NEPTUNE Canada: Installation and initial operation of the world’s first regional cabled ocean observatory

Barnes, C. R.; Best, M. M. R.; Johnson, F. R.; Pirenne, B.

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-11374-1_16

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NEPTUNE Canada (NC) has built the world’s first regional cabled ocean observatory in the north-east Pacific Ocean off the coast of British Columbia. The observatory became operational in late 2009 with instruments added to the last node site in 2010-2012 and others replaced or added on an ongoing basis.

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NEPTUNE Canada, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
C. R. Barnes, M. M. R. Best (Consultant), F. R. Johnson & B. Pirenne
School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
C. R. Barnes
Adjunct in Department of Earth Sciences, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON, Canada
M. M. R. Best (Consultant)
Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada
F. R. Johnson & B. Pirenne

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Barnes, C.R., Best, M.M.R., Johnson, F.R., Pirenne, B. (2015). NEPTUNE Canada: Installation and initial operation of the world’s first regional cabled ocean observatory. In: SEAFLOOR OBSERVATORIES. Springer Praxis Books(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11374-1_16

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