Reposted by Jotis Baronas
On the day the Joides Resolution is on its way to be shredded, we also find out about NSF's removal of ocean observation arrays; here is the update that was posted before a U.S. holiday weekend oceanobservatories.org/2026/05/nsf-...
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NSF OOI Descoping Update for the Community - Ocean Observatories Initiative
Dear OOI Community, As many of you may now be aware, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has initiated a major descoping of the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) Major Facility. The official...
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