Research Focus Archives: 2010

An in-depth look at current Scripps research in action.

October

• 2010 Line Islands Expedition
  Read about a recently concluded adventure to the Northern Line Islands focusing on pristine coral reefs in a remote section of the Central Pacific Ocean.
  

September

• Recent Cruise Explored California's Past
  Cal-Echoes, a student-led research cruise off Southern California, explored California's ecological changes and historical origins aboard R/V Melville.
  

April

• Scripps Responds to the Gulf Oil Spill
  As the ensuing environmental catastrophe unfolds, Scripps research expertise is being brought to bear to monitor and evaluate atmosphere and ocean conditions.
  
• Deep-sea Magnetism
  Follow Scripps researchers aboard R/V Melville as they study the subducting plate offshore Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
  
• Listen Up!
  Follow along as a Scripps research team aboard R/V Revelle studies how sound travels in the deep ocean
  
• Earthquakes Rumble around the World
  See the latest Scripps information for the earthquakes in Baja California, Mexico; Sumatra, Indonesia; Southern Qinghai, China and Southern California
  

March

• Rapid Response Survey of the Chile Earthquake
  From March 17-24 a Scripps-led research team will map the seafloor using multibeam sonar to produce detailed pictures of the magnitude 8.8-earthquake rupture offshore Chile.
  
• El Niño in Real Time
  Researchers report declining numbers of fishes, fish eggs and plankton as coastal waters warm
  

February

• Deep-sea Voyage off Chile
  Follow the mission Feb. 24 to March 17 as researchers explore the unique biological communities of the deep sea off Chile