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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.

Catch Dr. Bruce Howe talking about the ACO on ThinkTech Hawaii!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP4ZOhZ25Oc
09/02/2015

Catch Dr. Bruce Howe talking about the ACO on ThinkTech Hawaii!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP4ZOhZ25Oc

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
Looks like our new crab friend has company! Seems they are taking a moment to check out our tribute to some of the aweso...
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!

Crab alert right now on Camera 2!http://aco-ssds.soest.hawaii.edu/dataDisplay.php
02/18/2015

Crab alert right now on Camera 2!
http://aco-ssds.soest.hawaii.edu/dataDisplay.php

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.

Fin whales heard at the ACO!!! This picture may not seem like sound, but it is a graphical representation of fin whales...
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!

11/18/2011

A deep water shrimp visits the ACO!

09/15/2011

University of Hawaii scientists established the deepest ocean observatory in the world.

08/17/2011

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

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08/12/2011

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.

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