Before revision: An example of a fixed-point ocean observatory, with several sensors and a communicating buoy A fixed-point ocean observatory is an ocean observing autonomous system of automatic sensors and samplers that continuously gathers data from deep sea, water column and lower atmosphere, and transmits the data to shore in real or near real-time.
After revision: 300px|An example of a fixed-point ocean observatory, with several sensors and a communicating buoy A fixed-point ocean observatory is an ocean observing autonomous system of automatic sensors and samplers that continuously gathers data from deep sea, water column and lower atmosphere, and transmits the data to shore in real or near real-time.