Instrument Apex Profiling Floats Technology Apex Profiling Floats Profiling floats with ISUS nitrate sensors
Instrument Benthic Event Detectors Technology Benthic Event Detectors A motion-sensing instrument that can be placed within the sediment or on the canyon floor.
Instrument Benthic Respirometer System (BRS) Technology Benthic Respirometer System (BRS) This system measures the oxygen consumption of organisms living in the sediment.
Instrument CTD Rosette Technology CTD Rosette The CTD measures conductivity (which helps determine salinity), temperature, and depth.
Instrument Deep Particle Image Velocimetry (DeepPIV) Technology Deep Particle Image Velocimetry (DeepPIV) The DeepPIV consists of a laser and optics that illuminate a quantifiable sheet of fluid.
Instrument Directional Hydrophone Technology Directional Hydrophone The Directional Hydrophone samples sound at a much lower rate than the MARS omnidirectional hydrophone of the Ocean Soundscape Project.
Instrument Echosounder Technology Echosounder An instrument that emits several sound frequencies from transducers, this device serves as both an underwater speaker and a microphone.
Instrument Environmental Sample Processor (ESP) Technology Environmental Sample Processor (ESP) This “lab in a can” provides on-site collection and analysis of water samples from the ocean, identifying the presence of organisms and/or biological toxins.
Instrument EyeRIS Technology EyeRIS An instrument that captures 3D video with a single camera using lightfield imaging.
Instrument Free-OceanCarbon Enrichment (FOCE) system Technology Free-OceanCarbon Enrichment (FOCE) system An experiment designed to study the effects of increased carbon dioxide concentrations in seawater on marine animals.
Instrument In Situ Ultraviolet Spectrophotometer (ISUS) Technology In Situ Ultraviolet Spectrophotometer (ISUS) A sensor that measures concentrations of dissolved chemicals from their ultraviolet absorption spectrum.
Instrument Lagrangian Sediment Traps (LST) Technology Lagrangian Sediment Traps (LST) These sediment traps collect small particles sinking from the surface waters of the ocean to study their chemical and biological properties.
Instrument Laser Measure Technology Laser Measure ROV Video Transects MBARI’s remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) frequently perform benthic video transects, where the ROV flies in a straight line just above the seafloor over kilometer distances. The main video camera records all of the benthic animals seen, providing valuable information to benthic ecologists on what species are present and in what numbers. While …
Instrument Laser Raman Spectroscopy Technology Laser Raman Spectroscopy Laser spectrometers are used for geochemical studies in the deep ocean.
Instrument MARS Echosounder Technology MARS Echosounder DEIMOS data helps researchers understand how animals in the open ocean respond to underwater events and processes.
Instrument Midwater Respirometer System (MRS) Technology Midwater Respirometer System (MRS) An instrument that allows MBARI researchers to study the breathing of deep-sea animals without removing the animals from their environment.
Instrument Mobile Flow Cytometer Technology Mobile Flow Cytometer This instrument uses a tuned light source to reveal cell size and the presence of fluorescent pigments that allow cells to be identified.
Instrument Sediment Event Sensor (SES) Technology Sediment Event Sensor (SES) A sediment trap that images the sample rather than collecting it.
Instrument Sediment Traps Technology Sediment Traps Sediment traps collect the samples needed for the lab’s measure of particulate organic carbon.
Instrument SeeStar Imaging System Technology SeeStar Imaging System A modular, light weight, self-contained, low-cost subsea imaging system for short to long-term monitoring of marine ecosystems.
Instrument Smart Underwater Connector Technology Smart Underwater Connector The Smart Underwater Connector allows a host computer to recognize an instrument and begin accepting data from it immediately.
Instrument Vibracores Technology Vibracores Vibracoring is a common technique used to obtain samples from water-saturated sediment.
Instrument Wave Glider-Based Communications Hotspot Technology Wave Glider-Based Communications Hotspot An integrated system that enables autonomous devices to talk back.
Instrument Wave-Power Buoy Technology Wave-Power Buoy A buoy that generates power from the motion of the ocean’s waves.