Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego
Welcome to the Scripps Polar Center
Scripps Polar Center at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego
Polar Ecosystems
Scripps Polar Center at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego
High Latitude Ocean Processes
Scripps Polar Center at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego
Ice Cores and Paleo
Scripps Polar Center at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego
Ice Sheet & Ocean Interaction
Scripps Polar Center at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego
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Mission Statement

The Scripps Polar Center brings together scientists from the three research sections of Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego who investigate everything from ocean physics to the ecology of polar organisms. We aim to address the complex questions of today's polar regions and to train a new generation of scientists capable of interdisciplinary research.

There are four main themes in polar research being undertaken at Scripps:

A primary goal of Scripps Polar Center is Community Building:

SCRIPPS POLAR CENTER NEWS

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Scripps (June 17th 2021)

Susheel Adusumilli received the 2021 Edward A. Frieman Prize for Excellence in Graduate Student Research for his work on a Nature Geosciences study that examined the melting of Antarctica’s floating ice shelves.

Scripps News (March 2nd 2021)

A new study from lead author Susheel Adusumilli has identified atmospheric rivers, the phenomenon of high-altitude concentrations of water in the atmosphere, as a main source of snowfall on the West Antarctic ice sheet. The project makes use of data from the ICESat-2 satellite which provides measurements of snowpack by observing precise changes in elevation along the surface of the ice sheet.

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