Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study

The Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS) has collected data on the physical, biological, and chemical properties of the ocean every month since 1988.

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Research highlights

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Access BATS data

Explore the types of data BATS collects and gain access to data files and cruise reports

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View significant findings

Learn what BATS has uncovered over nearly three decades of continuous ocean observations

In the News

Shuting Liu BIOS-SCOPE collaborator

Ocean Bacteria Work the Night Shift

New study finds nighttime peaks in bacterial activity and carbon cycling in the ocean
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Shedding Light on Nanoplastics: Research Team Develops New Detection Methods

Scientists at ASU BIOS turn their attention to a threat we cannot see: nanoplastics

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About the program

BATS is funded through continuing awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF) programs in chemical oceanography and biological oceanography in the Division of Ocean Sciences. Grant # OCE-1756105

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