OOI RSN cable system map

PN5A-Overview Image

PN3B-Overview Image

PN3A-Overview Image

PN1C and PN1D-Overview Image

PN1B-Overview Image

PN1A-Overview Image

Axial Caldera Image

Location of nodes, cables and instruments to be deployed during the VISIONS'13 expedition at, and near, the ASHES Hydrothermal Vent Field.

The cabled geophysical array at the Central Caldera Site is focused on measuring the inflation and deflation of the volcano, earthquakes, and the movement of of molten lava within the core of the volcano. Bathymetric data are from D. Clague and D. Caress, MBARI. Image Credit: University of Washington.

Endurance Array and Slope Base Mooring Image

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VISIONS'13 Expedition Map

Locations and transits planned for the VISIONS'13 Expedition

RSN is developing state-of-the-art high power (3 kW) and bandwidth (1 Gbs) full water column moorings that will include a broad suite of sensors, an instrumented deep profiler, a 200 m platform and an instrumented winched shallow profiler. 

Expeditions Primary Image

Plan for OOI RSN Primary Node Installation. Node drawings courtesy of L-3 MariPro.

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Image of infrastructure at the summit of Axial Seamount

Image of mooring infrastructure at Axial Seamount Primary Node 3A

Components of the primary nodes include the backbone interface assembly (red frame) and the science interface assembly (yellow). 

Components of the core seafloor sensor packages associated with the OOI cabled observatory moorings

Components of the OOI cabled observatory deep water profilers

Components of the 200m platforms on the OOI cabled observatory moorings