ly s ia ▁Culture ▁Labor atory , ▁Control led ▁Cor als ▁Cl imate ▁T anks , ▁and ▁DNA ▁analysis ▁equipment . ▁ ▁The ▁Richmond ▁Camp us ' ▁C ST AR S ▁provides ▁R S MA S ▁with ▁a ▁near - real - time ▁weather ▁satellite ▁down link . ▁The ▁Ros enst iel ▁School ▁also ▁oper ates ▁the ▁B im ini ▁Bi ological ▁Field ▁Station , ▁an ▁array ▁of ▁ocean ographic ▁high - fre quency ▁rad ar ▁along ▁the ▁US ▁east ▁coast , ▁and ▁the ▁B erm uda ▁a eros ol ▁observ atory . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁the ▁Cooper ative ▁Institute ▁for ▁Marine ▁and ▁At mos pher ic ▁Studies ▁( C IMA S ), ▁a ▁scientific ▁partners hip ▁between ▁U M ▁and ▁the ▁NO AA , ▁has ▁been ▁studying ▁climate ▁change , ▁air - se a ▁interactions ▁and ▁coast al ▁e col ogy . ▁ ▁Research ▁projects ▁at ▁R S MA S ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁domain ▁of ▁atmos pher ic ▁and ▁marine ▁sciences ▁and ▁include : ▁▁ ▁Cor al ▁re ef ▁research , ▁foc using ▁on ▁cor als ▁surv ival ▁in ▁a ▁new ▁climate ▁conditions ; ▁cor al ▁re ef ▁protection ▁Field ▁programs ▁evalu ating ▁trace ▁gas ▁chem istry ▁and ▁transport ▁The ▁aqu ac ulture ▁program ▁Cl imate ▁change ▁model ing ▁Trop ical ▁weather , ▁climate , ▁and ▁atmos pher ic / o cean ic ▁circul ations ▁Air - se a ▁interactions ▁research ▁through ▁bu o ys , ▁remote ▁sens ing , ▁analysis ▁in ▁situ , ▁a ▁wave ▁tank ▁labor