June 9, 2016
…Undergrads Closer to Launching Satellite into Lunar Orbit The Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) Cubesat Team at the University of California San Diego. A team of engineering undergraduates at UC San Diego is one step closer to sending a satellite into orbit around the moon after…
February 20, 2014
Satellite Data Reveal Rapid Darkening of the Arctic Forty-five years after scientists hypothesized that global warming would make Arctic Ocean surfaces darker, Scripps team determines how much the planet’s albedo has diminished The retreat of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is diminishing Earth’s albedo, or reflectivity, by an amount…
August 10, 2020
Researchers from Scripps Oceanography and colleagues reviewed 25 years of satellite data and computer models to find that ice shelves have experienced a loss of nearly 4,000 gigatons since 1994 as a result of melting from increased heat in the ocean under them.
July 22, 2014
A team of scientists led by Ian Eisenman of Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, said that much of the increase measured for Southern Hemisphere sea ice could be due to a processing error in the satellite data.
January 30, 2024
In a new paper, scientists from five different institutions present an anthology of key findings unearthed by satellite technology over the last two decades. The all-women group of authors includes Helen Amanda Fricker, a glaciologist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.
November 23, 2016
Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego and colleagues analyzed Arctic Ocean satellite data from a 19-year period and found that the amount of biomass production at the base of the food web has increased 47 percent since 1997.
February 5, 2015
…Research Scientist Emeritus First Satellite to View Earth from Deep Space Set for Launch Seventeen-year quest to take non-stop look at sunlit side of Earth finally comes to fruition for Scripps scientist A satellite that will be positioned between Earth and the sun to measure the solar energy reflected back…
November 21, 2013
…gift from San Diego-based satellite and digital communications innovator ViaSat Inc. (VSAT) that will continue Clarke’s greatest legacy: imagination. In recognition of this charitable donation, ViaSat has been named Founding Partner of the Clarke Center. Clarke Center Events Dec. 3 Becoming Galactic: Citizens of the Galaxy Dec. 7 Galaxy Garden…
March 26, 2015
A new study led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego researchers has revealed that the thickness of Antarctica’s floating ice shelves has recently decreased by as much as 18 percent in certain areas over nearly two decades, providing new insights on how the Antarctic ice sheet is…
October 6, 2016
From Satellites to Biodegradable Surfboards Photos by Erik Jepsen and Lily Tang/UC San Diego Publications UC San Diego Showcases Real-World Applications of Research at Maker Faire A surfboard made of algae-based foam. A small satellite that could be put into orbit around the moon. A balloon that carries experiments to…
