Research

As well as conducting laboratory based observations and operating a Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM) Analysis Facility here at UCSB, the Carlson Lab is active in field research throughout the year. Operations span the globe, from local field work in the Santa Barbara Channel and collaborations with Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) networks and oceanographic monitoring sites (BATS) to all the major ocean basins. Current projects are detailed below.

BIOS-SCOPE

BIOS-SCOPE

Focusing research on the ocean's smallest life forms.
US GO-SHIP

US GO-SHIP

U.S. Global Ocean Ship-based Hydrographic Investigations Program.
NASA EXPORTS

NASA EXPORTS

EXport Processes in the Ocean from Remote Sensing.
NASA NAAMES

NASA NAAMES

North Atlantic Aerosols and Marine Ecosystems Study.
Coastal Oceanography

Coastal Oceanography

Santa Barbara Channel Projects.
Microbial Ecology and Coral Reefs

Microbial Ecology and Coral Reefs

Moorea Coral Reef Long Term Ecological Research (MCR-LTER) collaborations.
Project ACIDD

Project ACIDD

Across the Channel Investigating Diel Dynamics.

 Research Locations

Google Map View recent cruise tracks and site locations of on-going projects in the Carlson Lab.