Develops models and analyzes observations to understand the microphysical and chemical evolution of aerosol particles in the atmosphere.
Oceans and Atmosphere
Ice in the Climate System
The study of past, current, and projected interactions between ice in the Arctic and Antarctic and the changing climate.
Academics
Centers, Labs, and Programs
Studies fundamental physical processes that govern terrestrial climate change, with emphasis on observations and particular attention to the Earth’s polar regions.
Investigating everything from ocean physics to ice sheet and glacier dynamics to the ecology of the organisms that live at the poles.
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.
Oceans and Atmosphere News
Scripps Pier, UC San Diego Mount Soledad Facility to Host Coastal Marine Cloud Study
Year-long field campaign launches Feb. 15 to study the marine clouds t...
SalpPOOP Study Highlights Biogeochemical Importance of Zooplankton Fecal Pellets
Blooms of marine organisms transfer loads of atmospheric carbon into t...
Increased Atmospheric Dust has Masked Power of Greenhouse Gases to Warm Planet
Study finds increasing levels of dust likely had cooling effect that s...