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FILTER RESULTS ►What Do Historic CO2 Levels Mean for the Oceans?
“Keeling Curve” shows CO2 levels increase from 1958-2013. (Source: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD)
For the first time in human history, atmospheric carbon dioxide levels passed 400 parts per million (ppm) of carbon dioxide at the historic Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii. Show More Summary
CO2 hits 400 ppm
On May 9 CO2 reached 400 ppm at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) monitoring centre at Muana Loa and at at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego, California. This is what’s been happening over the last [...]
New Milestone for CO2 Levels: Mauna Loa Observatory Records 400 PPM
We’ve hit 400 ppm of carbon dioxide, but we won’t know what that means for decades. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Scripps Institution of Oceanography say that the carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere...Show More Summary
Scripps Institute of Oceanography: Atmospheric CO2 nears 400 ppm for first time in human history
The wrong kind of history
This one speaks for itself. The Scripps Institute of Oceanography maintains a daily record of atmospheric carbon dioxide:
Concentrations of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide in the global atmosphere are approaching...Show More Summary
Gateway Technology for Ocean Measurements
Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, in collaboration with two private industry firms, are developing potentially breakthrough technologies
Unique chemistry reveals eruption of ancient materials once at Earth's surface
An international team of researchers, including Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, geochemist James Day, has found new evidence that material contained in oceanic lava flows originated in Earth's ancient Archean crust. Show More Summary
Woman Busted for Trying to Steal Scripps Research Ship
A woman was taken into custody by the San Diego Police Dept. Tuesday after trying to steal a research ship belonging to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. According to local [...]
CO2 projections with confidence limits and most probable paths into future 450 months from now; from Scripps Data
The dataset from Scripps Institute of oceanography has been used to generate these projections, cast in an economic option pricing model (call and put), with most probable call and put values, 10% call and put values, median (50%) call...Show More Summary
Scripps scientists discover 'lubricant' for Earth's tectonic plates
Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have found a layer of liquefied molten rock in Earth's mantle that may be acting as a lubricant for the sliding motions of the planet's massive tectonic plates. The discovery...Show More Summary
Bing Maps Now Shows Ocean Floor Topography, Gets Updated Base Satellite Image And Almost 14M Sq Km Of New High-Res Imagery
Bing Maps just got a large update that brings a more detailed map of the ocean floor to Microsoft's mapping service. This new bathymetry data is based on the data compiled by the Scripps Institute of Oceanography. The update also introduces...Show More Summary
Ocean acidification – can corals cope?
Sat. Feb. 2, Dr. Martin Tresguerres of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography will speak by nat’l conference call to Citizens Climate Lobby (CCL) meeting in Lakeville, on the topic of “Ocean Acidification – Can Corals Cope?” Prof. Tresguerres will speak on global warming’s evil twin – ocean acidification, which could lead to a collapse of [...]
Large Cities Change The Weather Of Regions Thousands Of Miles Away Because Of The Waste Heat That They Emit
Large cities have been found to have a significant effect on the weather, even for thousands of miles around the urban area, new research from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography; University of California, San Diego; Florida State University; and the National Center for Atmospheric Research, has found. Show More Summary
Researchers ID unique geological 'sombrero' uplift in South America
Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have used 20 years of satellite data to reveal a geological oddity unlike any seen on Earth. read more
Two new expedition blogs: super deep South Pacific and super cold Antarctica
Looking for vicarious adventure? Check out two new expedition blogs, both of which are underway right now! The Tonga Trench Expedition team The Tonga Trench Expedition is a Scripps Institution of Oceanography student cruise, led by Scripps graduate student/chief scientist Rosa Leon Zayas. Show More Summary
Heatwaves to move toward coasts, study finds
A new study by researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, suggests that the nature of California heatwaves is changing due to global warming. read more
Scripps researchers pinpoint hot spots as earthquake trigger points
Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have come a step closer to deciphering some of the basic mysteries and mechanisms behind earthquakes and how average-sized earthquakes may evolve into massive earthquakes. In a paper published in the Aug. Show More Summary
ELEMENTS: Scientists track ocean acidity in Arctic
A team of scientists will sail through Arctic ice to test the chemistry of the worlds northernmost waters. A couple years ago Scripps Institution of Oceanography held an international paleocanography conference, featuring keynote speaker...Show More Summary
Ocean Acidification Pteropod Study (OAPS) blog
First Post of a New Cruise Gareth here. Welcome back to the Charismatic Microfauna Blog. Today our team set sail on the Scripps Institution of Oceanography’s Research Vessel New Horizon for a 25-day cruise to the northeast Pacific. This is the second cruise in our Ocean Acidification Pteropod Study (OAPS), in which we’re trying to [...]
New Report Validates Know Your H2O
An international team of researchers from University of California Irvine, University of Melbourne, Scripps Institution of Oceanography and other institutions just published a report which will appear in a special Aug. 10 issue of the journal Science. Show More Summary
FLIP, A One-Of-A-Kind Ocean Vessel That Can Stay Afloat Vertically
FLoating Instrument Platform (FLIP) is one-of-a-kind open ocean research vessel owned by the Office of Naval Research and operated by UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography that can go from horizontal to vertical in about 30 minutes, serving as “as a stable platform for oceanographic research.” At 355 feet long, this manned spar buoy [...]
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