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Fixed-point ocean observatory
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<p>A fixed-point ocean observatory is an <a href="/facts/Ocean_observations/dXr9J86g">ocean observing</a> autonomous system of automatic <a href="/facts/Sensor/RN8SXbjs">sensors</a> and samplers that continuously gathers <a href="/facts/Data/AUBFN97o">data</a> from <a href="/facts/Deep_sea/c88zdYul">deep sea</a>, <a href="/facts/Water_column/RNQbAVJj">water column</a> and <a href="/facts/Troposphere/JPDQq8cL">lower atmosphere</a>, and transmits the <a href="/facts/Data/AUBFN97o">data</a> to <a href="/facts/Shore/yRlfT1Q6">shore</a> in real or <a href="/facts/Near_real-time/p9HxgL4L">near real-time</a>. </p>