Ocean Observatories Initiative

Join The Climate Reality Project, Portland Chapter, for their free and open to the public January meeting via Zoom. RSVP via Meetup to receive zoom link.

Our speaker, Jonathan Fram, is the co-Principal Investigator and Project Manager for the Endurance Array portion of the Ocean Observatories Initiative.

The National Science Foundation sponsored Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI)constructed and is now operating a network of science-driven sensor systems to measure the physical, chemical, geological, and biological variables in the ocean and seafloor. Greater knowledge of these variables is vital for improved detection and forecasting of environmental changes and their effects on biodiversity, coastal ecosystems, and climate. |

Fram will discuss how climate change is affecting the ocean, such as the drastic rise in hypo events along the Oregon coast, and talk about the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences (CEOAS) research efforts related to climate change. Because of his work with OOI, he is able to share the importance of data collection and sharing resources to the measuring and understanding of ocean climate change. |