Mapping reveals rapid changes to the Arctic seafloor as ancient submerged permafrost thaws
March 14, 2022 – Repeated mapping of the Arctic seabed finds rapid changes to seafloor terrain from the degradation of submarine permafrost.
seafloor mapping
Seeing Sur Ridge: New animation transforms deep-sea mapping data to reveal the majesty of an underwater oasis
March 1, 2021 – MBARI teamed up with visual effects artists to transform deep-sea mapping data and reveal the majesty of an underwater oasis.
Revealing the secrets of Sur Ridge
MBARI researchers are leveraging groundbreaking technologies to shed new light on Sur Ridge, a large underwater geologic feature that is a hotspot for marine life.
Listening to an underwater eruption
Sept 8, 2020 – MBARI scientists use sound to track day-to-day changes in the eruption of an underwater volcano.
Canyon up close: New animation drains Monterey Bay to uncover the beauty of its geology
August 18, 2020 – Using mapping AUV data, MBARI researchers worked with Frame 48 to develop the highest resolution animation of Monterey Canyon to date.
Hundreds of hydrothermal chimneys discovered on the seafloor off the Pacific Northwest
April 28, 2020 – MBARI’s underwater mapping efforts off the Pacific Northwest have revealed almost 600 hydrothermal chimneys rising from the deep seafloor.
Pockmarks and pingos, part II
August 19, 2019 – A new research paper by MBARI and Taiwanese researchers shows how mysterious hills and pits may have formed in the deep seafloor off Taiwan.
Seafloor Mapping Lab
Developing tools and techniques to map the seafloor autonomously and with high resolution.
Mapping the next Hawaiian island
April 25, 2019 – MBARI researchers recently created a new map of Loihi, an undersea volcano that will be the next Hawaiian Island.
Monterey Canyon: A Grand Canyon beneath the waves
Monterey Canyon is one of the deepest submarine canyons on the west coast of the United States.
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About MBARI
Research programs at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) encompass the entire ocean, from the surface waters to the deep seafloor, and from the coastal zone to the open sea. The need to understand the ocean in all its complexity and variability drives MBARI's research and development efforts.