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Joris Gieskes: 1934-2024
Marine chemist with near-60-year affiliation with Scripps remembered as beloved mentor, colleague
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David G. Moore: 1925-2024
Marine geologist and expert on seafloor sediments used pioneering methods to study the continental shelf
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Scripps Oceanography, UC Santa Barbara Lead $9.5 Million Research Project on Ocean Cycles
Project among five joining Ocean Biogeochemistry Virtual Institute (OBVI)
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NSF-Funded Program Advances Geosciences Opportunities for Community College Students
Semester-long research experience at Scripps Oceanography educates the next generation of scientific leaders
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Martian Meteorites Deliver a Trove of Information on Red Planet’s Structure
The nature of Mars’ mantle and crust is revealed in its volcanic rocks
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CENIC Awards AI Fire-Detection Tool an “Innovations in Networking” Award for Innovations in Public Safety
The award recognizes exemplary people, projects, and organizations that leverage high-bandwidth networking
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Canals Used to Drain Peatlands Are Underappreciated Hotspots for Carbon Emissions
The study found that one-third of the organic carbon leached from peatland soils into canal waters gets broken down and released into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide
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A Deep Dive into Undergraduate Classes at Scripps
Scripps offers unique undergraduate courses in earth, atmospheric, and marine sciences to educate the next generation of scientific and environmental leaders
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New Paper Pinpoints Key Role of NASA Satellites in Monitoring Earth's Vital Signs
All-woman team of researchers shows how 20 years of laser-based observations have improved our understanding of a changing planet
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Scripps Scientists Journey to Antarctica to Study Key Climate Questions and More
Scripps Oceanography researchers are investigating Earth’s climate history, ice loss, phytoplankton, and marine food webs this field season
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Ecosystem Benefits to Humanity Expected to Decline by Nine Percent by 2100
Nature’s Benefits to Decrease as Climate Change Shifts Ecosystems Across Borders
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New Report Confirms Benefits of FIRO Strategy in Enhancing Water Management at Prado Dam
Improved atmospheric river forecasts show to enable more groundwater storage
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Scripps Awarded 5-Year, $6.5 Million NOAA Geospatial Modeling Grant
The award will fund the creation of an academic track in the field of geodesy, and the modernization of a key U.S. spatial database
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Atmospheric River Reconnaissance Flights Begin
On the heels of an exceptionally wet year, an expanded data collection program using Air Force and NOAA aircraft will begin flights over the Pacific from November through March
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Meltwater Flowing Beneath Antarctic Glaciers May Be Accelerating Their Retreat
Simulations showed that this process accelerated sea-level rise by 15% by 2300, suggesting it should be factored into future projections
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Antarctica’s Floating Boundary Moves up to Nine Miles with the Tide
Satellite reveals back-and-forth movement of the boundary between Antarctica’s grounded ice sheet and floating ice shelf
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Scripps Oceanography to Help Lead New Earthquake Research Center
The multi-institution center will study Cascadia subduction zone to improve earthquake resilience in the Pacific Northwest
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A Scientist's Life: Alice Gabriel
Seismologist uses supercomputing to break down complexity of earthquakes
![Due to liquefaction of the ground during the Turkey earthquake sequence, this building broke from its foundation and fell on the building behind it.](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2023-08/turkeyquake800.jpg?itok=-LD9DWXM)
The Unexpected Physics Behind Turkey’s Devastating 2023 Earthquakes
The findings could have important takeaways for assessing seismic hazards in California
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Scripps Student Spotlight: Rebecca Gjini
Geophysics PhD student researches stratocumulus cloud behavior through predator-prey dynamics
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Warming Is Shifting Napa’s Wine Growing Season
Higher temperatures have advanced the wine grape growing season nearly a month earlier compared to the 1950s
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A Scientist’s Life: Wenyuan Fan
Seismologist seeks to understand why some earthquakes are more predictable than the others
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California’s Salton Sea May Be Staving Off Earthquakes As It Disappears
Major earthquakes on southern San Andreas Fault apparently triggered by Salton Sea basin filling with water
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Phenomenal Phytoplankton: Scientists Uncover Cellular Process Behind Oxygen Production
One out of 10 breaths contains oxygen generated by cellular mechanism in microscopic algae
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