Submarine groundwater discharge in the Antarctic Peninsula

Investigating submarine groundwater discharge along the Antarctic Peninsula to quantify its fluxes, origins, and effects on seafloor morphology and ecosystems.

SeismoSands

An integrated study of sedimentary flows in Monterey Canyon using seafloor instruments and multibeam echosounder surveys to track their initiation, behavior, and seafloor impact.

Geo-Sense

Geo-Sense is a new portable DAS system for seafloor monitoring, first tested in Monterey Canyon to detect sediment flows and earthquakes.

The Zanclean Megaflood: The Largest Flood in the History of Earth?

Submarine Volcanism in the Sicilian Channel

Mapping submarine volcanism in the Sicilian Channel to understand its evolution, tectonic controls, and ongoing magmatic-hydrothermal activity in a rifted continental margin.

Terrain Relative Navigation

Improving vehicle navigation in real-time by localizing relative to an existing map.

Axial Seamount Volcanic Processes

Mapping the hydrothermal sites, lava flows, and geodetics of this active volcano.

Low Altitude Survey System

Bringing mapping systems closer to the seafloor to achieve precision-controlled centimeter-scale bathymetry and millimeter-scale imagery.

Blue Whale Observatory

Exploring the behavioral ecology of Earth’s largest animal species—the blue whale—and the krill that sustain them.

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.

Octopus Garden

MBARI research and technology have revealed that thermal springs at the base of Davidson Seamount are an important nursery for the deep-sea pearl octopus (Muusoctopus robustus).

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.

Cascadia Subduction Zone

Deciphering the geologic records left by earthquake stimulated turbidity currents along the Cascadia Subduction Zone.

Morro Bay Wind Farm 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.

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.

Arctic Shelf Edge

Investigating rapid changes in the seafloor morphology that have been discovered to occur under the Arctic Ocean.

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.