{"id":1654,"date":"2024-09-19T05:01:22","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T21:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tai-mos.rcci.tw\/?page_id=1654"},"modified":"2026-07-14T02:58:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T18:58:50","slug":"about-taimos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tai-mos.rcci.tw\/en\/about-taimos\/","title":{"rendered":"About Tai-MOS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1654\" class=\"elementor elementor-1654 elementor-56\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8e8d11 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f8e8d11\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4df2fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4df2fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Tai-MOS<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1881b77 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1881b77\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10b57e0 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-10b57e0-129cf66 \" data-id=\"10b57e0\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"10b57e0\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"10b57e0\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0aee927 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0aee927\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#t1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Introduction<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fbfaee elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2fbfaee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#t2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Branch Projects and Applications<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb8fa71 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fb8fa71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#t3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Research Vessel (R\/V Legend)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baf6fc6 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"baf6fc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#t4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">South-East Asia Time-series Station<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e6130e elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7e6130e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#t5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Core Laboratory<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9d27df elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d9d27df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#t6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Core Water Column Parameters<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-414cd60 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"414cd60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#t7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Ocean Data Bank<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d9f061 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6d9f061\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#t8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Tai-MOS SEATS Cruise Project and Application<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09651b1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"09651b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"t1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6aba19e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6aba19e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introduction<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b99d044 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b99d044\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2024, the National Science and Technology Council\u2019s (NSTC) Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Development launched the Taiwan Marine Observatory System (Tai-MOS) to propel Taiwan&#8217;s oceanographic research forward. Together with the Ocean Research Vessel and Core Instrument Center and the Ocean Data Bank, Tai-MOS forms the bedrock of Taiwan&#8217;s foundational oceanographic research.<\/p><p>In its inaugural year, Academia Sinica\u2019s Research Center for Critical Issues (RCCI) partnered with the Taiwan Ocean Research Institute (TORI) to set up the Tai-MOS Core Facility Headquarters at Academia Sinica\u2019s South Campus in Tainan. Operations are overseen by a Scientific Steering Committee, which includes the Principal Investigator (PI), the oceanography discipline convener, and review committee members. Starting from the second year, the headquarters invites scientists to apply for Tai-MOS Branch Projects. This expansion will establish a dynamic network of observation stations dedicated to studying diverse ecological environments and tackling major scientific questions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ed2d72 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ed2d72\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-556ff4a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"556ff4a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e5ee9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e5ee9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Time-series Station<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed5eb9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ed5eb9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#t4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/tai-mos.rcci.