The Argo program is the largest ocean climate monitoring system in the world, providing continuous observations of key ocean parameters through a global array of autonomous profiling floats. In 2018, RBR joined the program’s pilot project to diversify the floats’ CTD sensor technology, which is crucial to avoiding single points of failure. RBR introduced the RBRargo3 C.T.D as a low-power, high-accuracy alternative that is … Read More about RBR provides CTDs and sensors for the Argo program
RBR’s 50th anniversary open house in Ottawa was a great success!
We’d like to extend a sincere thank you to everyone who attended our 50th anniversary open house in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. The event brought together various branches of the RBR community – from local supporters, suppliers, and KNBA neighbours to our founder Richard Brancker, former president Frank Johnson, and current president Greg Johnson – to celebrate RBR’s … Read More about RBR’s 50th anniversary open house in Ottawa was a great success!
Monitoring sound in the Salish Sea: how scientists are trying to understand the decline of Southern Resident Killer Whales
The Salish Sea, located on the west coast of Canada, is bounded by the lower mainland of British Columbia to the east, Vancouver Island to the west, and the state of Washington to the south. This Sea is a bustling location, with millions of people living along its shoreline and numerous vessels sailing through its waters daily. It is also … Read More about Monitoring sound in the Salish Sea: how scientists are trying to understand the decline of Southern Resident Killer Whales
FjordPhyto: Citizen science in the Antarctic
Air and ocean temperatures have notably increased in the Antarctic since the 1950s, with publications finding that it is the third fastest warming region on Earth and that 87% of its glaciers are in retreat. Its nearshore, fjord-dominated areas are particularly sensitive to this glacial retreat, the effects of which can be detected throughout this crucial ecosystem where local megafauna … Read More about FjordPhyto: Citizen science in the Antarctic
Celebrate with RBR at Ocean Business 2023
RBR is celebrating its 50th anniversary at Ocean Business 2023 in Southampton and you’re invited! Join us at stand D11 from Tuesday, April 18 to Thursday, April 20 to learn about new RBR instruments and sensors, register for our instrumentation training session, and enter to win a special edition RBR standup paddle board. We’re looking forward to seeing you there. … Read More about Celebrate with RBR at Ocean Business 2023
RBR celebrates 50 years of driving change
RBR is proud to celebrate its 50th anniversary of providing oceanographic sensors, instruments, and measurement systems to researchers around the world. Founded in 1973, RBR has grown from a small Canadian engineering contractor to become one of the most innovative instrumentation companies in global oceanography. Richard Brancker Research, as RBR started, was founded in a basement. Taking over the entire home, … Read More about RBR celebrates 50 years of driving change