Our research group just adjourned from our final preparation meeting before we depart on the R/V Kilo Moana to install the ALOHA Cabled Observatory (ACO); one week from today. We have accomplished many amazing tasks to get this far, but the largest piece to this engineering marvel lies ahead.
One month from now, we will be transmitting oceanographic data directly from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean to the University of Hawaii and then on to the world to see what happens on the ocean floor in real time. The excitement of such a feat is tempered by all the work that will need to be completed within the next few weeks to place the observatory 15,000 feet below the sea surface within (relatively) just a few feet from the fiber optic cable that awaits it.
I'm excited for the challenges that lie ahead, and I'm excited about sharing everything that happens on this blog.
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