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/about_01brief-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1650\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db8fcdb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"db8fcdb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45f010f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45f010f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research Cruises<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e98740e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e98740e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#t3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/tai-mos.rcci.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/about_01brief-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1651\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ca1404 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0ca1404\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02a114d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02a114d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Core Laboratory<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-784920e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"784920e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#t5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/tai-mos.rcci.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/about_01brief-3-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1652\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tai-mos.rcci.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/about_01brief-3-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/tai-mos.rcci.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/about_01brief-3-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tai-mos.rcci.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/about_01brief-3-2-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5958b23 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5958b23\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-364ea27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"364ea27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ocean Data Bank<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3eaa7ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3eaa7ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#t7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/tai-mos.rcci.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/about_01brief-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1653\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b7b8f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b7b8f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tai-MOS is a long-term, hypothesis-driven research project focusing on variations in biogeochemical phenomena across different time scales within the upper water column (euphotic zone) of tropical oligotrophic oceans. The project conducts regular research cruises aboard the R\/V Legend to the South-East Asia Time-series Station (SEATS; 18\u00b0N, 116\u00b0E). Following international protocols, the research team collects and analyzes samples at the Core Laboratory to measure key parameters. The resulting long-term time-series data are archived in the NSTC Ocean Data Bank, providing the academic community with an essential resource for studying long-term changes in the marine environment. To foster collaboration, available spots on these cruises are open to applicants from the wider oceanography community.<\/p><p>Tai-MOS serves four primary functions:<\/p><ol><li>Providing high-quality, long-term environmental data to support sustainability and climate change research.<\/li><li>Attracting and enhancing interdisciplinary and international collaboration.<\/li><li>Serving as a training platform for early-career researchers, including students and postdoctoral fellows.<\/li><li>Strengthening partnerships between the NSTC and domestic marine-related institutions.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52f75c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"52f75c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/tai-mos.rcci.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024-2028_tai-mos_\u8a08\u756b\u66f8.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-file-pdf\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M181.9 256.1c-5-16-4.9-46.9-2-46.9 8.4 0 7.6 36.9 2 46.9zm-1.7 47.2c-7.7 20.2-17.3 43.3-28.4 62.7 18.3-7 39-17.2 62.9-21.9-12.7-9.6-24.9-23.4-34.5-40.8zM86.1 428.1c0 .8 13.2-5.4 34.9-40.2-6.7 6.3-29.1 24.5-34.9 40.2zM248 160h136v328c0 13.3-10.7 24-24 24H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24V24C0 10.7 10.7 0 24 0h200v136c0 13.2 10.8 24 24 24zm-8 171.8c-20-12.2-33.3-29-42.7-53.8 4.5-18.5 11.6-46.6 6.2-64.2-4.7-29.4-42.4-26.5-47.8-6.8-5 18.3-.4 44.1 8.1 77-11.6 27.6-28.7 64.6-40.8 85.8-.1 0-.1.1-.2.1-27.1 13.9-73.6 44.5-54.5 68 5.6 6.9 16 10 21.5 10 17.9 0 35.7-18 61.1-61.8 25.8-8.5 54.1-19.1 79-23.2 21.7 11.8 47.1 19.5 64 19.5 29.2 0 31.2-32 19.7-43.4-13.9-13.6-54.3-9.7-73.6-7.2zM377 105L279 7c-4.5-4.5-10.6-7-17-7h-6v128h128v-6.1c0-6.3-2.5-12.4-7-16.9zm-74.1 255.3c4.1-2.7-2.5-11.9-42.8-9 37.1 15.8 42.8 9 42.8 9z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Tai-MOS\u8a08\u756b\u66f8<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4115fd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e4115fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"t2\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e222e93 spanRed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e222e93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Branch Projects and Applications <span>(Concluded in 2025)<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee65568 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee65568\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Starting in the second year, Tai-MOS accepts applications for Branch Projects. The process begins with a public call for proposals issued to the academic community. Interested universities and research institutions are invited to submit a 1\u20132 page brief outlining long-term observational research on unique ecological systems or key marine science issues. The Headquarters Project assembles a Project Review Committee of domestic experts to evaluate presentations from applicants. Selected candidates will then submit formal project proposals, which require final approval from the Scientific Steering Committee to become official Tai-MOS Branch Projects.