MBARI Technology Helps Reveal Rhythms Of Microbial Activity In Open Ocean Eddies
MBARI Technology Helps Reveal Rhythms Of Microbial Activity In Open Ocean Eddies
Publish Date: 2026-05-08 12:29:00
Source Domain: oceannews.com
Robotic platforms like MBARI’s long-range autonomous underwater vehicles (LRAUVs) are transforming ocean exploration and science, bringing novel scientific instruments to remote areas to study marine life and processes. (Image credit: Thom Hoffman, Schmidt Ocean Institute)
Tiny microbes play a big role in the open ocean, powering oxygen production and the ocean’s biogeochemical cycling. Studying the physical and biological processes that affect microbial populations is challenging in such a dynamic and variable environment far offshore.
