Ninth Cascade - Open Waters

Ninth Cascade - Open Waters

DREVO Ocean & Climate Regulation System (OCRS)

The role of the open sea and ocean

The ninth cascade completes the system.DREVO Living Mountains, but simultaneously marks the beginning of a new global water cycle. While previous cascades were aimed at preserving water on land, the open sea converts accumulated solar energy into evaporation, cloud formation, and the return of moisture to the continents.

Thus, the ocean is not the end point of water’s journey, butthe Earth's main climate regulator.

The main principle:

Every restored drop of water that reaches the sea becomes part of the next cycle of life, returning to the atmosphere and once again nourishing the mountains, forests and rivers.

Main tasks

The ninth cascade provides:

participation in the global water cycle;

evaporation and cloud formation;

climate regulation;

maintaining marine ecosystems;

accumulation of "blue carbon";

protection of coastal marine ecosystems;

sustainability of ocean food chains;

support for fish resources.

The role of the ocean in the DREVO system

The ocean serves several key functions.

Evaporation

Most of the atmospheric moisture is formed over the ocean.

This moisture is carried by air masses and returns to land in the form of:

rain;

snow;

fog;

dew.

Climate regulation

Ocean:

accumulates solar heat;

smooths out temperature fluctuations;

forms the regional climate;

affects atmospheric circulation.

Carbon cycle

Marine ecosystems participate in carbon sequestration through:

phytoplankton;

sea ​​grass;

mangrove forests (where natural);

salt marshes;

bottom sediments.

Main threats

plastic pollution;

eutrophication;

loss of seagrass meadows;

destruction of coral reefs;

increase in water temperature;

ocean acidification;

overfishing;

destruction of benthic ecosystems.

Structure of the ninth cascade

1. Coastal marine zone

Connects the coast with the open sea.

Functions:

mixing of fresh and sea water;

nutrition of marine organisms;

sediment transport.

2. Shelf zone

The most productive part of the sea.

The following are developing here:

sea ​​meadows;

reef communities;

spawning grounds;

feeding areas.

3. Open sea

Provides:

evaporation;

water circulation;

heat transport;

migration of marine organisms.

4. Deep-sea zone

Performs the following functions:

long-term carbon storage;

deep water circulation;

maintaining global climate balance.

Marine ecosystems

The project supports the restoration of:

Sea meadows

For example, from sea grasses.

Functions:

coastal protection;

carbon sequestration;

spawning grounds;

water purification.

Oyster and mussel reefs

They:

filter water;

reduce wave energy;

create a habitat.

Coral reefs

In tropical regions:

coastal protection;

support for biodiversity;

development of fishery resources.

Brown algae forests

In temperate latitudes they:

reduce wave energy;

create shelters for fish;

participate in the carbon cycle.

Connection with the atmosphere

Evaporation forms:

clouds;

cyclone;

anticyclone;

atmospheric moisture.

The air masses then carry the moisture back to the mountainous regions.

Thus begins a new cycle of the DREVO Living Mountains system.

Working with climate change

Restored marine ecosystems are capable of:

reduce coastal erosion;

increase carbon accumulation;

maintain the sustainability of fisheries;

increase the resilience of ecosystems to storms.

However, it is important to remember that local projects alone cannot stop global climate change processes—they increase the resilience of specific regions and contribute to the restoration of natural functions.

Scientific monitoring

Living Mountain Observatory expands to marine area.

Controlled by:

water temperature;

salinity;

transparency;

oxygen content;

sea ​​level;

state of sea meadows;

reef condition;

phytoplankton distribution;

carbon content.

WOOD AeroSense Marine

The marine version of the system includes:

autonomous buoys;

unmanned surface platforms;

underwater drones;

satellite monitoring;

Spectral analysis of the sea surface.

Mountain Digital Twin → Earth Digital Twin

At the ninth stage, the digital twin of the mountains becomes part of the global model.

Data is linked about:

watersheds;

rivers;

coasts;

sea ​​currents;

atmospheres;

precipitation;

evaporation;

climate.

This allows us to analyze the entire path of water -from the top of the mountain to the ocean and back through the atmosphere.

Integration

The ninth cascade completes its work:

DREVO Living Mountains;

Mountain Sponge;

Mountain Springs Recovery;

Atlantic & Mediterranean Coastal Water and Soil Resilience Initiative (AMCWSRI);

Living Mountain Observatory;

Mountain Digital Twin;

TREE AeroSense.

At the same time, it becomes the starting point for the global hydrological cycle.

Expected results

When implementing a full cascade, the following is expected:

improving the quality of fresh water entering the sea;

reduction of soil and pollutant removal;

restoration of coastal and shelf ecosystems;

increasing the sustainability of fishery resources;

increase in the accumulation of "blue carbon";

strengthening the connection between mountain and marine ecosystems;

creation of a unified model for managing the water cycle from the watershed to the ocean.

Nine Cascades of DREVO Living Mountains

Conclusion

The ninth cascade completes the conceptDREVO Living Mountains, transforming it from a mountain restoration project into a management modelcomplete natural water cycleIn this system, mountains, forests, rivers, floodplains, coastlines, and oceans are viewed as a single, interconnected ecosystem. Water doesn't end its journey in the sea—it returns to the atmosphere, forms clouds, and once again becomes a source of life for mountain watersheds, completing a continuous cycle of natural restoration.