<br \/><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\">Scientific Steering Committee (SSC)<\/span>: A standing committee composed of the discipline convener and review committee members. The SSC is responsible for supervising and advising on all operations executed by the General Project Office. Members serve a three-year term and are eligible for reappointment.<br \/><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\">Project Review Committee (PRC)<\/span>: A specialized, task-driven committee that manages the preliminary evaluation of branch projects, including prospectus reviews and public briefings.<br \/>The memberships of these two committees may partially overlap but must remain distinct. 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The vessel measures 76 meters long by 16 meters wide, features a gross tonnage of 2,629 tons, and reaches speeds up to 12 knots. Built for extended missions, it can spend up to 30 days at sea with a full complement of 43 people (19 crew and 24 researchers). 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As part of the Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (JGOFS) time-series network, the South-East Asia Time-series Study (SEATS) was launched in 1997 by the National Center for Ocean Research (NCOR), with funding from the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC).<\/p><p>This multidisciplinary, multi-institutional project aims to directly observe variations in the marine carbon cycle and other biologically driven processes over interannual to decadal time scales. The SEATS station is situated in the deep waters (&gt;3,800 meters) of the central-northern South China Sea (18\u00b0N, 166\u00b0E). It remains unique as the only international marine time-series site located within both a tropical region and a marginal sea.<\/p><p>Characterized by its unique ecology, SEATS features oligotrophic waters isolated from major Southeast Asian river runoff, persistently high sea surface temperatures with minimal seasonal variation, and strong water column stratification. Additionally, the site is defined by a shallow mixed layer and nutricline, a deep euphotic zone, distinct monsoon seasons, frequent typhoons, and high atmospheric aerosol deposition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f09d653 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f09d653\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Major discoveries and achievements\uff1a<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c85d25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-feature-list\" data-id=\"0c85d25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-feature-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"-icon-position-left 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128-44v16.3c0 6.4 2.5 12.5 7 17l99.7 99.7c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l28.3-28.3c9.4-9.4 9.4-24.6.1-34zM208 336c-70.7 0-128-57.2-128-128 0-70.7 57.2-128 128-128 70.7 0 128 57.2 128 128 0 70.7-57.2 128-128 128z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-content-box\">\n                            <h3 class=\"eael-feature-list-title\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/overview-4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Shih et al., 2021.<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-feature-list-content\">Comparison of primary Production Using in situ and Satellite-Derived Values at the SEATS Station in the South China Sea.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t                <li class=\"eael-feature-list-item elementor-repeater-item-cd75b98\">\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-icon-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"eael-feature-list-icon fl-icon-4\"href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/overview-5.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-search\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M505 442.7L405.3 343c-4.5-4.5-10.6-7-17-7H372c27.6-35.3 44-79.7 44-128C416 93.1 322.9 0 208 0S0 93.1 0 208s93.1 208 208 208c48.3 0 92.7-16.4 128-44v16.3c0 6.4 2.5 12.5 7 17l99.7 99.7c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l28.3-28.3c9.4-9.4 9.4-24.6.1-34zM208 336c-70.7 0-128-57.2-128-128 0-70.7 57.2-128 128-128 70.7 0 128 57.2 128 128 0 70.7-57.2 128-128 128z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-content-box\">\n                            <h3 class=\"eael-feature-list-title\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/overview-5.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Chen et al., 2021.<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-feature-list-content\">Diel to Seasonal Variation of Picoplankton in the Tropical South China Sea.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t                <li class=\"eael-feature-list-item elementor-repeater-item-de48b46\">\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-icon-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-icon-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"eael-feature-list-icon fl-icon-5\"href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/overview-6.