Progress and Development Suggestions of Cabled Seafloor Observation System

Abstract

The cabled seafloor observation system possesses the technical advantages of long-term, in-situ, and online monitoring, and it has been widely used for basic marine scientific research, exploration, development and utilization of resources and energy, marine disaster forecasting and warning, marine environmental protection, navigation, and military marine environmental protection. The development status of the cabled seafloor observation system at home and abroad is described and summarized, and analyses of the key technologies, application scenarios, and data derivative services of the cabled seafloor observation system are presented. Specific suggestions for future development are proposed in terms of top-level design, innovative development, differentiated research, and development of the cabled seafloor observation system, as well as expanding the application field of cabled seafloor observation data, so as to provide a useful reference for the development of the seafloor observation system in China.

Keywords

• cabled seafloor observation
• marine environment
• online monitoring
• high-quality observation data