{"id":282,"date":"2026-07-18T07:55:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T07:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ocean-sites.org\/?page_id=282"},"modified":"2026-08-03T22:23:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T22:23:43","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ocean-sites.org\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"282\" class=\"elementor elementor-282\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d9f754 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4d9f754\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ab562b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9ab562b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb49ddb elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb49ddb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About us<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88cca2a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"88cca2a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49655ea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49655ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c7c431 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c7c431\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Vision<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-298fe44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"298fe44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Continuous, <strong>high-quality ocean time series data<\/strong> that deepens our understanding of ocean variability, drives advances in Earth system science, and supports sustainable stewardship of the ocean is <strong>accessible and shared.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1e71d6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a1e71d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d77fa3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0d77fa3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ocean-sites.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/AboutUs_IMG1_Vision-e1784361709660-rqkvom8eiw3clve6dy48bqogurywlirod3zj4jz6yo.png\" title=\"AboutUs_IMG1_Vision\" alt=\"AboutUs_IMG1_Vision\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65ff3e7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"65ff3e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a15246 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a15246\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32f547e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"32f547e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ocean-sites.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/AboutUs_IMG2_Mision-rqkwbmc7rxkyqbzb2e2jufpk78l9yv376yqaxbvcow.png\" title=\"AboutUs_IMG2_Mision\" alt=\"AboutUs_IMG2_Mision\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d40f53 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d40f53\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db2821e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db2821e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Mission<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58db579 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58db579\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To achieve our vision, <strong>OceanSITES<\/strong> is dedicated to the <strong>global collection, open sharing, and promotion of long-term, high-frequency, multidisciplinary observations of known quality from fixed open-ocean observatories.<\/strong> By providing access to comprehensive time series data from the seafloor to the atmosphere, we support scientific research, improve ocean and climate models, enhance remote sensing calibration, and enable informed decision-making on the state and future of the ocean.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u03a3 TIME SERIES <br>\nOBSERVATIONS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9157e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9157e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>OceanSITES<\/strong> (Ocean Sustained Interdisciplinary Timeseries Environment observation System) is a <strong>global network of long-term, open-ocean reference stations that measure dozens of variables from the sea surface to the seafloor.<\/strong> The observatories under the OceanSITES umbrella are operated by nations at key locations of interest. They are automated systems use advanced sensors and telecommunications to collect high-resolution, often real-time data.<br \/><br \/><strong>OceanSITES<\/strong> is recognized as the global coordination group for open ocean time series observations by the <strong>Global Ocean and Climate Observing Systems (GOOS and GCOS).<\/strong> Being a full member of the Observation Coordination Group (OCG) of<br \/>GOOS we complement satellite and in-situ networks like OceanGLIDERS, GO-SHIP, Argo, SOT or GLOSS, expanding ocean monitoring across time, depth, and variables.<br \/><br \/><strong>Today, OceanSITES unites experts from over 20 countries operating around 60 surface moorings, 200 subsurface moorings, and a few ship-based sites.<\/strong> Together, they provide open, high-quality time series data to advance understanding of the oceans and their role in Earth\u2019s climate.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1423fe 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 12\"><g id=\"Capa1-2\"><path id=\"Trazado\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#0048bc\" stroke-width=\"1.09\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M 8.21 0.51 L 13.68 5.98 M 13.68 5.98 L 8.21 11.45 M 13.68 5.98 L 0.55 5.98\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Go<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fd952d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6fd952d\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"1\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74d62bd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"74d62bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ca0cce e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ca0cce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c43564b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c43564b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/ocean-sites.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AboutUs_StoryGallery_IMG1-300x169.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-739\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ocean-sites.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AboutUs_StoryGallery_IMG1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/ocean-sites.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AboutUs_StoryGallery_IMG1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/ocean-sites.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AboutUs_StoryGallery_IMG1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/ocean-sites.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AboutUs_StoryGallery_IMG1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/ocean-sites.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AboutUs_StoryGallery_IMG1-2048x1151.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e829435 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e829435\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bde4f5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bde4f5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>1949<\/strong> <br>\nSTATION PAPA BEGINS LONG- <br>\nTERM OCEAN OBSERVATION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1cc0fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1cc0fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the oldest sustained ocean records comes from Station PAPA in the North Pacific, operating for over 75 years and paving the way for modern ocean monitoring.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"2\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-494b182 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"494b182\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-089c951 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"089c951\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab300a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ab300a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" src=\"https:\/\/ocean-sites.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AboutUs_StoryGallery_IMG2-300x221.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-353\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ocean-sites.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AboutUs_StoryGallery_IMG2-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/ocean-sites.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AboutUs_StoryGallery_IMG2-1024x755.png 1024w, https:\/\/ocean-sites.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AboutUs_StoryGallery_IMG2-768x566.png 768w, https:\/\/ocean-sites.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AboutUs_StoryGallery_IMG2-1536x1132.png 1536w, https:\/\/ocean-sites.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AboutUs_StoryGallery_IMG2-2048x1510.