Open AccessSeismic experiment paves way for long‐term seafloor observatories
Author(s) -
Stakes Debra S.,
Romanowicz Barbara,
Montagner JeanPaul,
Tarits Pascal,
Karczewski JeanFrancois,
Etchemendy Steve,
Dawe Craig,
Neuhauser Doug,
McGill Paul,
Koenig Jean Claude,
Savary Jean,
Begnaud Mike,
Pasyanos Mike
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/98eo00220
Subject(s) - seafloor spreading , suite , geology , bay , submarine pipeline , seismometer , oceanography , remotely operated underwater vehicle , seismology , seabed , remotely operated vehicle , observatory , archaeology , geography , computer science , physics , artificial intelligence , astrophysics , robot , mobile robot
The Monterey Bay Ocean Bottom International Seismic Experiment (MOISE) has successfully deployed a suite of geophysical and oceanographic instrument packages on the ocean floor using the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute's (MBARI) Ventana, a tethered Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV).The goal of this international cooperative experiment is to advance the global Seafloor Observatory effort by developing a prototype suite of instruments and installing them on the western side of the San Andreas fault system offshore of central California. The centerpiece of the instrument suite was a digital broadband seismometer package partially buried within the sediment‐covered floor of Monterey Bay, 40 km offshore and 10 km west of the San Gregorio fault at a depth of 1015 m (Figure 1).