April 21, 2022
…our planet. Charles David Keeling starting measuring atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration in 1958. These measurements, now known as the Keeling Curve, would become the foundation for modern climate change science. Photo credit: Scripps Institution of Oceanography / UC San Diego. “UC San Diego has been a leading research institution studying…
June 3, 2022
Carbon dioxide measured at NOAA’s Mauna Loa Observatory peaked in May 2022 at an average of more than 420 parts per million, pushing the atmosphere further into territory not seen for millions of years, scientists from NOAA and Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego said.
June 30, 2022
…of Oceanography in the Keeling and Weiss labs, was tasked with transforming a drone into a portable air and atmospheric data collector. Researchers in these labs use data from air samples to feed the famous Keeling Curve, a daily record of global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration that is critical to…
June 15, 2021
Veerabhadran Ramanathan, a renowned climate and atmospheric scientist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, will receive the Blue Planet Prize, the international environmental award sponsored by Japan’s Asahi Glass Foundation.
September 11, 2017
Researchers led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego have determined that major changes in plant behavior have occurred over the past 40 years, using measurements of subtle changes in the carbon dioxide (CO2) currently found in the atmosphere.
January 30, 2024
In University of California’s 20th Annual Report on Sustainable Practices, UC San Diego excelled in best-of-class green building practices, made noteworthy progress in conserving energy and water and was recognized for the quality and quantity of our research related to sustainability.
June 3, 2021
…records such as the Keeling Curve and championing the value of long-term study of all Earth systems. Construction of the original Scripps Pier, 1915. With its nearly 120 years of history, Scripps Oceanography drew the attention of Arcadia Publishing Co., which reached out to the institution in 2019 about creating…
June 7, 2021
Atmospheric carbon dioxide measured at NOAA’s Mauna Loa Atmospheric Baseline Observatory peaked for 2021 in May at a monthly average of 419 parts per million (ppm), the highest level since accurate measurements began 63 years ago, Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego announced today.
May 1, 2012
…Certification for Charles David Keeling Apartments New housing at UC San Diego has students seeing green. The newly completed Charles David Keeling apartments at Revelle College have been Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) platinum certified––a first for any structure on campus, and a first for any residential housing…
May 3, 2016
The sea urchin’s intricate mouth and teeth are the model for a claw-like device developed by a team of engineers and marine biologists at the University of California, San Diego to sample sediments on other planets, such as Mars. The researchers detail their work in a recent issue of the…
