The tropical Pacific is home to one of the most unique and biodiverse ecosystem habitats in the world ocean. Intense primary productivity near the surface – fueled by equatorial upwelling …
Matthew Costa and Serge Dedina in “How to Be Good” Podcast
On June 18th, Matthew Costa and Serge Dedina appeared in Gareth and Anca Barrett’s podcast, “How to Be Good”. The podcast explores how people and businesses can help combat climate …
Tropical Pacific Observing Needs Workshop
Dr. Yassir Eddebbar gave the plenary presentation at the second day of the US CLIVAR Tropical Pacific Observing Needs Workshop on Tuesday, May 25th. The three day workshop gathered community input …
Q&A: Undergraduate Researcher Austin Lupo
This week the Center is highlighting undergraduate student researcher, Austin Lupo. Austin is a fourth year UC San Diego Environmental Systems major with a focus in Environmental Chemistry. He is working …
Scripps Oceanography Hosts 2021 Ocean Visions Summit
On May 18-21, Scripps Oceanography hosted the second biannual Ocean Visions Summit. The Summit’s theme was Towards a Global Ecosystem for Ocean Solutions and included participation from satellite campuses around …
Wetland Carbon Sink Research Sees Media Attention
Spectrum News 1 joined Matthew Costa in the field at Famosa Slough in San Diego, one of many local sites Matthew has visited this spring as part of his field …
Center Hosts 150+ Researchers at West Coast Flood Workshop
In late March 2021, the Center co-sponsored and organized a workshop on Coastal Flood Modeling, Prediction, and Observations for the U.S. West Coast, as part of the Ocean Visions Equitable …
Three Years of Field Surveys Identify Relationship between Waves and Coastal Cliff Erosion
Study shows that waves and rainfall are important parts of the erosion process, providing a new opportunity to improve forecasts Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego researchers have …
Matt Costa Carbon Sink Research Featured in Media
Carbon storage research by postdoctoral scholar Matt Costa will give conservationists a better idea of how efficient the San Diego salt marsh terrain is at storing carbon. “With an understanding …
Scripps Oceanography Signs MOU with San Diego Gas and Electric
Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with California utility company, San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) to examine …