Entering the new millennium, the ocean science community begins to establish a seafloor observatory network to explore and understand the temporal variability of ocean system including its physical, chemical, biological and geological processes.

• 摘要随着新世纪的到来，海洋科学界正着手建设海底观测系统的网络，以探测和理解大洋系统的物理、化学、生物和地质等过程。