Researchers Discuss Baja California's "Easter Earthquake"
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 13 December 2010
Scripps scientists used GPS and satellite data to study the 2010 Baja California earthquake, mapping fault slip and ground deformation. Findings aid early warning systems and improve seismic hazard assessments in Southern California.
Keywords: Scripps, seismic hazard, fault slip, liquefaction, infrasound, El Mayor-Cucapah
Scripps Scientists See the Light in Bizarre Bioluminescent Snail
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 14 December 2010
Scripps scientists found that the clusterwink snail uses its shell to scatter green bioluminescent light, possibly deterring predators. The shell’s unique light-diffusing ability could inspire new optical materials.
Keywords: bioluminescence, clusterwink snail, Scripps, light diffusion, predator defense, optics, Hinea brasiliana
Research Highlight: The Ocean's Accelerator
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 1 January 2011
Scripps scientists used high-resolution supercomputer models to study how ocean eddies impact global circulation. Their findings suggest that ice melt from Greenland or Antarctica could significantly speed up or slow ocean currents—shaping futur
Keywords: Scripps, supercomputing, freshwater melt, Atlantic overturning, Antarctic Circumpolar Current
