A National Science Foundation Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Project
GO-BGC
The Global Ocean Biogeochemistry Array is a global robotic network of profiling floats carrying chemical and biological sensors that will revolutionize our understanding of ocean biogeochemical cycles, carbon uptake, acidification, deoxygenation, and ecosystem health.
A National Science Foundation Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Project
Data
Data from floats and ships, tutorials, and frequently asked questions on using the data
A National Science Foundation Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Project
Array Status
Array map and status tables, current and future deployments
A National Science Foundation Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Project
Adopt-a-Float
Partnering teachers with scientists to bring research into the classroom
A National Science Foundation Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Project
Events
Upcoming events related to the GO-BGC project including conferences, webinars, meetings, and coursework.
A National Science Foundation Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Project
GO-BGC
The Global Ocean Biogeochemistry Array is a global robotic network of profiling floats carrying chemical and biological sensors that will revolutionize our understanding of ocean biogeochemical cycles, carbon uptake, acidification, deoxygenation, and ecosystem health.
Data
Data from floats and ships, and tutorials on using the data
Deployment maps
Float array map and status table, current and future deployments
Adopt-A-Float
Partnering teachers with scientists to bring research into the classroom
Events
Upcoming events related to the GO-BGC project
Latest News
Beware the Blob! Ocean heatwaves threaten microbes that help counter global warming
Mariana Bif, a Research Specialist at MBARI, was recently interviewed in article in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists entitled: Beware the Blob! Ocean heatwaves threaten microbes that help counter global warming. Mariana talks about using data from biogeochemical floats to look at anomalous amounts of organic carbon in the ocean during blob years and outlines the connection with climate change.
What’s climate change really doing to the ocean? Ask the robots.
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.
Robotic floats provide new look at ocean health and global carbon cycle
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 transformation is known as marine primary productivity.
Revolutionizing our understanding of the ocean
Scientists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, the University of Washington, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and Princeton University will use this grant to build and deploy 500 robotic ocean-monitoring floats around the globe as part of NSF’s Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-2 program
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#IPCC’s Synthesis Report is out! 👉 https://bit.ly/SRYRpt23
"More than a century of burning fossil fuels as well as unequal & unsustainable energy & land use has led to global warming of 1.1°C above pre-industrial levels," said scientists in the #IPCC report released this week.
A new study in Nature Climate Change led by @Scripps_Ocean in partnership with NOAA Fisheries expands our understanding of the underexplored area of research on the occurrence of hypoxic events on coral reefs. http://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-023-01619-2
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MBARI’s 2022 Annual Report is out today!
Dive in and learn more about the work of our science, engineering, marine operations, and communications teams last year: https://annualreport.mbari.org/2022/