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DESCRIPTION:Understanding climate change\, ocean warming and circulation\, 
 sea level rise\, and tsunamis\, earthquakes and geophysics comes with obse
 rvations. Because the ocean and earth are difficult and costly to monitor\
 , we lack fundamental data to adequately model\, understand\, and address 
 these processes. Over the last decades\, dedicated submarine cable systems
  have been supporting science and early warning. These are now evolving to
  be based on a commercial component\, what we call SMART Cables: Science M
 onitoring And Reliable Telecommunications.\n\nThe SMART Cables Initiative 
 is working to integrate sensors into telecom cables. These sensors will sh
 are the power and communications infrastructure of millions of kilometers 
 of undersea cable\, enabling seafloor-based global ocean and Earth observi
 ng at modest incremental costs. The UN Joint Task Force (JTF) is facilitat
 ing the adoption and implementation.\n\nInitial sensors include temperatur
 e\, pressure\, and seismic motion. These sensors will provide data for imp
 roving ocean heat content and circulation and sea level rise estimates\, g
 lobal tsunami and earthquake warning networks\, and geophysical understand
 ing of the earth. These sensors and future extensions can help protect the
  cable from natural and anthropogenic hazards.\n\nWe review some history a
 nd then describe the SMART initiative and provide more detail on two syste
 ms: Tamtam connecting Vanuatu and New Caledonia\, and Atlantic CAM connect
 ing Lisbon (the Continent)\, Azores and Madeira in a 3700 km ring with SMA
 RT nodes along the cable\, both to be installed in 2026. Opportunities for
  further developments to improve both ocean observing as well as cable pro
 tection will be discussed.\n\nCo-sponsored by: MTS Hawaii\n\nSpeaker(s): B
 ruce M. Howe\n\nRoom: POST 414\, 1680 East-West Road\, Honolulu\, Hawaii\,
  United States\, 96822\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/496338
LOCATION:Room: POST 414\, 1680 East-West Road\, Honolulu\, Hawaii\, United 
 States\, 96822\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/496338
ORGANIZER:brianne.tengan@ieee.org
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SUMMARY:Observing the Oceans and Earth: the Role of Subsea Cables
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/496338
X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>Understanding climate change\, ocean warmi
 ng and circulation\, sea level rise\, and&nbsp\;tsunamis\, earthquakes and
  geophysics comes with observations. Because the ocean&nbsp\;and earth are
  difficult and costly to monitor\, we lack fundamental data to adequately&
 nbsp\;model\, understand\, and address these processes. Over the last deca
 des\, dedicated&nbsp\;submarine cable systems have been supporting science
  and early warning. These are&nbsp\;now evolving to be based on a commerci
 al component\, what we call SMART Cables:&nbsp\;Science Monitoring And Rel
 iable Telecommunications.</p>\n<p><br>The SMART Cables Initiative is worki
 ng to integrate sensors into telecom cables. These&nbsp\;sensors will shar
 e the power and communications infrastructure of millions of&nbsp\;kilomet
 ers of undersea cable\, enabling seafloor-based global ocean and Earth&nbs
 p\;observing at modest incremental costs. The UN Joint Task Force (JTF) is
  facilitating the&nbsp\;adoption and implementation.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Initia
 l sensors include temperature\, pressure\, and seismic motion. These senso
 rs will provide data for improving ocean heat content and circulation and 
 sea level rise estimates\, global tsunami and earthquake warning networks\
 , and geophysical understanding of the earth. These sensors and future ext
 ensions can help protect the cable from natural and anthropogenic hazards.
 </p>\n<p>We review some history and then describe the SMART initiative and
  provide more detail on two systems: Tamtam connecting Vanuatu and New Cal
 edonia\, and Atlantic CAM connecting Lisbon (the Continent)\, Azores and M
 adeira in a 3700 km ring with SMART nodes along the cable\, both to be ins
 talled in 2026. Opportunities for further developments to improve both oce
 an observing as well as cable protection will be discussed.</p>
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