Scripps Oceanography, UC Santa Barbara Lead $9.5 Million Research Project on Ocean Cycles
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 3 June 2024
An international team led by UC Santa Barbara and Scripps won $9.5M to study ocean carbon, oxygen, and heat cycles. Using modeling, machine learning, and observations, they aim to reveal climate change impacts on ocean-atmosphere systems.
Keywords: ocean cycles, carbon, oxygen, heat, climate change, Scripps, Schmidt Sciences
Study Illuminates Previously Unknown Ocean Mercury Pathway
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 7 June 2024
Scripps researchers found dimethylmercury is a major source of toxic monomethylmercury off California. The discovery reshapes understanding of mercury cycling, seafood safety, and climate-driven upwelling impacts.
Keywords: mercury, dimethylmercury, monomethylmercury, seafood, neurotoxin, upwelling, Scripps
Research Signals Milestone in Cutting Gases that Deplete Ozone Layer
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 11 June 2024
A global study led by Scripps and partners finds HCFC levels peaked in 2021 and are now declining, confirming the Montreal Protocol’s success in protecting the ozone layer and slowing climate change.
Keywords: HCFCs, ozone layer, Montreal Protocol, greenhouse gases, climate change, Scripps, AGAGE
