Summary
RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE: MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS OF THE OCEAN OBSERVATORIES INITIATIVE (OOI 2.5) -THE OCEAN OBSERVATORIES INITIATIVE (OOI) IS A COMMUNITY-INSPIRED AND COMMUNITY-SERVING RESEARCH OBSERVATORY. ITS MISSION IS TO SAFELY OPERATE AND MAINTAIN SOPHISTICATED ARRAYS OF INSTRUMENTS AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE THAT COLLECT, ARCHIVE, AND DISTRIBUTE QUALITY OCEANIC AND MARINE ATMOSPHERIC DATA TO THE OCEAN AND EARTH SCIENCE COMMUNITIES. OOI MEASUREMENTS PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE INSIGHTS INTO THE EARTH, OCEAN, AND ATMOSPHERE FOR SCIENTISTS, EDUCATORS, STUDENTS, LAYPERSONS, INDUSTRY, AND POLICYMAKERS. OOI DATA AND DERIVED PRODUCTS IMPROVE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROCESSES THAT IMPACT CLIMATE VARIABILITY, ECOSYSTEMS, FISHERIES, GEOHAZARDS, AND THE SUBSEAFLOOR ENVIRONMENT, WHICH IN TURN ADVANCE THE CAPABILITIES OF DECISION-MAKERS CHARGED WITH THE STEWARDSHIP OF OCEAN RESOURCES. COMMON AND OPEN ACCESS TO OOI DATA AND RESOURCES FOSTERS PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC AND NON-
