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SEAFLOOR OBSERVATORIES

A New Vision of the Earth from the Abyss

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Authors:
  1. Paolo Favali

    1. Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Rome, Italy

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  2. Laura Beranzoli

    1. Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Rome, Italy

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  3. Angelo De Santis

    1. Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Rome, Italy

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  • Tackles fundamental scientific problems, such as the role of the ocean in climate, fluids and life in the ocean crust, dynamics of oceanic lithosphere and imaging the Earth’s Leads the readers through the scientific challenges to be addressed
  • Offers the technical solutions for the architecture of seafloor obsevatories

Part of the book series: Springer Praxis Books (PRAXIS)

Part of the book sub series: Geophysical Sciences (GEOPHYS)

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Table of contents (26 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxi
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  2. Introduction

    • P. Favali, L. Beranzoli, A. De Santis
    Pages 1-2

  3. Present scientific challenges to be addressed using seafloor observatories

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 3-3
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    2. Integrating continuous observatory data from the coast to the abyss: Assembling a multidisciplinary view of the ocean in four dimensions

      • M. M. R. Best, C. R. Barnes, B. D. Bornhold, S. K. Juniper
      Pages 5-21

    3. Underwater neutrino telescopes: Detectors for astro-particle physics and a gateway for deep-sea laboratories

      • E. Migneco, P. Piattelli, G. Riccobene
      Pages 23-57

    4. Seafloor observations and observatory activities in the Sea of Marmara

      • M. N. ÇaÄŸatay, L. Geli, L. Gasperini, P. Henry, C. Gürbüz, N. Görür
      Pages 59-79

    5. The Hellenic deep sea observatory: Science objectives and implementation

      • V. Lykousis, K. Nittis, D. Ballas, L. Perivoliotis, D. Kassis, P. Pagonis et al.
      Pages 81-103

    6. Marine seismogenic-tsunamigenic prone areas:The Gulf of Cadiz

      • J. M. Miranda, L. Matias, P. Terrinha, N. Zitellini, M. A. Baptista, F. Chierici et al.
      Pages 105-125

  4. Technical solutions for seafloor observatory architecture

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 127-127
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    2. The role of Information Communication Technologies (ICT) for seafloor observatories: Acquisition, archival, analysis, interoperability

      • B. Pirenne
      Pages 129-154

    3. Long-term subsea observatories: Comparison of architectures and solutions for infrastructure design, interfaces, materials, sensor protection and deployment operations

      • Y. Auffret, J. Blandin, D. Choqueuse, C. Compère, L. Delauney, J.-F. Drogou et al.
      Pages 155-177

    4. Development and demonstration of a mobile response observatory prototype for subsea environmental monitoring: The case of ROSE

      • J. Marvaldi, J. Legrand, J. F. Masset, L. Delauney, M. Nicot, B. Darbot et al.
      Pages 179-209

    5. Construction of the DONET real-time seafloor observatory for earthquakes and tsunami monitoring

      • K. Kawaguchi, S. Kaneko, T. Nishida, T. Komine
      Pages 211-228

    6. GEOSTAR-class observatories 1995–2012: A technical overview

      • F. Gasparoni, F. Furlan, F. Bruni, F. Zanon, P. Favali, L. Beranzoli et al.
      Pages 229-304

  5. World-wide recent and ongoing projects and programmes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 305-305
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    2. The two seafloor geomagnetic observatories operating in the western Pacific

      • H. Toh, Y. Hamano
      Pages 307-323

    3. The DELOS project: Development of a long-term observatory in an oil field environment in the Tropical Atlantic Ocean

      • P. M. Bagley, K. L. Smith, B. J. Bett, I. G. Priede, G. Rowe, J. Clarke et al.
      Pages 325-344

    4. Sub-sea environmental observatory integrated with the KM3NeT neutrino telescope infrastructure in the Mediterranean Sea

      • A. Holford, H. van Haren, J. Craig, I. G. Priede
      Pages 345-367

    5. ANTARES neutrino telescope and deep-sea observatory

      • V. Bertin, J. Brunner, J. Carr, P. Coyle, C. Curtil, J-J. Destelle et al.
      Pages 369-414

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

      • C. R. Barnes, M. M. R. Best, F. R. Johnson, B. Pirenne
      Pages 415-438
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About this book

The oceans cover 70% of the terrestrial surface, and exert a pervasive influence on the Earth's environment but their nature is poorly recognized. Knowing the ocean's role deeply and understanding the complex, physical, biological, chemical and geological systems operating within it represent a major challenge to scientists today. Seafloor observatories offer scientists new opportunites to study multiple, interrelated natural phenomena over time scales ranging from seconds to decades, from episodic to global and long-term processes.

Seafloor Observatories poses the important and apparently simple question, "How can continuous and reliable monitoring at the seafloor by means of Seafloor Observatories extend exploration and improve knowledge of our planet?" The book leads the reader through:

  • the present scientific challenges to be addressed with seafloor observatories
  • the technical solutions for their architecture
  • an excursus on worldwide ongoing projects and programmes
  • some relevant scientific multidisciplinary results
  • and
  • a presentation of new and interesting long-term perspectives for the coming years.

Current results will yield significant improvements and exert a strong impact not only on our present knowledge of our planet but also on human evolution.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Rome, Italy

    Paolo Favali, Laura Beranzoli, Angelo De Santis

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: SEAFLOOR OBSERVATORIES

  • Book Subtitle: A New Vision of the Earth from the Abyss

  • Authors: Paolo Favali, Laura Beranzoli, Angelo De Santis

  • Series Title: Springer Praxis Books

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11374-1

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-11373-4Published: 18 September 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-50623-3Published: 29 October 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-11374-1Published: 05 May 2015

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXXI, 676

  • Number of Illustrations: 42 b/w illustrations, 306 illustrations in colour

  • Additional Information: Jointly published with Praxis Publishing Ltd., UK

  • Topics: Oceanography, Geophysics/Geodesy, Monitoring/Environmental Analysis, Freshwater & Marine Ecology

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