The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Science (BIOS) will receive $14 million of funding from the US National Science Foundation (NSF) to continue its climate change research.The money will be used to support the Bermuda Atlantic Time-Series (BATS) which has, for the last 25 years, collected high quality ocean observations and measurements, making it the longest record of ocean acidification in the world.The information has been used by researchers internationally to study the oceans, and how they have been affected by global climate change.Dr Nicholas Bates, senior associate director of research at BIOS and principle investigator with the BATS project, said: “This represents about $14 million from NSF to BIOS over the next five years: approximately $6 million for research, and roughly another $8 million to support science days at sea aboard the R/V Atlantic Explorer.”Along with continued research, the funding will also give researchers at BIOS the opportunity to develop, and test, new oceanographic tools and technology, and support new avenues of research relating to climate change, the ocean’s nitrogen and phosphorus cycles, and the impact of eddies on ocean mixing.Dr Bates also said that the funding will allow BATS scientists to continue training, and mentoring, undergraduate and graduate students, giving them hands-on experience, and a unique opportunity to work with other researchers.Earlier this year, BSF announced it was awarding BIOS $4 million to support Hydrostation S, the world’s longest running hydrographic time series.