2005 projects
MBARI projects can be categorized into the following research themes.
- Benthic processes, midwater research, and upper ocean biogeochemistry are science-based projects.
- Monterey ocean observing systems (MOOS), new in situ instruments, and ROV and AUV enhancements are technology-based projects.
- Data management and information outreach ensure widespread access to MBARI research.
- Infrastructure support provides physical maintenance for MBARI assets.
The titles below are links to a brief summary of each 2005 project. For summaries of research projects from previous years, see the links in the column at left. For details about accomplishments in past years, see the online versions of the MBARI Annual Report.
- Benthic processes
- Ocean chemistry of the greenhouse gases
- Benthic biology and ecology
- Submarine volcanism
- Long-term broadband seismic observatory
- Continental margin processes
- Molecular ecology of marine and aquatic organisms
- Keck project: Linkages between seismic and microbial events
- Monitoring mass movement and sediment transport
- Observing the anthropogenically induced pH shift
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Midwater research
- Midwater ecology
- Bioluminescence and molecular biology of zooplankton
- Deep-water salps in Monterey Bay
- Video archives investigation
- Unobtrusive observational techniques
- Upper ocean biogeochemistry
- Equatorial Pacific (EqPac) moorings
- Iron regulation of ocean ecosystems
- AUV CTD time series measurements
- Biogeochemical responses to climate variability
- Observing complexity in the coastal ocean
- Probe array development
- Biogeochemical dynamics of upwelling systems
- Simulation of Coastal Ocean Physics and Ecosystems (SCOPE)
- MBARI ocean observing systems (MOOS)
- Monterey Ocean Observing System program (MOOS)
- SIAM - Software infrastructure and applications
- SSDS - Shore-side data system
- AUV docking
- MOOS vertical profiler
- MOOS mooring
- CIMT - Center for Integrated Marine Technologies
- SENSORS: Ocean observing system instrument network infrastructure
- Networked Ocean Sensor Array (NOSA)
- MARS facility support
- MARS node deployment
- Autonomous Ocean Sampling Networks (AOSN)
- New in situ instruments
- ROV and AUV enhancements and upgrades
- Data management and information outreach
- Infrastructure support