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The ALOHA Cabled Observatory (ACO) is one of but a handful of seafloor observatories worldwide connecting deep-sea science directly to the researchers who are working to understand the complex processes that occur there. Logistically and literally, the ACO is a collection of oceanographic instruments under 5 kilometers of water 100 kilometers north of Oahu, Hawaii, connected to shore by 237 kilometers of cable.
09/02/2015
Catch Dr. Bruce Howe talking about the ACO on ThinkTech Hawaii!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP4ZOhZ25Oc
Research in Manoa - Submarine Cables Host Jay Fidell speaks with Research Professor Dr. Bruce Howe (School of Ocean and Earth Science & Technology, University of Hawaii) about the scientific use...
02/21/2015
02/19/2015
Looks like our new crab friend has company! Seems they are taking a moment to check out our tribute to some of the awesome folks who have generously donated and/or supported us to make the ACO happen!
02/18/2015
Crab alert right now on Camera 2!
http://aco-ssds.soest.hawaii.edu/dataDisplay.php
ALOHA Cabled Observatory: Data Display The data collected with instruments at the ACO are managed with computers at the AT&T Station at Makaha (see Data Management), transmitted via TCP/IP to computers at the University of Hawaii (see Networking), and displayed here in real-time.
01/31/2015
New instruments were installed during the ACO-3 cruise on 11/1/2014. Checkout our audio/video library for some exciting new clips:
http://aco-ssds.soest.hawaii.edu/media.html
11/23/2011
Fin whales heard at the ACO!!! This picture may not seem like sound, but it is a graphical representation of fin whales that have just been heard by the ACO hydrophone. Go to: http://aco-ssds.soest.hawaii.edu/dataDisplay.php and click on "Streaming Audio" at the bottom of the page to see if you can hear a whale yourself!
A deep water shrimp visits the ACO!
09/15/2011
UH Scientist Give Thanks To Deep Sea Observatory University of Hawaii scientists established the deepest ocean observatory in the world.
08/17/2011
MBARI Engineers provide software for new ALOHA ocean observatory The torrent of data from these instruments will provide unprecedented information about the deep sea. But first the data must be processed, stored, and archived in a robust shore-side computer system. Such a system must include software that is flexible enough to handle data from any instruments tha...
08/17/2011
ALOHA Cabled Observatory: Media Enter Description here
08/12/2011
New UH Observatory Installed in Deep Ocean | Technology News Bytes University of Hawaii scientists are hoping a new observatory installed on the ocean floor about 60 miles north of Oahu shines new light on the darkness of the deep sea.
