The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) is an oceanographic research center that promotes a peer relationship between engineers and scientists. The website focuses on marine research projects at Monterey Bay, the ocean offshore, and in Hawaii. Research is featured in the web site. Viewers have access to research cruises through video cams and logbooks, buoy and satellite data, photos and video of organisms, science labs, marine technology, research vessels, ocean floor maps, a sample archive of organisms, field observations, video, and analytical data. The website also includes an interactive periodic table which shows speciation, distribution, residence time, and analytical procedures for determining concentration. The site also features lessons on plate tectonics.
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Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Geology and Geophysics,
Physical ,
Biological,
Chemical,
Geoscience:Oceanography
Resource Type:
Audio/Visual:Maps,
Animations/Video,
Images/Illustrations,
Scientific Resources:Research Results,
Datasets and Tools:Datasets,
Scientific Resources:Collection
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14), Graduate/Professional
Ocean Environments: Coastal and Estuarine ,
Deep Sea Floor/Abyssal:Seamount, Deep Waters, Deep Sea Floor/Abyssal
Topics:
Ocean:Biological Oceanography ,
Marine Geology and Geophysics,
Chemical Oceanography,
Physical Oceanography, Ocean
Data Source: Observational Data
Science Background Required: Basic scientific background required
