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Understanding and protecting the planet since 1903. @UCSanDiego
La Jolla, Calif.
Joined August 2008
🔧 The building just north of #ScrippsPier is a powerhouse of innovation! Here's your behind-the-scenes look at the Marine Science Development Center! It's where engineers and fabricators design and build custom instruments for groundbreaking research. https://t.co/UUwYhNIW6I
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🧊 Glaciers feed the ocean, but what happens when they retreat? 🌊 A new study led by Scripps finds that meltwater from retreating Alaskan glaciers carries fewer nutrients vital for marine life, like the base of the ocean food web: phytoplankton! ⬇️ https://t.co/hHx7lpHSZa
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The cloudy, sediment-laden meltwater from glaciers is a key source of nutrients for ocean life, but a new study suggests that as climate change causes many glaciers to shrink and retreat their...
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Some FIRO results so far: 💧30,000 acre-feet of water saved in 3 years, equal to a second Lake Mendocino 🚰Drinking water reliability for 600,000+ residents in Sonoma & Marin counties 🐟Support for critical salmon and steelhead habitats
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That forecast skill comes from @CW3E_Scripps’ Atmospheric River Reconnaissance Program, which uses @NOAA and @usairforce Hurricane Hunters to gather data over the Pacific. These insights help predict when and where powerful storms will hit.
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⚙️For the first time since the dam’s construction, flood control schedules are being redefined. In coordination with @sonomawater, @CA_DWR and @USACEHQ, @CW3E_Scripps' forecast-informed reservoir operations (FIRO) will help operators balance flood safety and water availability.
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🌦️Science-based forecasting is now part of Lake Mendocino’s water operations, boosting storage, helping CA adapt to weather extremes and more. Updates to Lake Mendocino and Coyote Valley Dam’s water control manual will now look to modern-day forecasting for decision making. ⬇️🧵
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Another day, another perfect UC San Diego sunset. 🌞 🌅 📷: @erikjepsen on Instagram #UCSD #UCSanDiego #SanDiego
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🌧️ Better #AtmosphericRiver forecasts 🤝🏽 Better water storage 💧 Lake Mendocino just became the first U.S. reservoir approved to use forecast-informed operations—a strategy pioneered by @CW3E_Scripps Director Marty Ralph. @sfchronicle shares more. ⬇️ https://t.co/Q8HmVCuarG
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After years of advocacy and experimentation, officials will celebrate the reservoir’s status as the nation’s first to get the go-ahead to adopt a flexible, forecast-based operations policy.
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🌊 Next month at #COP30 in Belém, Brazil, the Ocean Pavilion will unite global leaders to champion ocean-based solutions for a sustainable, equitable future. Learn more about #OceanPavilion events and initiatives co-led by Scripps Oceanography & @WHOI. https://t.co/FtvynJAAYy
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Learn more about about the research supported by @SchmidtOcean and funded by @NSF. https://t.co/ymw1FEmJyz
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A team of scientists from Chile and the United States discovered dozens of red cusk-eels, fish prized in Chilean seafood markets and celebrated in a poem by renowned Chilean poet Pablo Neruda,...
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“Methane seeps are important places for deep-sea biodiversity. Our findings show these seeps are not just home to communities of obscure creatures that are cut off from the rest of the deep sea.” - @LlevinAnn, Scripps Oceanography professor emeritus & study co-author.
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🐟 A Deep-sea spa day for a celebrated species! Scientists found red cusk-eels nestled in tubeworm “bushes” at a methane seep off Chile’s coast. It's the first time this commercially important species has been documented using methane seeps as habitat! 🧵⬇️
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Meet Scripps PhD candidate Fernanda Urrutia! She studies the genetic population structure of fin whales in the North Pacific, uncovering how they are connected and what it means for their conservation. 🌊🐋 Read more about Fernanda’s journey at Scripps:
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Fernanda Urrutia is a PhD candidate studying marine biology at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. Born and raised in Puebla, Mexico, Urrutia received her undergraduate degree in...
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the cutest pumpkin patch we’ve ever seen 🎃🥰 in case you were wondering … #LittleBluePenguins are so little that they do in fact fit inside of a #pumpkin
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The Smith Seaweed Ecology Lab at @UCSanDiego's Scripps Oceanography is showcasing the scientific diversity & beauty of #seaweeds in the new Ellen Browning Scripps Herbarium Collection — a digitized & physical collection of #seaweedpressings!🌿 Learn more: https://t.co/IDaLxeTBvG
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Researchers from @Scripps_Ocean provide a possible explanation for features on the surface of Venus. Funded by both @NASA and @ENERGY, researchers mapped the paths of bursts of magmatic energy pushing outward from Venus’ core!
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Venus’ surface is pocked with round, crown-like features known as coronae. They can look like terraced hills pushed upwards by heat energy or collapsed souffles. Researchers led by Scripps Oceanogr...
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🌧️ How about that Southern California rain? That brief rain brought to us by an #AtmosphericRiver might have bought the region precious time against wildfires, according to @CW3E_Scripps Director Marty Ralph. @Hannahnfry of @latimes has more.
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The rare heavy October rains could be good news on the L.A. fire front — at least for a while.
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CW3E AR Update: A moderate-to-strong atmospheric river is forecast to move onshore over the Pacific Northwest on Saturday, although there is still some uncertainty as to the timing, intensity, and potential impacts to the region. Read more in our latest Quick Look:
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🌊 At Scripps Oceanography, the Scripps Ocean-Atmosphere Research Simulator (SOARS) is recreating ocean environments in the lab to uncover how human activities are changing our climate. @CBS8 stopped by to learn more and 'sea' SOARS in action!
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UCSD's SOARS simulator recreates ocean conditions to help scientists study how the sea and atmosphere interact.
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