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
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