Scientists compared the 2016 high-resolution aerial lidar survey with a new 2023 survey conducted by UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and found that, in some cliff retreat hotspots, ...

Scripps Oceanography geologist co-chaired national committee of experts scouting locations for possible crewed moon landings The four recommended locations offered chances to understand the ...

The study of the effects of climate changes on human health, particularly from an epidemiological perspective. Potential graduate students interested in this topic may want to apply for the Climate, ...

A global network of robotic floats that measure the changing state of the ocean. Develops and implements coastal observatories, serves as a science and technical interface with local, state, and ...

Studying the tectonic forces within the Earth give rise to continents, ocean basins, mountain ranges, earthquake belts, and most volcanoes, along with the resulting deformation of geological ...

The primary area of research is air-sea interaction, including the topics of surface wave dynamics, air-sea fluxes, upper ocean turbulence, including Langmuir circulations, and the remote sensing of ...

Supports Internet-data applications in the research, education, and public safety realms in San Diego, Riverside, and Imperial counties. Processes and archives high-precision GPS data for the study of ...

Cryosphere and polar science study the frozen water part of the Earth system, ranging from the glaciers of Greenland to the ice sheets of the Antarctic. Antarctica photo by Jack Pan. The EDGE mission ...

Understanding the chemical processes affecting minerals, water, and air at or just below the earth's surface, typically below about 200 degrees C.