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-search\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M505 442.7L405.3 343c-4.5-4.5-10.6-7-17-7H372c27.6-35.3 44-79.7 44-128C416 93.1 322.9 0 208 0S0 93.1 0 208s93.1 208 208 208c48.3 0 92.7-16.4 128-44v16.3c0 6.4 2.5 12.5 7 17l99.7 99.7c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l28.3-28.3c9.4-9.4 9.4-24.6.1-34zM208 336c-70.7 0-128-57.2-128-128 0-70.7 57.2-128 128-128 70.7 0 128 57.2 128 128 0 70.7-57.2 128-128 128z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-feature-list-content-box\">\n                            <h3 class=\"eael-feature-list-title\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/overview-6.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Shiah et al., 2022.<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-feature-list-content\">Viral Shunt in tropical oligotrophic ocean.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-873c81b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"873c81b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"t5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98c50bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"98c50bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Core Laboratory<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-084a2a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"084a2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Core Laboratory manages a broad spectrum of responsibilities, which are categorized into two operational tiers, Management and Execution.<\/p><p>The Management tier is overseen by three to four staff researchers. This team comprises a Principal Investigator (PI) who directs overall operations, one Scientist, and two Postdoctoral Researchers. Their specific responsibilities include:<\/p><ol><li>Overseeing execution-level operations, managing the allocation of research personnel (assistants), supervising measurement protocols and cruise schedules, and coordinating the laboratory&#8217;s various workspaces.<\/li><li>Database management, strictly enforcing database policies and ensuring rigorous data quality control.<\/li><li>Academic event planning and organizing both domestic and international academic activities.<\/li><li>Project integration and coordinating sub-projects within the time-series research framework, as well as collaborating with domestic and international partner projects.<\/li><\/ol><p><br \/>Beyond their operational duties, the Scientist and Postdoctoral roles serve as a career springboard, providing a professional buffer zone for researchers aspiring to pursue long-term careers in marine science.<\/p><p>At the Execution tier, technicians and research assistants focus primarily on data acquisition, processing, quality control, analysis, and archiving. To maintain rigorous data standards, the lead personnel (typically a senior assistant) must be highly proficient with sampling instruments\u2014including CTD sensors, water samplers, and sediment traps. They must also be experts in measurement protocols for key environmental parameters (such as dissolved oxygen, salinity, and nutrients) and skilled in computerized data processing.<\/p><p>The three most critical responsibilities at this level are:<\/p><ol><li>Troubleshooting, resolving technical and operational issues across all data collection and processing workflows.<\/li><li>Eliminating sampling and analytical errors, including those stemming from instrument drift or operator transitions (e.g., during shift handovers). To ensure accuracy, the use of certified reference materials (CRMs) for instrument calibration is strongly recommended for all measurement methods.<\/li><li>Ensuring that data processing, quality inspection, and statistical analyses are completed immediately following each research cruise. Prompt turnaround prevents undetected issues\u2014such as leaking water bottles or sensor drift\u2014from compromising data quality on subsequent missions.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e21bcd4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e21bcd4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"t6\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f75b5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f75b5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Core Water Column Parameters:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52d3251 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52d3251\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Manual Measurement Parameters<\/strong>: The 16 manual parameters listed in Table 1 are based on the experimental protocols established by JGOFS in 1996 (Knap et al., 1996) and are widely utilized by international marine time-series research stations. Currently, the four parameters that this project cannot accommodate (highlighted in red) are specialized research expertise of specific professors in Taiwan. In the future, these may be integrated into our routine parameters through collaborative initiatives. Table 2 lists the instrumentation and equipment currently available in the Core Laboratory.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98e9320 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98e9320\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Table 1: Marine Biogeochemical Core Parameters for Time-Series Research Defined by the International JGOFS.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac88beb elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-advanced-data-table\" data-id=\"ac88beb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"table_JGOFS\" data-widget_type=\"eael-advanced-data-table.