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2007 projects

MBARI projects can be categorized into the following research themes.

• Benthic processes, midwater research, and upper ocean biogeochemistry are science-based projects.
• Ocean observatories, new in situ instruments, and ROV and AUV enhancements are technology-based projects.
• Marine policy, data management and information outreach ensure widespread access to MBARI research.
• Infrastructure support provides physical maintenance for MBARI assets.
• Potential institutional initiatives identify world-class oceanographic problems to be addressed with interdisciplinary teams and significant technological components.

The titles below are links to a brief summary of each 2007 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
• Continental margin processes
• Molecular ecology of marine and aquatic organisms
• Pelagic-benthic coupling
• Costa Rica boreholes
• Midwater research
• Midwater ecology
• Deep-water salps in Monterey Bay
• Midwater shrimps
• Bioluminescence and zooplankton
• Midwater time series
• Upper ocean biogeochemistry
  • Autonomous CTD time series measurements
  • Biogeochemical responses to climate variability
  • Observing complexity in the coastal ocean
  • Autonomous ocean sampling networks (AOSN)
  • Probe chemistries for use with the ESP
  • Effects of the pH shift in the upper ocean
• Ocean observatories
  • MOOS science experiment (MSE) and MOOS mooring
  • SENSORS
  • Long term broadband observatory in Monterey Bay
  • Monterey accelerated research system (MARS)
  • MARS extension cable
  • MARS wet node simulator
  • MARS operations and maintenance
  • IODP boreholes Monterey Bay
  • Feasibility of an Axial Seamount observatory
  • Wave energy extraction for vertical profiling
  • Data handling for Eye-in-the-Sea
  • Mooring maintenance
• New in situ instruments
  • Chemical sensor program
  • Nitrogen sensor applications
  • Sensors: Underwater Research of the Future (SURF)
  • Biophysical Oceanographic Sensor Array (BiOSA)
  • Eddy flux system for benthic flux measurements
  • Benthic rover
  • Midwater respiratory system (MRS)
  • Free oxygen carbon dioxide enrichment system
  • Research engineering sensor program
• Marine Policy
• National Ocean Economics Program
• ROV and AUV enhancements and upgrades
  • Precision control technologies for ROVs and intervention AUVs
  • AUV gulper
  • Autonomous decision making
  • Tiburon replacement
  • Autonomous underwater vehicles
  • Geographic Information System upgrade
• Data management and information outreach
  • Core Conductivity Temperature Depth (CTD) data
  • Core navigation data
  • Core mooring data
  • ROV video outline annotation
  • Joint projects with the Monterey Bay Aquarium
  • Education and Research: Testing Hypotheses (EARTH)
  • MB system
  • Mining VARS for science insights
  • Marine metadata
• Infrastructure support
  • Anchor recovery system
  • Marine Operations Divisional support
• Institutional initiatives
  • Ocean carbon and nitrogen cycling in the 21st century
  • Knowledge of the ocean in a high CO2 world