The group focuses on observing and modeling coastal processes including beach evolution, cliff erosion, and nearshore waves.
Oceans and Atmosphere
Internal Waves and Ocean Mixing
The study of the processes by which the oceans transport and blend water with varying chemistry, temperature, and velocity, particularly through the mechanism of internal gravity waves. Graphic from Multiscale Ocean Dynamics (MOD).
Academics
Centers, Labs, and Programs
A specialized team of oceanographers, engineers, and graduate students solving vexing problems in ocean physics and biology. We develop, build, and deploy novel scientific instrumentation to observe the ocean in new ways.
Oceans and Atmosphere News
Apr 20, 2022
Scripps Oceanography-Led Study Predicts Climate Change Accelerates Ocean Currents
Warming is making surface currents shallower and faster
Apr 5, 2022
New Evidence Suggests California’s Environmental Policies Preferentially Protect Whites
Systemic racism could explain why minorities are exposed to more poll...