RGBM (Reduced Gradient Bubble Model)

The Reduced Gradient Bubble Model (RGBM) is a scientific approach used in diving to understand how bubbles form and behave in the body as a diver ascends after being underwater. When divers go deep and then rise, dissolved gases in their blood can create bubbles, which can lead to decompression sickness, or "the bends." RGBM helps to predict how these bubbles grow and affect a diver's safety during ascent by considering factors like time and pressure changes, allowing divers to follow safer dive profiles and minimize risk of injury from these gas bubbles.