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ea-advanced-data-table-wrap\" data-id=\"ac88beb\"><div class=\"ea-advanced-data-table-wrap-inner\">\n                <table class=\"ea-advanced-data-table ea-advanced-data-table-tablepress ea-advanced-data-table-ac88beb\" data-id=\"ac88beb\"><thead><tr><th>\u7de8\u865f Number<\/th><th>\u6838\u5fc3\u53c3\u6578 Parameters<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1<\/td><td>CTD and Related Measurements<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>Salinity Determination<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>Dissolved Oxygen by the Winkler Procedure\/Shibala method<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>Total Inorganic Carbon by the Coulometeric Procedure<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>Nitrite, Nitrate +Nitrite, Phosphate and Reactive Silicate by continuous Flow Analysis<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>Measurement of Chlorophyll-a and Phaeopigments by Fluorometric Analysis<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>Particulate Organic Carbon and Particulate Nitrogen<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>Dissolved Organic Carbon by High Temperature Combustion\/Direct Injection Technique<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>JGOFS Sediment Trap Methods<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>New Production by 15N-method<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11<\/td><td>Viruses and pico-plankton abundance by Flow Cytometry<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12<\/td><td>Primary Production by 14C-method<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13<\/td><td>Bacterial Production using Methyltritiated Thymidine<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14<\/td><td>Community Respiration by DO dark incubation method<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15<\/td><td>Microzooplankton Biomass<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16<\/td><td>Microzooplankton Herbivory<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n            <\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afeff38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"afeff38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Table 2: Core Laboratory Instruments and Equipment Provided by RCEC, Academia Sinica.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5081272 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-advanced-data-table\" data-id=\"5081272\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-advanced-data-table.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ea-advanced-data-table-wrap\" data-id=\"5081272\"><div class=\"ea-advanced-data-table-wrap-inner\">\n                <table class=\"ea-advanced-data-table ea-advanced-data-table-tablepress ea-advanced-data-table-5081272\" data-id=\"5081272\"><thead><tr><th>No.<\/th><th>Equipment<\/th><th>Brand<\/th><th>Model<\/th><th>Amount<\/th><th>Measurement Items<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1<\/td><td>Flow Cytometer<\/td><td>Thermo-Sci<\/td><td>Attune Nxt<\/td><td>1,800,000<\/td><td>Microzooplankton Biomass<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>Liquid Scintillation Counter<\/td><td>PerkinElmer<\/td><td>Tri-Carb 4810TR<\/td><td>2,550,000<\/td><td>BP\u3001PP<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>Fluorescence Microscope<\/td><td>Carl Zeiss<\/td><td>Axio Scope, A1<\/td><td>650,000<\/td><td>Bacteria Biomass<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>Spectrophotometer<\/td><td>Shishin Tech.<\/td><td>SP8001\u3001SP830<\/td><td>300,000<\/td><td>Nutrients\u3001DO<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>Multi-channel Peristaltic Pump<\/td><td>Ismatec<\/td><td>IPC-8<\/td><td>100,000<\/td><td>Nutrients<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>Fluorometer<\/td><td>Turner Designs<\/td><td>Trilogy<\/td><td>300,000<\/td><td>Chlorophyll-a<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>High-Speed Refrigerated Centrifuge<\/td><td>Eppendorf<\/td><td>Centrifuge 5810R<\/td><td>400,000<\/td><td>Chlorophyll-a\u3001BP<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>Vacuum Filtration System<\/td><td>Chrom Tech<\/td><td>DP-02<\/td><td>25,000<\/td><td>POC\u3001DOC<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>Microbalance<\/td><td>Mettler Toledo<\/td><td>XP2U<\/td><td>800,000<\/td><td>TSM<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>Balance<\/td><td>Mettler Toledo<\/td><td>ML4002<\/td><td>100,000<\/td><td>Preparation<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11<\/td><td>CS Analyzer<\/td><td>Horiba<\/td><td>EMIA Pro<\/td><td>1,600,000<\/td><td>POC<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12<\/td><td>TOC Analyzer<\/td><td>Shimadzu<\/td><td>TOC-LCPH<\/td><td>1,500,000<\/td><td>DOC<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13<\/td><td>Ultrapure Water System<\/td><td>Milli-Q<\/td><td>IQ-7000+Ess 10<\/td><td>1,200,000<\/td><td>Lab Water<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14<\/td><td>Autoclave<\/td><td>Tomin<\/td><td>TM-325<\/td><td>40,000<\/td><td>Preparation<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15<\/td><td>Muffle Furnace<\/td><td>Deng Yng<\/td><td>DF303<\/td><td>70,000<\/td><td>POC\u3001DOC<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16<\/td><td>Hot Air Oven<\/td><td>Deng Yng<\/td><td>DO45<\/td><td>35,000<\/td><td>Preparation<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>17<\/td><td>Incubator<\/td><td>Deagle<\/td><td>LTI-600<\/td><td>40,000<\/td><td>Thermostatic Cultivation<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18<\/td><td>Ultrasonic