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      MBARI creates and globally scales the visionary technologies required to explore, map, and understand our changing ocean.

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      Resources for educators, students, and anyone aspiring to learn how science and technology brings us closer to the ocean.

    • Education Sub
      • EARTH Curriculum

        Integrate MBARI data with lesson plans and workshops.

      • Animals of the Deep

        Discover deep-sea critters, including exclusive footage and info.

      • Know Your Ocean

        Dive into topics about ocean health and its fascinating features.

      • Deep-Sea Guide

        Explore deep-sea observations with this interactive guide.

      • Library

        Learn about the MLML/MBARI Research Library.

      • More Resources

        Access more educational resources from the teams at MBARI.

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    • About

      MBARI is a non-profit oceanographic research center advancing marine science and engineering to understand our changing ocean.

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      • Mission & Vision

        Learn about MBARI’s mission, vision, and values.

      • Strategic Roadmap

        Learn about our strategic priorities for the years ahead.

      • Leadership & Staff

        Meet our staff, leadership, and board of directors.

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        Find job openings and postdoc and internship opportunities.

      • Connect with Us

        Follow MBARI on social media and stay updated.

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        See upcoming seminars, lectures, and public events.

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        Access the latest annual reports and financial information.

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Data & Repositories

Our data directory and other sources hold a vast collection of data collected during many years of research. These data are available for free for researchers, educators, and students.

Data

Adopt a Float Data

Data query and visualization for the adopt-a-float program

Data

Bioinspiration Lab Data

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Central and Northern California Ocean Observing System (CeNCOOS)

CeNCOOS is a collaborative that enables coastal measurements, model forecasts, and integrated products to inform decisions about our regional ocean

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Coordinated Canyon Experiment (CCE) Data Report

The CCE was an extensive long-term effort to monitor the passage of sediment gravity flows at multiple locations simultaneously

Data

Deep-Sea Guide

The Deep-Sea Guide provides access to the MBARI’s database of millions of records of deep-sea animals, seafloor habitats, geological features, and research tools

Data

ESP Data

The ESP provides in situ collection and analysis of water samples from the subsurface ocean

Data

FathomNet Database

FathomNet is a publicly available database that makes use of existing (and future), expertly curated data from several sources

Data

Global Modes of Sea Surface Temperature

Data from a century-long EOF analysis of global sea surface temperature

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Krill Hotspots in the California Current

Data from a NASA-funded project that combined remote sensing products, ecosystem models and in situ data to investigate zooplankton hotspots

LOBO mooring in Elkhorn Slough, Moss Landing, CA.

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LOBOviz

Data portal for the Land-Ocean Biogeochemical Observatory (LOBO)

Data

M1 Mooring Real Time Plots

Near real time data from the M1 mooring which is located near the mouth of Monterey Bay in roughly 1,000 meters of water

Data

Monterey Bay Coordinated Canyon Experiment (CCE) Repeat Mapping Bathymetry

Data from repeat, high-resolution, multibeam, bathymetric surveys of the Monterey Canyon floor with MBARI’s mapping AUVs

Data

Monterey Bay Time Series Data

Graphs of core properties from shipboard CTD bottle (BCTD) and profiling (PCTD) samples taken in Monterey Bay, from 1989-Present

ISUS (In-situ ultraviolet spectrometer) device attached to an oceanographic "drifter."

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Mooring ISUS Measurements

Near real time optical nitrate measurements on the M1 Mooring

Data

Nitrate Supply Estimates in Upwelling Systems

Data from seasonal nitrate supply that was computed in the four major Eastern Boundary Upwelling Systems (EBUS): California, Peru, Northwest Africa, and Benguela

Data

Ocean Acidification 1 (OA1) Mooring

Data from the OA1 mooring, located just offshore of Hopkins Marine Station and the Monterey Bay Aquarium

Data

Ocean Acidification 2 (OA 2) Mooring

Data from the OA2 mooring that was initially deployed near Terrace Point then was moved to Año Nuevo

Oceanographic float on the ocean's surface.

Data

Ocean Float Data Viz

Data from ISUS nitrate sensors and Deep-Sea DuraFET pH sensors in Webb Research Apex or Sea-Bird Electronics Navis profiling floats

Data

Passive Acoustic Data

MBARI makes its acoustic data sets available through a partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Data

Seafloor Mapping Database

The Seafloor Mapping Database (SMDB) provides access to MBARI's entire mapping data archive

Data

SOCCOM Float Data

An interactive map that shows current locations and trajectories of SOCCOM biogeochemical floats and provides links to real-time raw and quality-controlled float data

Float deployment from a ship in the Southern Ocean.

Data

SOCCOM Viz

Data visualization for SOCCOM, a US NSF sponsored project focused on carbon and climate in the Southern Ocean

Data

Soundscape Visual Browser

MBARI's audio recordings have been translated into visual representations as spectrograms, which can be viewed hour-by-hour, day-by-day

Data

Spatial Temporal Oceanographic Query System (STOQS) Data

STOQS is open-source software that provides new capabilities for scientists to gain insight from oceanographic data

Data

Wave Glider Sparky Real Time Data Plots

Data from MBARI's Wave Glider named Sparky which is an autonomous surface vehicle

Data

Wave Glider Tiny Real Time Data Plots

Data from MBARI's Wave Glider named Tiny which is an autonomous surface vehicle

Data

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Check out MBARI's ODSS which provides real-time feedback of research activity in Monterey Bay

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