by Mariah Salisbury | Feb 23, 2022 | News
Mariana Bif, a Research Specialist at MBARI, recently published an article in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists entitled: What’s climate change really doing to the ocean? Ask the robots. To read the full article, click here Path of the float #1901155. Each circle...
by Mariah Salisbury | Oct 7, 2021 | News
Microscopic marine life plays a fundamental role in the health of the ocean and, ultimately, the planet. Just like plants on land, tiny phytoplankton use photosynthesis to consume carbon dioxide and convert it into organic matter and oxygen. This biological...
by Mariah Salisbury | Apr 21, 2021 | News
Researchers aboard the RV Thomas G. Thompson preparing to deploy a Global Ocean Biogeochemistry (GO-BGC) float. Photo Credit: Andreas Thurnerr Reuters reporter Nathan Frandino visited the MBARI campus earlier this year to talk with scientists about the Global Ocean...
by Mariah Salisbury | Apr 9, 2021 | News
Researchers aboard the RV Thomas G. Thompson preparing to deploy a Global Ocean Biogeochemistry (GO-BGC) float. Photo Credit: Andreas Thurnerr The GO-BGC Global Array is featured in a robotics article posted on the NSF Science Matters page for National Robotics Week....
by Mariah Salisbury | Mar 31, 2021 | News
Europa (adopted by Fauquier County Public Schools) and Lewisburg Eel Express (adopted by Lewisburg High School) were two of the first floats deployed in the western North Atlantic. Photo by Andreas Thurnherr As the researchers and crew aboard the R/V Thomas G....
by Mariah Salisbury | Mar 25, 2021 | News
GO-BGC’s first float has been deployed! You can check out float status in this table or get a first look at the brand new data on our visualization tool, GOBGCViz (select Float ua19142). The first GO-BGC deployments are being carried out in the western North...