Bath<\/td><td>Delta<\/td><td>DC-600H<\/td><td>40,000<\/td><td>Chlorophyll-a<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>19<\/td><td>Water Bath<\/td><td>Firstek<\/td><td>B402-L<\/td><td>70,000<\/td><td>Thermostatic Cultivation<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20<\/td><td>Bench pH Meter<\/td><td>Horiba<\/td><td>F-54BW<\/td><td>20,000<\/td><td>Water Quality Analysis<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>21<\/td><td>4oC refrigerator<\/td><td>Ruey Shing<\/td><td>RS-S3002F<\/td><td>50,000<\/td><td>Sample preservation<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>22<\/td><td>-20oC freezer<\/td><td>Ruey Shing<\/td><td>RS-S3007F<\/td><td>75,000<\/td><td>Sample preservation<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>23<\/td><td>-80oC freezer<\/td><td>Nuaire<\/td><td>NU-6382G<\/td><td>400,000<\/td><td>Sample preservation<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n            <\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e8b6df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e8b6df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Moored Biogeochemical Sensor Automated Monitoring System<\/strong>: The ocean buoy system is capable of observing surface meteorological conditions alongside the physical, chemical, and biological properties of the upper ocean, utilizing satellite communication to transmit data back to the control center in real-time. During the first year of the project, a budget was allocated to commission the National Taiwan University (NTU) Physical Oceanography team to assemble the mooring system. The subsurface instrument payload will include dissolved oxygen, pH, turbidity (suspended particulate matter), and chlorophyll fluorescence sensors, among others. Funding for the second year and beyond will be contingent upon performance milestones and evaluation results.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cad293 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cad293\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Organic Carbon Export (Blue Carbon) Parameters<\/strong>: This component is supported by the Taiwan Ocean Research Institute (TORI) of the National Applied Research Laboratories (NARLabs). TORI provides sediment trap deployment and analysis services, utilizing its two annual research cruises aboard the R\/V Legend to conduct marine blue carbon investigations at the SEATS station.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48d08b2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"48d08b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"t7\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6254b99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6254b99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ocean Data Bank (ODB)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1c563b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1c563b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 1987, the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) commissioned the Institute of Oceanography at National Taiwan University to establish and operate the &#8220;Hydrological Database&#8221; as a funded project, which was later renamed the Ocean Data Bank (ODB). Currently, the ODB archives and consolidates oceanographic cruise data from various domestic research vessels, including the New Ocean Researcher 1, 2, and 3; Ocean Researcher I, II, and III; Fishery Researcher 1 (partial datasets); and Ocean Researcher V (data from its first two years of operation). The database has also progressively integrated observation data from various marine mooring systems.<\/p><p>Data application and acquisition procedures are conducted in accordance with the ODB\u2019s existing regulations and protocols. For further details, please visit the official website at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.odb.ntu.edu.tw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.odb.ntu.edu.tw\/<\/a>. Tai-MOS core scientists, postdoctoral researchers, and cruise-participating research teams are exempt from the standard two-year data moratorium. Upon approval by the Scientific Steering Committee, they will have priority access to the latest cruise datasets collected within the past two years.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8bde70 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a8bde70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"t8\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbd9df6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bbd9df6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tai-MOS SEATS Cruise Project and Application<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4c7758 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4c7758\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Continue the legacy of the SEATS project, this project designates the SEATS deep-water station in the northern South China Sea (18 oN; 116 oE) as the primary baseline station for the Tai-MOS Core Project. The program conducts four seasonal research cruises each year, including two cruises scheduled and funded directly by this project, and two cruises coordinated through existing sediment trap cruises operated by TORI. Each cruise has a duration of 10\u201312 days. To capture high-frequency biogeochemical dynamics within the water column, this project employs high-frequency, fixed-point sampling operations. This involves sampling the upper water column every 3 hours over a 24-to-36-hour period while on station. This intensive sampling design emphasizes the significance of short-term, rapid biogeochemical processes. 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