The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission instruments have allowed for the clearest satellite-produced map of the ...

Dec. 6, 2024 — Researchers show that the all-time record low in winter sea ice extent in 2023 can be explained by warm Southern Ocean conditions and patterns in the winds that circled Antarctica ...

A satellite-mounted instrument has in just one year produced higher-resolution imagery of the global seafloor than that from comparable systems over the past 30 years.

Physical oceanography is the study of the physics of marine systems. It includes the distribution of temperature and salinity, water mass formation and movement, ocean currents, interior and ...

Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego works to understand and protect the planet and find solutions to our most pressing environmental challenges. Humankind faces catastrophic changes in ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will award UC San Diego’s StartBlue accelerator program $13.5 ...

A £2.5 million project aims to deliver groundbreaking insights into ocean mixing, enhancing the accuracy of climate models. A ...

The rare oarfish found on Grandview Beach in Encinitas measured roughly 9 to 10 feet and was spotted by a doctoral candidate at Scripps Institute of Oceanography, the school wrote on social media.

But when she got closer, Ms. Laferriere, a doctorate student at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, recognized the find immediately. She had a rare close-up view of the oarfish, a striking ...