Labs

Focuses on physics-based signal processing mostly using just weak noise as a source.

Focused on the development of an understanding of interaction of light with seawater constituents, variability in ocean optical properties, and propagation of light within the ocean and across the air-water boundary.

The main function of the Scripps Paleomagnetic Laboratory is to analyze the magnetic properties of rocks. This is done with the purpose of deciphering the ancient geomagnetic field, and to aid in geological research.

Studies the chemistry of atmospheric aerosol particles as we look to learn more about their impacts on the planet's energy budget and on the formation of clouds.

Leading international work on climate change understanding and policy.

Trace Metal Clean Lab and Instruments

Maintains long-term measurements of CO2 in the atmosphere and seawater.

Studies global environmental change owing to both natural and anthropogenic processes, and the subsequent effects on the function, role, and cycling of carbon in marine environments.

Studies ice-sheet processes.

Specializing in high-precision isotopic analyses, elemental abundances, and petrology. Our main areas of research are in the fields of cosmochemistry and mantle and crustal geochemistry.

Focused on understanding the interactions between light and living organisms.

Our mission is to advance the study of marine animal population abundance, seasonality and behavior using acoustic techniques.

Quantitative ecology, marine ecology, stock assessment, conservation biology, stable isotope analysis, fisheries management.

Specializing in paleoclimate and climate change by isotopic analysis of air trapped in polar ice cores.  

Our research resides at a synergetic overlap between geophysical fluid dynamics, physical oceanography and climate dynamics. We are particularly interested in ocean mesoscale and submesoscale dynamics, air-sea interactions and sea-ice interactions.

Focused on understanding how humans impact marine ecosystems in both tropical and local environments and developing strategies for restoring or preserving these environments for future generations.

We study the phylogeny and systematics of marine animal groups such as annelids and crinoid echinoderms.

We seek to improve our understanding of the high latitude oceans, ice, and atmosphere, and their interaction, by engaging in rigorous, fundamental research that is attentive to the needs of society.

Much of the work from this lab involves inductive theoretical approaches to understanding nature from observational data.