1999 Projects: New in-situ
Instruments
Scientists benefit most from the availability of research platforms
such as ROVs, moorings, and AUVs when well-calibrated and reliable instruments can be
deployed from those platforms. In 1999 MBARI will strive to complete instrument
development projects already underway and begin new efforts to advance in-situ
instrumentation for broader, more reliable, real-time ocean monitoring.
 Aquatic Autosampler 2000—Scientists and engineers will develop an automated device for performing in-situ
molecular assays on marine organisms.
Solid-state
chemical analyzers—Researchers will
continue development of the fully programmable "analyzer-on-a-chip," which
will be able to quantify a dissolved chemicals in the ocean.
Instrumentation for studies on redox-active
chemical species— Staff will develop new means of
assessing hydrogen-sulfide concentrations at cold-seep and hydrothermal sites, where
chemosynthetic organisms thrive.
Low-power, high-performance instrument controller—Engineers
will take utilize the latest advances in microprocessor technology to design a controller
that can be used with all MBARI deep-sea instruments.
Last updated: 10 November 2003 |