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aea74b9 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aea74b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4d458f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4d458f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>1980\u20131990s <\/strong><br>\nRISE OF MODERN LONG-TERM<br>\nOCEAN OBSERVATORIES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34598a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34598a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the 1980s and 1990s, new long-term observatories such as the TAO array in the tropical Pacific and the PAP site in the North Atlantic marked a growing global commitment to sustained ocean observation<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"3\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da12c31 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"da12c31\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ab0c30 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ab0c30\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddcc04d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ddcc04d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/ocean-sites.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AboutUs_StoryGallery_IMG3-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-361\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ocean-sites.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AboutUs_StoryGallery_IMG3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ocean-sites.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AboutUs_StoryGallery_IMG3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ocean-sites.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AboutUs_StoryGallery_IMG3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ocean-sites.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AboutUs_StoryGallery_IMG3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ocean-sites.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AboutUs_StoryGallery_IMG3.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3590086 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3590086\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-327fbb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"327fbb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>1999 <\/strong><br>\nCOORDINATED TIME-SERIES<br>\nNETWORK<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3421c80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3421c80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The idea for a coordinated, worldwide time-series network took shape at the 1999 International Conference on Ocean Observing Systems in France, where scientists envisioned a global system of fixed \u201cEulerian observatories.\u201d This vision led to the creation of the Global Eulerian Observatory (GEO).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"4\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e896d0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1e896d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a814b42 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a814b42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ff184c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0ff184c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/ocean-sites.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AboutUs_StoryGallery_IMG4-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-362\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ocean-sites.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AboutUs_StoryGallery_IMG4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ocean-sites.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AboutUs_StoryGallery_IMG4-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ocean-sites.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AboutUs_StoryGallery_IMG4-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ocean-sites.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AboutUs_StoryGallery_IMG4-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ocean-sites.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AboutUs_StoryGallery_IMG4-2048x1535.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7204b0e e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7204b0e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0828a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c0828a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>2003<\/strong><br>\nOCEANSITES NETWORK<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da7b470 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da7b470\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The GEO evolved into OceanSITES in 2003 \u2014 the Ocean Sustained Interdisciplinary Timeseries Environment observation System.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"5\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e9ca61 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e9ca61\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82b992a e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"82b992a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d14c2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d14c2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ocean-sites.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/AboutUs_StoryGallery_IMG5-scaled-rql0g4u5rspjxmore95ywe6vpthpsjug33bafl7p20.jpg\" title=\"AboutUs_StoryGallery_IMG5\" alt=\"AboutUs_StoryGallery_IMG5\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b78448 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7b78448\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99be618 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"99be618\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>2011<\/strong><br>\nDEEP-OCEAN OBSERVATIONS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-923366b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"923366b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Initially part of the Data Buoy Cooperation Panel under JCOMMOPS, OceanSITES later expanded its mission to include deep-ocean time series of temperature and salinity, launched in 2011 to improve understanding of deep-sea processes and climate models.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"6\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f2784d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7f2784d\" 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elementor-element-b5ae0aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5ae0aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By 2016, OceanSITES became an independent project.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"7\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 of 7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dde5e6c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dde5e6c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2dea9c e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c2dea9c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c2857c 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d88947d e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d88947d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38d12ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38d12ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>Today<\/strong><br>\nGLOBAL OCEAN OBSERVING<br>\nSYSTEM<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b0c917 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b0c917\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Today, OceanSITES is a key component of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), delivering multidisciplinary, high-frequency data from the ocean surface to 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Our objectives include fostering the collection, wide dissemination and re-use of long time-series data of known quality for supporting trusted science for society. Internally, the organizational structure of OceanSITES comprises a Steering Committee (SC) and a Data Management Team (DMT), led and represented by an Executive Committee (EC) and Chairs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-428dd46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"428dd46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a collaborative network, participation in the OceanSITES bodies is voluntary and without compensation, and the supporting functionality of OceanSITES global data assembly centers have been provided by organizations involved in OceanSITES. OceanSITES does not directly fund installation or maintenance of time series nor platform installation or upkeep.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10c8180 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10c8180\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Externally, OceanSITES is a network within the Observation Coordination Group (OCG) of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), alongside other major global observation networks such as Argo, GO-SHIP, OceanGliders, and DBCP.<br \/>This way we contribute to optimizing a system of sustained and coordinated subsystems that is addressing ocean observing \u201cglobal commons\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7137df4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7137df4\" 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