Oceans and Atmosphere

Autonomous Ocean Platforms and Global Observing Systems

The use of sensor-equipped drifters or autonomous underwater vehicles as well as global-scale observing methods to study ocean and atmosphere systems.

Recent News

Argo Program Achieves Milestone with Two Million Ocean Measurements

Scripps Oceanography Researcher Receives NAS Gulf Research Program Award

Research Highlight: The Sound of Hope

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Academics

GILLE, SARAH
Professor

JOHNSTON, Shaun
Associate Researcher

JAFFE, JULES
Researcher


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Centers, Labs, and Projects

Argo
A long-term systematic observing system of the physical state of the global ocean.
Coastal Observing Research and Development Center (CORDC)
Develops and implements coastal observatories, serves as a science and technical interface with local, state, and federal agencies, and manages various system components.
Instrument Development Group
Develops autonomous instrument platforms and sensors for them, builds instrumented vehicles, and operates floats and gliders for such projects.
Jaffe Laboratory for Underwater Imaging
Research interests are broadly concerned with the use of new technology for observing oceanic phenomena and the development of inverse techniques for their interpretation.

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Recent Publications

Straneo, F.; Sutherland, D. A.; Stearns, L.; Catania, G.; Heimbach, P.; Moons, T.; Capes, M. R.; Laidre, K. L.; Barber, D.; Rysgaard, S.; Mottram, R.; Olsen, S.; Hopwood, M. J.; Meire, L.
Johnson, G. C.; Purkey, S. G.; Zilberman, N. V.; Roemmich, D.
Heimbach, P.; Fukumori, I.; Hills, C. N.; Ponte, R. M.; Stammer, D.; Wunsch, C.; Campin, J. M.; Cornuelle, B.; Fenty, I.; Forget, G.; Kohl, A.; Mazloff, M.; Menemenlis, D.; Nguyen, A. T.; Piecuch, C.; Trossman, D.; Verdy, A.; Wang, O.; Zhang, H.

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