacks. It is not the objective of this article to analyze the scientific and technical aspects already presented by the authors in different publications (Table 4). We will evaluate the overall experience by retracing the different steps of infrastructure deployment and maintenance, focusing on routines for in situ control, damages experienced, breakdowns and administrative constraints by local administrations. We will conclude by providing a set of guidelines to improve cabled observatories scientific outreach, societal projection, and economic efficiency. As a result of this work, a 10-years dataset has been published in Pangaea that is available for the community. VL - 8 UR - https://app.dimensions.ai/details/publication/pub.1125026314 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/ielx7/6287639/8948470/08998177.pdf U1 - All arrays U2 - ER -