Design and Construction ofa PolarRemote Interactive Marine Observatory (PRIM0)

A seafloor marine observatory isunder development fordeployment inAntarctic coastal waters tostudy andmonitor thephysical, biological, andbiogeochemical processes asafunction ofglobal climate change. This observatory will consist ofaninstrument package ontheseafloor 3.5kmfromshorein130mofwaterconnected theU.S.base PalmerStation byelectro-optical cable, providing thecapability forinternet-based teleoperation byeducators, students, and scientists fromanywhere intheworld.