Reason for Building a Biosphere

This is the non-readers version of biosphere learning.  Each videos is a couple minutes long giving a brief description of the Biosphere III and some of the results.  

More details on Biosphere III hardware 

Introduction to Biospheres and their progression 

 

Introduction

 

 

Layer Construction

This is a set of videos showing the close-up of the biosphere.  You can see some of the details of the unit.  This biosphere has been closed for about 6 months or so.  

There is also a description how water changes from saltwater to fresh water to feed plants.

 

A day at the beach!!

 

 

Biosphere Control System

There is no real control system for a Biosphere.  What we are engineering is a house/home the allows microbiology to grow.  It's about making an environment or system hospitable to life.  In general it knows how to regulate itself better than any computer.  So let it.

 

Results

Here is a brief description of the common numbers.  Later, I'll post the collected information graphs.  There is a whole set of instrumentation at the back of the device measuring CO2, pH, RH and etc...