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Scripps Ocean Acidification Real-time SOAR Monitoring Program Scripps Ocean Acidification Real-time (SOAR) Monitoring Program is a system designed for the observation of pH levels at Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Ocean Acidification (OA) is the result of a buildup of greenhouse gases -- primarily carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. As these gases accumulate in the atmosphere, they also dissolve in the ocean and increase the acidity of the water. The resulting OA can act like osteoporosis for marine organisms that build shells or have external skeletons such as mussels, oysters, clams, coral, and many others. Currently the scientific community does not know much about OA in coastal regions, most data collection has been done in open waters. Thus, the Smith Lab at Scripps Institute of Oceanography employed SensorPod to set up a deployment at Scripps Pier to establish a long term OA monitoring program. Before employing SensorPod, underwater sensors were deployed in the water for a couple of months at a time. Occasionally, sensors would malfunction due to battery drain or other problems, resulting in missing or low quality data points. With SensorPod, real-time information, scientists can monitor and respond to battery and sensor readings by scheduling maintenance and calibration dates. This is critical in ensuring that the collected data will be highly calibrated and precise and that there will be a minimal loss of data in the long term collection process. The Scripps Pier deployment in UC San Diego continues to operate well with minimal downtime since March 2013. The Scripps deployment has the potential for becoming an industry standard for coastal pH monitoring. Thank you to Moore Foundation, National Science Foundation and Ellen Browning Scripps Foundation for generously providing funding for this project. Principal Investigators: Jennifer Smith, Tony Fountain & Sameer Tilak.

05/21/2020
Blog post from one of our collaborators at the National Park Service! A couple weeks ago the Smith Lab participated in ...
06/01/2016

Blog post from one of our collaborators at the National Park Service!

A couple weeks ago the Smith Lab participated in a synchronized water sample collection with the Navy, NOAA, and the National Park Service, collecting samples at locations along coastal San Diego.

The samples will be analyzed to see how water chemistry differs (or not) between coastal zones within a relatively small geographic area.

https://westcoastoa.wordpress.com/2016/05/07/acidifying-seas-investigating-the-impact-of-ocean-acidification-in-the-cabrillo-national-monument-rocky-intertidal-zone/ -519

Maybe bombs were designed after urchins for a good reason! Nature is the best engineer
05/05/2016

Maybe bombs were designed after urchins for a good reason! Nature is the best engineer

A PAIR of sea urchins were confused for unexploded mines at Mosman last week, police said.

Happy International Women's Day! Thank you to all women in science who are working to advance knowledge and understandi...
03/08/2016

Happy International Women's Day! Thank you to all women in science who are working to advance knowledge and understanding of our world! Especially as it pertains to the ocean and ocean acidification!

The ocean is a crazy, beautiful, harsh, active and plentiful place...check out this real-time camera in a Channel Island...
02/25/2016

The ocean is a crazy, beautiful, harsh, active and plentiful place...check out this real-time camera in a Channel Island kelp forest!

http://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?nid=164973

The kelp beds of the Channel Islands are now visible from a live-stream underwater camera through explore.org.

02/18/2016

Oregon is ground zero for ocean acidification impacts--the water chemistry off our coast is already changing and has changed dramatically. For a glimpse into...

06/08/2015

How long can you stay down on a tank of air? Egyptian scuba diver Walaa Hafez set a new Guinness World Record on Saturday for the longest open saltwater scuba ...

Great ocean acidification research happening at Scripps!!
06/02/2015

Great ocean acidification research happening at Scripps!!

Increased acidity linked to more calcium in shrimp shells and decreased shrimp transparency

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