English

  • Program Termination: The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is dismantling the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) over the next 15 months.
  • Financial Scale: The OOI is a $386 million network comprising over 900 sensors that have provided real-time ocean data for over a decade.
  • Operational Impact: The "descoping" will remove critical deep-sea monitoring infrastructure in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, including areas near Alaska, Washington, Oregon, North Carolina, and the Irminger Sea.
  • Scientific Risks: Researchers warn that losing this data creates a "climate blind spot," hindering the ability to forecast storms, monitor carbon absorption, track earthquake patterns, and understand subsurface impacts of upcoming El Niño events.
  • Project Viability: Originally designed for a 25-30 year lifespan, the program is being cut after only 10 years, which scientists argue is insufficient to detect long-term climate trends.

中文

  • 项目终止： 美国国家科学基金会 (NSF) 将在未来 15 个月内拆除海洋观测站计划 (OOI)。
  • 财务规模： OOI 是一个耗资 3.86 亿美元的网络，包含 900 多个传感器，已提供超过十年的实时海洋数据。
  • 运营影响： 此次“缩减”将移除大西洋和太平洋的关键深海监测设施，包括阿拉斯加、华盛顿州、俄勒冈州、北卡罗来纳州及伊尔明格海附近的区域。
  • 科学风险： 研究人员警告称，失去这些数据将造成“气候盲点”，阻碍对风暴预测、碳吸收监测、地震模式追踪以及即将到来的厄尔尼诺现象次表层影响的理解。
  • 项目可行性： 该项目最初设计寿命为 25-30 年，但在仅运行 10 年后便被削减。科学家认为，这一时长不足以检测长期的气候趋势。