1. Strategy for building the infrastructure of EMSO - Norwegian node - Bénédicte Ferré & Jürgen Mienert Institute of Geology University of Tromsø All Regions Workshop – Paris October 6th 2009

2. NOON – Norwegian Ocean Observatory Network Develop the next generation in marine science technology for a permanent interactive presence in the ocean. Determine how ocean warming will impact the gas hydrate reservoirs in the Arctic. Develop a national strategy in collaboration with an international research infrastructure. Collaborate with StatoilHydro to develop a facility in the Barents Sea in connection with the Snøhvit gas field. All Regions Workshop – Paris October 6th 2009

3. Scientific objectives Studies of Atlantic water flow towards the Arctic –Transport of heat, salt and biological material –Ocean acidification –Bottom boundary sediment transport processes Natural Arctic green house gas emissions Monitor the ecosystems dynamics CO 2 storage in Europe and environmental monitoring Bio-geosphere processes and coupling Data managements systems All Regions Workshop – Paris October 6th 2009

4. StatoilHydro financed Demo missions Planned cabled ocean observatory EU funded ESONET Demo Missions Sensitive for warm water inflow and current regimes Very few species living in the area Methane plume transport within currents in shallow water Snøhvit as major energy provider for the observatory and main data transfer node Why Barent Sea?

5. Observatories connect to large infrastructure All Regions Workshop – Paris October 6th 2009 StatoilHydro

6. Instrumentation Physical Oceanography:  temperature sensors to measure deep-ocean warming that changes the gas hydrate stability zone Geothermal:  in-situ seabed temperature sensor to monitor the propagating temperature increases from the water into the seabed Microbial:  Monitor their abundance, diversity, temporal variability and community dynamics to understand methane consumption and releases. Geohazards:  hydrate melting will change seabed properties and pore pressure (submarine slope failures and tsunamis)  Seismic monitoring.

7. Instrumentation Methane sensors in the hydrosphere Ocean plume and gas bubble detection sensors Ocean-seismicity sensors Electromagnetic (natural and induced) Temperature sensors in the geo- and hydrosphere CTD and other sensors for recording ocean acidity and oxygen depletion Ocean acoustics to evaluate T, Turbidity, … Horizontal and upward looking sonar acoustics Digital cameras All Regions Workshop – Paris October 6th 2009

8. STEP 1 Cable fjord observatory CFO Time schedule All Regions Workshop – Paris October 6th 2009 201020132016 STEP 2 COO at Snøhvit STEP 3 Deep Ocean COO Future Network of COOs

9. All Regions Workshop – Paris October 6th 2009 StatoilHydro Discover Petroleum ConocoPhilips SINTEF Saipem Kongsberg Alcatel-Lucent... Industries Universities Gov. agencies UiT NTNU (Tromdheim) UiB UiO UNIFOB (Bergen) IMR CMR Cooperation with

10. NOON WEBSITE http://www.oceanobservatory.com/

11. All Regions Workshop – Paris October 6th 2009