Arctic Shelf Edge Project Arctic Shelf Edge Investigating rapid changes in the seafloor morphology that have been discovered to occur under the Arctic Ocean.
Axial Seamount Volcanic Processes Project Axial Seamount Volcanic Processes Mapping the hydrothermal sites, lava flows, and geodetics of this active volcano.
Blue Whale Observatory Project Blue Whale Observatory Exploring the behavioral ecology of Earth’s largest animal species—the blue whale—and the krill that sustain them.
Cascadia Subduction Zone Project Cascadia Subduction Zone Deciphering the geologic records left by earthquake stimulated turbidity currents along the Cascadia Subduction Zone.
Coordinated Canyon Experiment (CCE) Project Coordinated Canyon Experiment (CCE) The Coordinated Canyon Experiment (CCE) is an extensive long-term effort to monitor turbidity currents in situ and at multiple locations simultaneously. Here you can find all the data and relevant metadata collected throughout this groundbreaking study.
Deep-Sea Coral and Sponge Community Studies Project Deep-Sea Coral and Sponge Community Studies Studies of deep-sea coral and sponge ecosystems at Sur Ridge and Davidson Seamount focus on oceanographic and biological factors influencing their diversity and abundance.
Lost Shipping Container Studies Project Lost Shipping Container Studies An estimated 10,000 shipping containers fall from ships each year, ultimately sinking to the seafloor where their ecological effects are largely unknown.
Low Altitude Survey System Project Low Altitude Survey System Bringing mapping systems closer to the seafloor to achieve precision-controlled centimeter-scale bathymetry and millimeter-scale imagery.
Morro Bay Windfarm Pockmarks Project Morro Bay Windfarm Pockmarks Understanding the origins and activity of the pockmarks and submarine channels offshore of Morro Bay is paramount to developing a proposed floating wind farm.
Terrain Relative Navigation Project Terrain Relative Navigation Improving vehicle navigation in real-time by localizing relative to an existing map.
The Octopus Garden Project The Octopus Garden Octopus (Muusoctopus robustus) breeding at deep-sea hydrothermal springs at the base of Davidson Seamount are a current focus of ecological research.
Understanding the Effects of a Changing Ocean Project Understanding the Effects of a Changing Ocean Focusing on how marine animals will respond to shifting ocean conditions caused by climate change and other human activities.